Grassroots Approaches to Education for Sustainable Development
A Comparative Study of the USA and India
- 208 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Grassroots Approaches to Education for Sustainable Development
A Comparative Study of the USA and India
About this book
This book showcases and compares grassroots environmental education initiatives and actions in Millburn, New Jersey in the USA, and Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh in India. Across the two towns the collective actions discussed include the Fridays For Future strikes, activism through school's 'green team', plastic clean-up missions, conducting workshops, conferences, and organizing green fairs. The authors discuss a range of concepts and ideas that have a broader relevance to local and global environmental education such as global citizenship, climate activism, national and municipal policies, gender, and ecofeminism. They show how the stories of the two towns are connected with sustainable development goals and education for sustainable development. Ultimately the book shows how education can be used as a tool to promote climate change solutions and how this can benefit schools, communities and the planet. The book includes a Foreword written by Ruth DeFries, University Denning Professor of Sustainable Development at Columbia University, USA.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Foreword
- Prologue
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Cityscapes: History and the Current Contexts
- 3 Agents of Change
- 4 The Use and Throw Culture
- 5 The Pandemic and Citizen-Led Relief Work
- 6 Government Support and Civics Education Needed for Climate Problem Solvers
- 7 Small Businesses and Support
- 8 The Potential of the Neglected Nonformal Education
- 9 The Invisible Informal Environmental Education
- 10 Raising Socially Just and Equity-Focused Kids through Value-Based Curricular Practices
- 11 Environmental Education and Its Trajectory
- 12 Global Dialogue on the Future of Sustainable Education
- 13 A Comparative Perspective on Environmental Justice
- 14 Measuring Progress toward Sustainability
- 15 The Story of Mahashakti and the Vision Going Forward
- 16 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Imprint