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"The direction of higher education is at a cross roads against a background of mounting sustainability related issues and uncertainties. This book seeks to inspire positive change in higher education by exploring the rich notion of the sustainable university and illustrating pathways through wh...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | London ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge studies in sustainable development
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| Summary: |
"The direction of higher education is at a cross roads against a background of mounting sustainability related issues and uncertainties. This book seeks to inspire positive change in higher education by exploring the rich notion of the sustainable university and illustrating pathways through which its potential can be realised. Based on the experience of leading higher education institutes in the UK, the book outlines progress in the realisation of the concept of the sustainable university appropriate to the socio-economic and ecological conditions facing society and graduates. Written by le "The direction of Higher Education is at a cross roads against a background of mounting sustainability related issues and uncertainties. This book seeks to inspire positive change in Higher Education through exploration of the rich notion of the sustainable university. Drawing on a wealth of experience, it provides reflective critical analysis on the potential of the sustainable university concept and offers advice for its implementation to researchers, professionals, students and policy makers"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxv, 332 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780415627740 (hardback) : 0415627745 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | LB3241 |
| CLC: | G649.561-05 |
| Call Number: | G649.561-05/S964 |