Implementing a Comprehensive Institution Wide Approach to Education for Sustainable Development. A Case Study of the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Longhurst, James; Gough, Georgina

Abstract

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 period of more than 20 years 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: On Sustainability. Tenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability
• Start Date: Jan 22, 2014
• End Date: Jan 24, 2014
• Deposit Date: Mar 17, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 20, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: institution wide approach, education, sustainable development, case study, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1434764
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : On Sustainability. Tenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability
• Contract Date: Aug 20, 2016