Routledge Handbook of Global Sustainability Education and Thinking for the 21st Century

Michele John is Professor of Sustainability and Director of the Sustainable Engineering Group (SEG), Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Michele has been involved in sustainability education development for the past two decades. This Handbook was developed to fill an urgent need for a comprehensive resource in 21st-century sustainability knowledge and thinking for both education and management.

“As a resource for those seeking to foster a culture of humility, and an ethic of restraint and creativity to match our fraught moment in history, this Handbook may prove invaluable.”Tim Winton AO, Australian author“The Routledge Handbook of Global Sustainability Education and Thinking for the 21st Century takes on big topics like climate change, mass extinctions, food production, forests, population, energy, and waste, while speaking the language of higher education: faculty support and training, leadership, governance, pedagogies, competencies. May this handbook be the positive tipping point that transforms colleges and universities everywhere into the Noble endeavours we urgently need them to be.”Krista Hiser, PhD Professor and Senior Lead and Advisor for Sustainability Education; Global Council for Science and the Environment, Washington, D.C.“A comprehensive international guide to the big issues facing humankind and what educators can do. A vitally important and timely book for teachers at all levels. Highly recommended.”David W. Orr, Professor of Practice, Arizona State University and Editor: Democracy in a Hotter Time (2023)“Education is the single most important investment that any society makes – and this timely collection of essays underscores the fact that sustainability education must now be our #1 priority if we are to make sense of the emerging market and political dynamics of the Anthropocene epoch in which we now find ourselves.”John Elkington, Co-founder of Environmental Data Services (ENDS), SustainAbility and Volans, Author: Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism (2020)“The current development trajectory is not sustainable. It is no exaggeration to say that our civilisation can only survive if we are educated about the principles of sustainable futures. This Handbook gives educators the tools and examples to fulfill their responsibility to future generations, helping us all to live sustainably.”Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor and Author: Australia on the Brink: Avoiding Environmental Ruin (2023)“Progress toward sustainable development will require the reconceptualization and reorganization of our colleges and universities. Toward an essential transformation of sustainability education, this timely volume provides invaluable insights and practical guidance. The need to link knowledge with action is self-evident, and toward this end, the contributors provide a wide-ranging overview of the prospects for academic culture to contribute to shaping more sustainable futures.”Michael M. Crow, President, Arizona State University

• Section I Introduction. 1. Education for a changing world 2. Climate change – the Elephant in the Room 3. Ethics and Values as Guiding Principles in Sustainability 4. The Role of Governance in Sustainability Management and Accountability 5. Critical Context in Sustainability Education Section II: Sustainability Understanding and Knowledge 6 Critical Concepts in Sustainability Education 7. Key Competencies in Sustainability Education 8. Environmental Focus in Sustainability Education Section III: Sustainability Teaching and Learning 9. Pedagogy and Strategies for Teaching Sustainability Education Section IV: Sustainability Education leadership 10. Institutional Leadership in Sustainability Education and Sustainable Development 11. Educating the Educators in Sustainability 12 Conclusions 13 Profile of contributing academics- name, institution, sustainability philosophy, favourite sustainability books, biggest sustainability concern