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

Citation

Longhurst, J., & Gough, G. (2014, January). 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. Presented at University Leadership for Sustainability, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Speech
• Conference Name: University Leadership for Sustainability
• Conference Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK
• 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• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed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