Sustainable Development Goals in Higher Education

Wendy Steele is Associate Professor in the Centre for Urban Research (CUR) at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on the nature of wild cities in climate change with current projects on quiet activism, critical urban governance, climate justice and urban futures, and sustainability as a transformative agenda in higher education.Lauren Rickards is Professor at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, where she directs the Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform and co-leads the Climate Change Transformations research program in the Centre for Urban Research. A human geographer, Lauren’s research focuses on social responses to the climate change crisis, including the role of climate change in sustainable development, and implications for the research and education sectors.

• Chapter I: A Transformative Agenda.- Chapter 2: Sustainable Development in the Anthropocene.- Chapter 3: The Role of the University in Society.- Chapter 4: Ethical Innovation.- Chapter 5: Re-thinking Research Engagement.- Chapter 6: Learning and Teaching Matters.- Chapter 7: What Does Success Look Like?.- Chapter 8: Sustainable Futures.