The challenge of sustainability : linking politics, education and learning / edited by Hugh Atkinson and Ros Wade.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBL platform, viewed September 8, 2016).

This timely and accessible book explores the links between politics, learning and sustainability. Its central focus is the future of people and the planet itself. The challenges that we face in combating climate change and building a more sustainable world are complex and the book argues that if we are to successfully meet these challenges we need a fundamental change in the way we do politics and economics, embedding a lifelong commitment to sustainability in all learning. The book will be important reading for academics and students in a variety of related subjects, including politics, public policy, education, sustainable development, geography, media, international relations and development studies. It will also be a valuable resource for NGOs and policy makers.

Planetary challenges: the agenda laid bare / Hugh Atkinson -- The politics of sustainability: democracy and the limits of policy action / Stuart Wilks-Heeg -- Learning, pedagogy and sustainability: the challenges for education policy and practice / Ros Wade -- Climate change and environmental policy in the US: lessons in political action / Hugh Atkinson -- 'Greening' the European Union? The Europeanisation of European Union environment policy / John O'Brennan -- Re-thinking globalisation through convergence: active learning for social movements / Jenneth Parker -- The challenge of sustainability in sub Saharan Africa: the implications for education policy and practice / Ros Wade with Vincent Muhumaza, Chikondi Musange and Heinrich Rukundo -- Regional centres of expertise as mobilising mechanisms for education for sustainable development / Roger A. Petry, Lyle M. Benko, Takaaki Koganezawa, Tomonori Ichinose and Mary Otieno, with Ros Wade -- Social media and sustainability: the right to the city / John Blewitt -- Emerging themes and future scenarios / Hugh Atkinson and Ros Wade.

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