Sustainability has been identified as one of the most pressing challenges facing further and higher education. Sustainability considerations cut across the core functions of education, research, management operations of those organisations. This volume argues that it has implications for the core of the institutional culture – influencing the decisions, procedures and actions of the further and higher education sector.
Frameworks for sustainability
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A national review of environmental education and its contribution to sustainability in Australia: Further and higher education Volume 5
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ARIES, Macquarie University
A National Review of Environmental Education and its Contribution to Sustainability_Frameworks for Sustainability
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ARIES, Macquarie University
This volume provides the conceptual basis for understanding Environmental Education (EE)'s contributions to sustainability. It attempts to define the components of learning for sustainability approaches as well as the influence they have had on EE as an area of learning. It differentiates between traditional EE practice and more 'critical' approaches to learning prompted by the sustainability agenda.
Frameworks for sustainability Volume 1
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ARIES, Macquarie University
This report is Volume 1 in a five part series. This volume provides the conceptual context for understanding Environmental Education’s contribution to sustainability. It attempts to define the components of learning for sustainability and reviews international and national frameworks which support this approach. The document provides analysis as well as recommendations to improve strategic planning and actions for sustainability through Environmental Education.
Second Nature: Education for Sustainability
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Second Nature: Education for Sustainability
Case study, Syllabus, Toolbox, Workshops & seminars
This site provides guidance and assistance to higher education institutions in embedding sustainability into their institutional practices. The site is designed for a range of audiences. It includes resource guides for faculty, administration and students.
Sustainability Curriculum Framework
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Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
This document is intended for curriculum developers and policy makers at national, state and territory levels (and, indirectly, all who use curricula in learning environments). It provides information and guidance on how education for sustainability may be structured to support a progression of learning from Kindergarten to Year 10.
Triple Bottom Line Reporting / Sustainability Reporting
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The University of Sydney
The Integrated Sustainability Analysis team is a multi-disciplinary research team at The University of Sydney. Our aim is to continuously develop and improve in a multi- and inter-disciplinary way scientifically rigorous, quantitative, consistent and comprehensive approaches for Integrated Sustainability Analysis. In close collaboration with the NSW Environmental Trust and CSIRO Resource Futures, the ISA™ team at the University of Sydney has developed a quantitative, consistent and comprehensive Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Reporting framework.