Ester Boserup: an interdisciplinary visionary relevant for sustainability.
نویسندگان
چکیده
L argely unfettered by disciplinary dogma, Ester Boserup observed human–environment relationships through an expansive analytical lens. Her ideas on agricultural change, gender, and development shook up research and practice in the mid-1960s and early 1970s and remain cogent half a century later for the development dimensions of sustainability. In this 100th year since her birth, it is worthwhile to take stock of her impact on research and practice and how her ideas continue to shape and be reshaped by current research.
منابع مشابه
Studying, Teaching and Applying Sustainability Visions Using Systems Modeling
The objective of articulating sustainability visions through modeling is to enhance the outcomes and process of visioning in order to successfully move the system toward a desired state. Models emphasize approaches to develop visions that are viable and resilient and are crafted to adhere to sustainability principles. This approach is largely assembled from visioning processes (resulting in des...
متن کاملICT4S Reaching Out: Making sustainability relevant in higher education
Many media technology and computer science engineering students suffer from the preconceived opinion that sustainability is at best peripheral, and at worst irrelevant to their education. In this paper we discuss our experiences of integrating sustainability and ICT4S into a media technology engineering programme. An overarching tension has been in finding a balance between teaching about susta...
متن کاملIntegration of Business Sustainability Education into the Business Curriculum
Business sustainability in all dimensions of economic, governance, social, ethical, and environmental (EGSEE) performance is gaining acceptance as many global stock exchanges either encourage or require their listed companies to issue sustainability reports and investors worldwide demand sustainability performance information. More than 8, 000 companies worldwide are disclosing various EGSEE di...
متن کاملResolving the food security problem with an interdisciplinary approach
Food is one of the basic human needsand providing it is directly related to food security. The concept of food security in its historical process has been debated from various aspects of physical and economical access to healthy and nutritious food at all times. Food insecurity is considered a complex policy problem with different aspects. This problem requires a network of communication among ...
متن کاملAssessing the Effectiveness of Sustainability Learning
Vol. 47, No. 3, 2018 This study investigated the interaction of disciplinary and interdisciplinary learning in a teamtaught, first-year, interdisciplinary sustainability course. We surveyed (pre/post) both STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and non-STEM majors (N = 241), assessing attitudes and content knowledge. Responses were analyzed using factor analysis, classical tes...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
دوره 107 51 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010