"For many years, I've been interested in seeing the world differently. I've wanted to see beyond the Western, mechanical view of the world and see what else might appear when the lens was changed."
"This timeline takes you through the progress of sustainable development from the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962 to the present day."
IISD 2009 www.iisd.org
"This comprehensive volume - containing 27 chapters and contributions from six continents - presents and discusses key principles, perspectives, and practices of social learning in the context of sustainability."
"The GLP is a ground-breaking new programme which will create a national network of like-minded schools, committed to equipping their students to succeed in a globalised world by helping their teachers to deliver effective teaching and learning about development and global issues at Key Stages 2 and 3."
Here is Stephen Sterlings presentation at the regional workshop
Care and Well being: personal, social and global approaches to ESDD/GC in ITE Held at LSBU on 2nd March 2011, promoted and supported by ESCalate. Lots of useful ideas, references and analysis here.
"Ecocide is the extensive damage to, destruction of or loss of ecosystem(s) of a given territory, whether by human agency or by other causes, to such an extent that peaceful enjoyment by the inhabitants of that territory has been or will be severely diminished."
"This is one of the most comprehensive and accessible guides for academic and professional practitioners who are seeking ways of embedding sustainability into the curriculum and teaching and learning in higher education. It's both fit for purpose and fit for the future."