Reports, reviews, case studies and research findings on a range of issues dealing with business, industry and sustainability. The project 'Embedding sustainability in MBA programs' is particularly useful for empowering and engaging academics to achieve curricula and organisational change for sustainability.
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Australian Association for Environmental Education (AAEE)
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AAEE
Networks, Reference material, Workshops & seminars
This site is dedicated to promoting environmental education, it provides a forum for sharing of knowledge and expertise and showcases educators, debates, discussions and recommendations to promote a sustainable future for Australia. Membership is required to access all the resources, however the State Chapters section provides information on what is happening in each state and territory in Australia. Writing it Up is also a useful guide to writing Sustainability Education Case Studies
Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) Research
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ASBEC
Case study, Networks, Reference material
ASBEC is the peak body committed to developing a sustainable built environment in Australia. The Research section provides downloadable reports dealing with issues such as: sustainable built environment, including energy efficient buildings, transport innovations and the capacity of buildings to reduce GHG emissions. The website details activities, events, research and task groups associated with achieving these aims.
Climate adaptation skills for professionals
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Graduate School of the Environment, Macquarie University
Toolbox
Access a number of case studies for students in climate change adaptation via this site. These were developed over a two year period for a federally funded research project aimed at determining employer needs for graduate skills in climate change adaptation. An email address is required to access resources.
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
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Australian Government
Activity, Case study, Reference material, Toolbox
The Australian Governments approach to climate change. The site contains background information on the issue, details of government incentives, policies and programmes related to climate change as well as useful tools, resources and links about the issue.
Education for Sustainable Development: ESD resources for educational development
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Soren Breiting (editor), a researcher from Aarhus University, Copenhagen, Denmark
Toolbox
Reports, Presentations and articles covering a wide range of sustainable development topics. The Presentations in particular would be most useful for teaching purposes.
Envirowindows
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European Environment Agency (EEA)
Case study, Reference material
EEA is a platform for knowledge sharing and development concerning research, policy making and eco-innovation. European focus.
Floating land
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Noosa Regional Gallery
Case study, Multimedia, Reference material, Workshops & seminars
Floating land was conceived in 2001 as an outdoor sculpture event and has since grown to include writers, academics, scientists and photographers exploring issues relating to climate change through events, artworks and workshops.
Global Warming, The Learning Networks
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The New York Times
Activity, Case study, Reference material, Syllabus, Toolbox
A collection of resources for teaching and learning school students about global warming and climate change. The regularly updated lesson plans contain activities, videos, slide shows and graphics.
Learning for a Sustainable Future
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Learning for a Sustainable Future
Networks, Toolbox
LFS is a Canadian non-profit organisation whose mandate is to work with educators from across Canada to integrate the concepts and principles of sustainable development into the curricula at all grade levels.
Natural Sciences UNESCO
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UNESCO
Case study, Networks, Reference material, Workshops & seminars
The Natural Sciences sector of UNESCO implements international programmes in the freshwater, marine, ecological, earth and basic sciences. The site contains information on these programmes as well as current activities, news and events related to these topics.
Psychology and climate change
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The Australian Psychology Society Ltd
Multimedia, Networks, Reference material
Articles and resources (including radio interviews) on psychology and climate change, and the impact of climate change on children in particular.
Psychology and climate change: Addressing a multi-faceted phenomenon and set of challenges
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American Psychological Association
Reference material
This report examines the role of psychology in understanding and addressing global climate change, including efforts to adapt and mitigate climate change.
Resources for College Students & Adult Learning
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Dovetail Partners Inc
Case study, Reference material, Syllabus, Toolbox
Provides access to a series of online courses, videos, handbooks and DVDs relating to environmental education with an emphasis on forest management issues (US based).
Sustainability and Contemporary Art
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Sustainability and Contemporary Art
Case study, Multimedia, Reference material
A hub of information on what's happening globally in the field of sustainable art. There are details of conferences, and proceedings, talks and exhibitions as well as illustrations and photographs of contemporary works.
The Learning Place
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Education Queensland
Networks, Toolbox
A large number of resources and Networks links for teaching sustainability topics in schools.
University of Virginia, Pod-casts & Web-casts
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University of Virginia
Multimedia
A series of pod-casts and web-casts discussing green building techniques, green cities and pollution (US based). Portions of these lectures may be incorporated into learning modules for students, the pod-casts may also assist educators in developing similar / related lectures.
World Green Building Council (WorldGBC)
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WorldGBC
Case study, Networks, Reference material
The home page of WorldGBC - a collaboration of councils from around the world aimed at promoting global sustainable building practices. It provides a non-political global forum for discussion and supports the creation and establishment of sustainability rating tools, green building demonstration projects and other collaborative green building projects. The Resources section contains a range of green building case studies (categorised by country, including Australian).
World Resource Institute (WRI)
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World Resource Institute
Case study, Reference material
An extensive site with articles, fact sheets and news, dealing with issues concerning energy security, water, sustainable enterprises, biodiversity and sustainable agriculture. Provides many up to date publications organised by topic.