Learning ‘otherWISE’: being wise about consumption

C Neil; M Bentley; Lisa Ryan; D Donahoo; I Bergmann; John Fien

doi:10.3920/978-90-8686-691-5

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Learning ‘otherWISE’: being wise about consumption

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Learning ‘otherWISE’: being wise about consumption

C Neil, M Bentley, Lisa Ryan, D Donahoo, I Bergmann and John Fien

Young people, education, and sustainable development: Exploring principles, perspectives, and praxis, pp.273-280

Wageningen Academic Publishers

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-691-5

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young people

Young people have an enormous stake in the present and future state of Earth. Almost half of the human population is under the age of 25. If young people's resources of energy, time, and knowledge are misdirected towards violence, terrorism, socially-isolating technologies, and unsustainable consumption, civilization risks destabilization. Yet, there is a powerful opportunity for society if young people can participate positively in all aspects of sustainable development. In order to do so, young people need education, political support, resources, skills, and hope. This volume offers a global perspective on education initiatives by and for young people that promote a transition to sustainability. It includes 38 essays co-authored by 68 contributors from 25 nations, representing a diversity of geography, gender, and generation. [Book Synopsis]

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Title: Learning ‘otherWISE’: being wise about consumption
Authors: C Neil (Author) - International Young Professionals Foundation
M Bentley (Author) - United Nations Environmental Programme
Lisa Ryan (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
D Donahoo (Author)
I Bergmann (Author) - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
John Fien (Author) - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Contributors: P B Corcoran (Editor)
P M Osano (Editor)
Publication details: Young people, education, and sustainable development: Exploring principles, perspectives, and praxis, pp.273-280
Publisher: Wageningen Academic Publishers
Date published: 2009
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-691-5
ISBN: 9789086860937
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449792702621
Output Type: Book chapter

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