Challenges in Higher Education for Sustainability

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Sustainability as a Catalyst for Change in Universities: New Roles to Meet New Challenges....Pages 1-14
Interdisciplinary Problem-Based Sustainability Education: The Case of the CLIMASP-Tempus Minor....Pages 15-33
Reading the Signs of Sustainability in Christian Higher Education: Symbolic Value Claims or Substantive Organizational Change?....Pages 35-102
Sustainable Development, the Significance of Culture: Foundations of Present Practices and Indigenous Reflections....Pages 103-118
The Performance of Brazilian Government Toward Sustainability in the Context of RIO+20 (United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development): An Analysis of the Brazilian Programs and the Importance of Education for Sustainability....Pages 119-146
Institutionalizing Ethics of Sustainability in American Universities....Pages 147-158
Toward Sustainability Through Higher Education: Sustainable Development Incorporation into Portuguese Higher Education Institutions....Pages 159-187
Sustainability in Higher Education: Linking Teacher Education with Labor Market in Kosovo....Pages 189-197
Academic Freedom, Bureaucracy and Procedures: The Challenge of Curriculum Development for Sustainability....Pages 199-215
Sustainability and Performativity....Pages 217-229
Cool Breezes, Cool Classes: Infusing Sustainability into the Curriculum at California State University Monterey Bay....Pages 231-246
Confronting the Challenges in Integrating Sustainable Development in a Curriculum: The Case of the Civil Engineering Department at Université de Sherbrooke (Canada)....Pages 247-263
The University of Northern British Columbia’s Green Fund: Crafting a Tool for Sustainability Transformation....Pages 265-282
Grass Roots and Green Shoots: Building ESD Capacity at a UK University....Pages 283-297
Achieving Sustainability Through Rooftop Solar Electricity Generation on the College Campus: A Case Study....Pages 299-316
Back Matter....Pages 317-318