Search results for "Sustainability Science"
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Graduate Studies of Global Change at the University of Latvia
2010
In 2008 the University of Latvia (UL) completed an 18-month project of innovation – design, preparation and pilot-test of a 4-semester programme of trans-disciplinary graduate studies in “science, global change, and technologies for sustainable development” based on the experience the project team had acquired during 1997–2006 endorsing studies in “physics and technologies for sustainable development” and organizing two international conferences on “integrative approaches towards sustainability”. Within the project activities 25 members from faculties of natural sciences of the UL prepared and tested innovative courses of a 2 semester pilot programme comprising 4 modules, the audience being…
Sustainability in Nursing Education
2015
This chapter, Sustainability in nursing education, Ashild Slettebo argues how sustainability can be integrated into nursing training and education. A key here is for the students to be able to develop a comprehensive perspective on nursing. The chapter uses different definitions of sustainability, linked to an account of responsibilities of nurses. It has a useful discussion of practical examples on how nursing education can have a wider impact in universities, in terms of sustainability.
The role of governance in realising the transition towards sustainable societies
2016
It is widely known that governance is central to the successful implementation of sustainable development policies and measures. Yet, there is a paucity of research which explore the links between governance and sustainability. This paper attempts to address this research need by providing an analysis of the role of governance in enabling - and to some extent - fostering a transition towards sustainable societies. A set of indicators for assessing the capacity for and willingness and commitment to transition to a more sustainable society is presented, enabling identification of direction of change. This paper presents the results of a study, in the context of which sustainability governance…
Comparative studies of water governance: a systematic review
2018
[EN] Governance is key to tackling water challenges and transforming water management under the increasing pressures of competing water uses and climate change. Diverse water governance regimes have evolved in different countries and regions to regulate the development and management of water resources and the provision of water services. Scholars and policy analysts have been comparing these water governance regimes to analyze elements and processes, to assess performance, or to draw lessons. Although the number of such studies has increased since the 1980s, no comprehensive synthesis exists. We present such a synthesis by conducting a systematic review of the emerging field of comparative…
Key advantages of the leverage points perspective to shape human-nature relations
2021
This perspective paper synthesises the special issue 'Human-nature connectedness as a leverage point for sustainability transformation'. Based on the articles in this special issue, we aim to foster the operationalisation of the leverage points perspective to shape human-nature relations to enable sustainability transformations. Specifically, we draw on four key advantages of the leverage points perspective: (i) the explicit recognition of deep leverage points; (ii) the ability to examine the interactions between shallow and deep system changes; (iii) the combination of causal and teleological modes of research; and (iv) the ability to function as a methodological boundary object. The contr…
Sustainability science in science teachers’ training
2013
Este trabajo analiza el papel que debe y puede jugar la Educación para la Sostenibilidad en la formación del profesorado de Ciencias. Con este propósito, se estudian las razones que justifican su incorporación en el Máster de Formación del Profesorado, se discuten algunas dificultades que están limitando la efectividad de dicha incorporación y se describen estrategias que ya se están utilizando para contribuir a superar los obstáculos encontrados. Como parte de este estudio se dedica una especial atención al reciente y revolucionario surgimiento de un nuevo campo de conocimientos, la Ciencia de la Sostenibilidad, en cuyo desarrollo la educación y por tanto la formación del profesorado juega…
Enseñanza de las ciencias : revista de investigación y experiencias didácticas
2021
Este trabajo se plantea estudiar el papel de la Química Verde en la educación científica para contribuir, desde ese campo, a la Ciencia de la Sostenibilidad y, por tanto, a la transición hacia sociedades sostenibles. Se mostrarán unos primeros resultados de una investigación llevada a cabo sobre la atención que la enseñanza secundaria y la propia investigación en el campo de la didáctica de las ciencias están prestando a las aportaciones de la Química Verde, y la posibilidad de su incorporación en la formación de la ciudadanía y la adopción de medidas necesarias para contribuir a la construcción de un futuro sostenible. Se pretende así responder a los numerosos llamamientos para que la educ…
Sustainability Reporting in Central and Eastern European Companies: Results of an International and Empirical Study
2017
Reporting on corporate social, environmental and economic responsibility has broadened widely within the last decade. The European Union is the most active region in the world in terms of sustainability reporting, largely on a voluntary basis. Most of the empirical research related to sustainability reporting in Europe has been conducted in Western European countries. In Central and Eastern Europe, only a small number of studies have focused on sustainability reporting. Little, however, is known whether how and why companies in CEE report about their corporate sustainable activities. The aim of the research project is to describe the status quo of SR in CEE, to explain some noteworthy diffe…
Una revolución científica a la que Educación Química quiere contribuir
2014
AbstractSustainability Science aims to integrate the study of social development and natural processes to fa a new paradigm thatvour both of them and make possible the transition to Sustainability. This deep scientific revolution cannot be the result of just a new knowledge discipline: it must become a new paradigm that impregnates the ensemble of scientific disciplines and social activities.ResumenLa Ciencia de la Sostenibilidad tiene como objetivo integrar el estudio del desarrollo social y los procesos naturales para favorecer a ambos y posibilitar la transición hacia la sostenibilidad. Esta profunda revolución científica no puede ser el resultado de solo una nueva disciplina del conocim…
Costructal law, exergy analysis and life cycle energy sustainability assessment: an expanded framework applied to a boiler
2020
Purpose Life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) is one of the most relevant tools delving in sustainability science, based currently on the triple bottom line idea that is defined as the contemporary implementation of the three tools of life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle costing (LCC) and social life cycle assessment (S-LCA). The methodology is currently being applied to a wide set of products and systems. However, as per in the large interest towards energy-related products, the sustainability assessment of energy systems—in particular those where fluid streams are used—could be more effective if some further stages could be included in the analysis, i.e. a process level analysis …