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Informationen zum Autor Patricia Inman is the Senior Research Associate for International Engagement Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University Diana Robinson is the Director for the Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University Klappentext This book is part of a series sponsored by the PASCAL International Observatory. PASCAL is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to transforming universities through meaningful engagement in regional issues and generating collaborative knowledge to address those issues. PASCAL draws on cross-disciplinary and trans-national ideas to enhance place management, social capital, and lifelong learning. Transcending political boundaries and the associated funding streams requires innovative policy development and implementation. This book is a collection of international case studies representing the four PASCAL centers. Four continents are represented in this collective: RMIT University in Australia, University of South Africa in Africa, University of Glasgow in Europe and Northern Illinois University in North America). Universities are well positioned to not only influence but participate in social change. This book is a product of an organization whose mission is to transform universities so that they can better serve in this way. By honoring place in the context of bioregions, listening to communities as they identify their issues, and generating knowledge with these communities, we develop healthier spaces. Zusammenfassung Details the challenges faced by higher education institutions in considering environmental sustainability -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPART I: Laying the foundation 1. University responsibility in a world of environmental catastrophe: cognitive justice, engagement and an ethic of care in learning - Steve Garlick and Julie Matthews 2. Unbounded organization and the unbounded university curriculum - Howard Richards3. Indigenous and Western knowledge: a false dichotomy? - Margaret Sutherland4. Guerrilla geography: describing and defending place for a living (or the renaissance of 100-mile geographers) - Briony Penn5. Universities in transition: overcoming barriers and creating pathways for sustainability - Jesús Granados SánchezPART II: Studies of environmental sustainability 6. Sustainable local food systems and environmental sustainability - Sandra Streed7. Higher education intervention in the management of soil erosion and agricultural practice in Nigeria - Idowu Biao and Roseline Tawo8. The importance of women's leadership programmes in developing a sustainable economy - Morgan Chawawa and Wapula Raditloaneng 9. Becoming part of the solution: engaged research on sustainability - Linda Silka 10. University-community outreach: case study of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs - Norman Walzer and Christopher D. Merrett 11. Initiating ecological restoration and community relationships at a satellite campus - Roberta Lammers ConclusionIndex...
