Environmental sustainability in Qatar's Education City: Strategies, initiatives and education

Environmental Education and Environmental Management in Bangladesh and their Sustainability

Environmental education is in its early development in Bangladesh. Some traditions of environmental wisdom are quite ancient, but most of these are not recognised by the scientific community. The high level of illiteracy and school dropout create barriers to mass environmental education. Some universities offer courses in environment studies, but these are limited and the universities are under...

Supporting sustainability initiatives through biometeorology education and training.

The International Society of Biometeorology (ISB) has covered significant breadth and depth addressing fundamental and applied societal and environmental challenges in the last 60 years. Biometeorology is an interdisciplinary science connecting living organisms to their environment, but there is very little understanding of the existence and placement of this discipline within formal educationa...

Gaps in sustainability education

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how both the amount and type of coursework impact students’ conceptualizations of sustainability. Previous research demonstrates that academic coursework influences students’ environmental attitudes, yet few studies have examined the impact of coursework on how students conceptualize “sustainability”. Design/methodology/approach – Data are examined from the ...

Corporate Environmental Responsibility: The Impact on Sustainability Management Education

The growing demand for sustainable corporate growth has created an increasing demand for employees capable of implementing a systems-wide approach to environmentally conscious initiatives. This paper explores key skills and goals for people wishing to better prepare themselves educationally for this kind of career. Implementing interdisciplinary approaches in order to merge economics, society, ...

Education for Sustainability