Universities as Living Labs for Sustainable Development Supporting the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals

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Synopsis

This book fills an important gap in the literature, and presents contributions from scientists and researchers working in the field of sustainable development who have engaged in dynamic approaches to implementing sustainability in higher education. It is widely known that universities are key players in terms of the implementation and further development of sustainability, with some having the potential of acting as “living labs” in this rapidly growing field. Yet there are virtually no publications that explore the living labs concept as it relates to sustainability, and in an integrated manner. The aims of this book, which is an outcome of the “4th World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities” (WSSD-U-2018), held in Malaysia in 2018, are as follows: i. to document the experiences of universities from all around the world in curriculum innovation, research, activities and practical projects as they relate to sustainable development at the university level; ii. to disseminate information, ideas and experiences acquired in the execution of projects, including successful initiatives and good practice; iii. to introduce and discuss methodological approaches and projects that seek to integrate the topic of sustainable development in the curricula of universities; and iv. to promote the scalability of existing and future models from universities as living labs for sustainable development. The papers are innovative, cross-cutting and many reflect practice-based experiences, some of which may be replicable elsewhere. Also, this book, prepared by the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme (IUSDRP) and the World Sustainable Development Research and Transfer Centre (WSD-RTC), reinforces the role played by universities as living labs for sustainable development.

Book details

Edition:
1st ed. 2020
Series:
World Sustainability Series
Author:
Walter Leal Filho, Judy Rogers, Chris Shiel, Evangelos Manolas, Ulisses Azeiteiro, Amanda Lange Salvia, Rudi W. Pretorius, Luciana Londero Brandli, Fatima Alves, Arminda Do Paco
ISBN:
9783030156046
Related ISBNs:
9783030156039
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2019-07-18
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2020
Copyright by:
Springer Nature Switzerland AG 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Education, Nonfiction, Psychology, Science, Social Studies, Sociology, Technology