Walter Leal Filho (ed): Transformative approaches to sustainable development at universities-Working across disciplines

摘要

This book contains 40 research papers. These papers are divided into three parts: (i) Part one: integrative processes and concepts which includes 19 papers (ii) Part two: integrative approaches in teaching and learning which includes 11 papers (iii) Part three: discussion problem-solving and integrative practices which includes 10 papers This book clarifies some of the fundamental meanings of sustainable development (SD hereafter) in different context at higher education institutions (HEIs hereafter). It provides some critical insights to bridge the gap between the revolution of sustainability studies and the actual actions and practices that could be followed to stimulate these studies in order to create positive impact for the future generations. These practical insights represent one of the main academic contributions of this book. The idea of transformative approaches involves some pragmatic stances within and between disciplines. The main purpose of this book review is to identify the most significant practical and theoretical themes for SD in some, not all, of these papers. Hence, this book review attempts to identify some of the salient issues of SD and provide reflective accounts of some papers.