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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449749403321

Titolo

Published in association with International Association of Universities and University Leaders for a Sustainable Future [[electronic resource] /] / Guest editors Wynn Calder, Rick Clugston and Peter Blaze Corcoran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2002

ISBN

1-280-47911-6

9786610479115

1-84544-657-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 p.)

Collana

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. No. 3 ; ; Vol. 3

Altri autori (Persone)

CalderWynn

ClugstonRick

CorcoranPeter Blaze

Disciplina

378.01

Soggetti

Forecasting - Study and teaching

Sustainable development - Study and teaching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abstracts and keywords; Editorial; Introduction; Definitions and frameworks for environmental sustainability in higher education; Sustainability'' in higher education; Shifting sights; Advancing sustainability in higher education; Institutional assessment tools for sustainability in higher education; Sustainability and peace in Costa Rica; Sustainable development in higher education in Russia; Sustainable development in higher education in the Philippines; News; Books and resources; Diary

Sommario/riassunto

From 26 August to 4 September 2002, official governmental delegations and many heads of state will gather in Johannesburg, South Africa for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). This summit is taking place o nthe tenth anniversary of the Earth Summit in Rio, and on the thirtieth anniversary of the first United Nations Summit that recognized the importanceof environmental issues - the Stockholm Conference on the HumanEnvironment.