Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- List of abbreviations and acronyms
- Notes on terminology
- Notes on contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One The challenge of sustainability: politics, education and learning
- Part Two What is to be done? Case studies in politics, education and learning
- Part Three What is to be done? Case studies in learning for sustainability from across the globe
- Part Four Emerging themes and future scenarios
- Afterword
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2022
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- List of abbreviations and acronyms
- Notes on terminology
- Notes on contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One The challenge of sustainability: politics, education and learning
- Part Two What is to be done? Case studies in politics, education and learning
- Part Three What is to be done? Case studies in learning for sustainability from across the globe
- Part Four Emerging themes and future scenarios
- Afterword
- Index
Summary
For some time, we had been exploring the idea of writing a book on the importance of politics, education and learning in building a more sustainable world. But the idea for such a book only really started to take shape as we chatted over hot coffee and delicious American muffins in the beautiful gardens of the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California in the summer of 2010.
Subsequently, we helped organise academic panels on politics and sustainability at annual conferences of the UK Political Studies Association. Discussions at these panels with academic colleagues helped to sharpen and refine our ideas. This book is a culmination of such various processes.
We would very much like to thank our fellow writers for their thoughtful and critical contributions to this book. It has been a real collaborative effort! Our special thanks go to Emily Watt, commissioning editor at Policy Press. Her support and encouragement have been central in getting this book written and published.
Building a more sustainable world presents us with many challenges but there are good reasons to feel optimistic for the future. This is the essential message of the book.
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- The Challenge of SustainabilityLinking Politics, Education and Learning, pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Bristol University PressPrint publication year: 2014