The best book on sustainability for many years. This book comprises 33 well-written chapters by experts in the areas of education and sustainability. Superbly edited, the collection challenges most of the assumptions of the current educational establishment in a refreshing way. If we are to have a sustainable future we need to rethink what education is and how we set about it. The book is truly a handbook which will inform and inspire anyone who cares about learners and their future. As someone who runs a masters degree in education for sustainable development I make it mandatory reading for all my students. –James Pitt, University of York
There are many things to like about this book, not least that the text focuses on the how, that is, on what we can do, and importantly, is written with a tone of hope. For these reasons, this book offers grounds for optimism and as well as concrete strategies for achieving sustainability. –The Australian Journal of Environment Education
An important collection of essays. . . Although . . . to promote a way of life that is in touch with the Earth demands critical awareness . . . it has to be understood in a much wider and deeper sense. Sustainability Literacy helps us to do just that, and in doing so equips us to confront the unprecedented challenges to come. –Times Higher Education
About the Author
Arran Stibbe has an academic background in both humanities and human ecology, and combines the two in his teaching and research into Education for Sustainability. He lectures in the Humanities Department at the University of Gloucestershire, is a National Teaching Fellow, and a fellow of the Centre for Active Learning. He has published widely in the area of ecolinguistics and is convenor of the Sustainability in Higher Education Developers group (SHED Share), a network of 200 sustainability educators from across the UK.
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The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy
Skills for A Changing World
By Arran Stibbe
Green Books Ltd
Copyright © 2009 Arran Stibbe
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-900322-60-7
Contents
Acknowledgements,
Introduction by Arran Stibbe and Heather Luna,
PART 1: SKILLS FOR A CHANGING WORLD,
1 Ecocriticism: the ability to investigate cultural artefacts from an ecological perspective by Greg Garrard,
2 Optimisation: the art of personal sufficiency by John Naish,
3 Grounded Economic Awareness: economic awareness based on ecological and ethical values by Satish Kumar,
4 Advertising Awareness: the ability to expose advertising discourses that undermine sustainability, and resist them by Arran Stibbe,
5 Transition Skills: skills for transition to a post-fossil-fuel age by Stephen Quilley,
6 Commons Thinking: the ability to envisage and enable a viable future through connected action by Justin Kenrick,
7 Effortless Action: the ability to fulfil human needs effortlessly through working with nature by Ling Feng,
8 Permaculture Design: designing our lives with nature as the model by Patrick Whitefield,
9 Community Gardening: skills for building community and working within environmental limits by Alma Clavin,
10 Ecological Intelligence: viewing the world relationally by Stephen Sterling,
11 Systems Thinking: the ability to recognise and analyse the interconnections within and between systems by Glenn Strachan,
12 Gaia Awareness: awareness of the animate qualities of the Earth by Stephan Harding,
13 Futures Thinking: the ability to envision scenarios of a more desirable future by Sue Wayman,
14 Values Reflection and the Earth Charter: the ability to critique the values of an unsustainable society and consider alternatives by Jeffrey Newman,
15 Social Conscience: the ability to reflect on deeply-held opinions about social justice and sustainability by Myshele Goldberg,
16 New Media Literacy: communication skills for sustainability by John Blewitt,
17 Cultural Literacy: understanding and respect for the cultural aspects of sustainability by Kim Polistina,
18 Carbon Capability: understanding climate change and reducing emissions by Lorraine Whitmarsh, Saffron O’Neill, Gill Seyfang and Irene Lorenzoni,
19 Greening Business: the ability to drive environmental and sustainability improvements in the workplace by Zoe Robinson,
20 Materials Awareness: the ability to expose the hidden impact of materials on sustainability by Melinda Watson,
21 Appropriate Technology and Appropriate Design: the ability to design systems, technologies and equipment in an appropriate way by Mike Clifford,
22 Technology Appraisal: the ability to evaluate technological innovations by Gavin Harper,
23 Complexity, Systems Thinking and Practice: skills and techniques for managing complex systems by Dick Morris and Stephen Martin,
24 Coping with Complexity: the ability to manage complex sustainability problems by Bland Tomkinson,
25 Emotional Well-being: the ability to research and reflect on the roots of emotional well-being by Morgan Phillips,
26 Finding Meaning without Consuming: the ability to experience meaning, purpose and satisfaction through non-material wealth by Paul Maiteny,
27 Being-in-the-World: the ability to think about the self in interconnection and interdependence with the surrounding world by John Danvers,
28 Beauty as a Way of Knowing: the redemption of knowing through the experience of beauty by Barry Bignell,
PART 2: EDUCATIONAL TRANSFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY LITERACY,
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