University leadership for sustainability. Implementing a comprehensive institution wide approach to education for sustainable development. A case study of the University of the West of England, Bristol

Longhurst, James; Gough, Georgina

Abstract

Responding to the first of the questions underpinning this conference this presentation describes the actions taken by UWE, Bristol to develop a comprehensive approach to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) within the curricula of the University.
It describes the process and outcomes of the major actions taken over a 20 year period of engagement commencing with environmental policies and actions initiated in the early 1990s and culminating in the forward looking suite of actions stemming from UWE’s new Sustainability Plan

• Presentation Conference Type: Presentation / Talk
• Conference Name: University Leadership for Sustainability
• Start Date: Jan 10, 2014
• End Date: Jan 11, 2014
• Deposit Date: Mar 17, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 22, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: education for sustainable development, UWE
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/822067
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : University Leadership for Sustainability
• Contract Date: Feb 22, 2016