Higher education in the world 4: higher education's commitment to sustainability : from understanding to action

From the series of thematic reports from the Global University Network for Innovation, this new report explores key issues facing higher education institutions today. This report is essential reading for university leaders, academicsand policy-makers. INDICE: INTRODUCTION - Foreword (GUNI) - Institutional Presentations - Higher Education gross enrolment ratios (GER) by country and human development index (GUNI) - PART I: THE CONTEXT - The World on the Edge - Sustainability in Higher Education: A Global Overview of Progress and Possibilities - PART II: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES - Higher Education and Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa - Inside Looking - Spotlight Issues - Network Experience - Higher Education and Sustainability in Arab States - Inside Looking - Spotlight Issues - Network Experience - Higher Education and Sustainability in Asia and Pacific - Inside Looking - Spotlight Issues - Network Experience - Higher Education and Sustainability in Europe - Inside Looking - Spotlight Issues - Network Experience -Higher Education and Sustainability in USA and Canada - Inside Looking - Spotlight Issues - Network Experience - Higher Education and Sustainability in Latin-America and the Caribbean - Inside Looking - Spotlight Issues - Network Experience - PART III: MOVING FROM UNDERSTANDING TO ACTION - GUNI Study: Breakingbarriers for transformation - PART IV: VISIONS FOR TRANSFORMATION - Educatingfor Living with the Earth - Knowledge for a New Paradigm - Open up to Society: Building Sustainability Together - Learning for Change - Research and Teaching for Sustainable Livelihoods - Universities in Transition - PART V: STATISTICAL APPENDIX (GUNI) - PART VI: BIBLIOGRAPHY -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-53555-8
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 384
• Fecha Publicación: 25/11/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés