Sustainable Development Research in the Asia-Pacific Region (eBook, PDF)

Education, Cities, Infrastructure and Buildings
Redaktion: Leal Filho, Walter; Iyer-Raniga, Usha; Rogers, Judy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This multidisciplinary book focuses on best practices in sustainability research in the Asia-Pacific Region. Drawing links between research, practice, education for sustainability and the needs of industry, it addresses the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

The book also presents research undertaken by a wide range of universities on matters related to sustainable development, in order to promote research in this area across multiple disciplines. Four key themes are explored: (1) Education for Sustainability. (2) Sustainable Cities. (3) Sustainable Buildings. (4) Sustainable Infrastructure.

This unique book documents and disseminates the wealth of know-how on sustainable development research in the Asia-Pacific Region today. It presents lessons learned and comparative case studies from various countries, including India, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 547
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319732930
• Artikelnr.: 52945079

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction.- Researching Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Plan A, Plan B and Moving Beyond Thought-Limiting Clichés.- Resetting the compass: Principles for Responsible Urban Built Environment Education.- Achieving Both Breadth and Depth: How Sustainability Education is being Integrated Across All Undergraduate Courses at La Trobe University, Australia.- Developing Undergraduate Foundation Courses in Sustainability.