Handling climate change education at universities: an overview

Walter Leal Filho; Mihaela Sima; Ayyoob Sharifi; Johannes M Luetz; Amanda Lange Salvia; Mark Mifsud; Felicia Motunrayo Olooto; Ilija Djekic; Rosley Anholon; Izabela Rampasso; Felix Kwabena Donkor; Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis; Maris Klavins; Göran Finnveden; Martin Munashe Chari; Petra Molthan-Hill; Alexandra Mifsud; Salil K Sen; Erandathie Lokupitiya

doi:10.1186/s12302-021-00552-5

Back

Handling climate change education at universities: an overview

Journal article

Open access

Peer reviewed

Handling climate change education at universities: an overview

Walter Leal Filho, Mihaela Sima, Ayyoob Sharifi, Johannes M Luetz, Amanda Lange Salvia, Mark Mifsud, Felicia Motunrayo Olooto, Ilija Djekic, Rosley Anholon, Izabela Rampasso, …

Environmental Sciences Europe, Vol.33, pp.1-19

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-021-00552-5

PMCID: PMC8475314

PMID: 34603904

Files and links (2)

pdf

Handling climate change education at universities an overview1.57 MBDownload View

Published Version Open Access CC BY V4.0

url

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-021-00552-5View

Published Version

Abstract

Climate change education

Universities

Training needs

Bibliometric analysis

Online worldwide survey

Case studies

Climate change teaching and research

Background: Climate change is a problem which is global in nature, and whose effects go across a wide range of disciplines. It is therefore important that this theme is taken into account as part of universities´ teaching and research programs. Methods: A three-tiered approach was used, consisting of a bibliometric analysis, an online survey and a set of case studies, which allow a profile to be built, as to how a sample of universities from 45 countries handle climate change as part of their teaching programs. Results: This paper reports on a study which aimed at identifying the extent to which matters related to climate change are addressed within the teaching and research practices at universities, with a focus on the training needs of teaching staff. It consists of a bibliometric analysis, combined with an online worldwide survey aimed at ascertaining the degree of involvement from universities in reducing their own carbon footprint, and the ways they offer training provisions on the topic. This is complemented by a set of 12 case studies from universities round the world, illustrating current trends on how universities handle climate change. Apart from reporting on the outcomes of the study, the paper highlights what some universities are doing to handle climate issues, and discusses the implications of the research. Conclusions: The paper lists some items via which universities may better educate and train their students on how to handle the many challenges posed by climate change.

Details

Title: Handling climate change education at universities: an overview
Authors: Walter Leal Filho (Author) - Manchester Metropolitan University
Mihaela Sima (Corresponding Author) - Romanian Academy
Ayyoob Sharifi (Author) - Hiroshima University
Johannes M Luetz (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Amanda Lange Salvia (Author) - Universidade de Passo Fundo
Mark Mifsud (Author) - University of Malta
Felicia Motunrayo Olooto (Author) - Kwara State University
Ilija Djekic (Author) - University of Belgrade
Rosley Anholon (Author) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Izabela Rampasso (Author) - Universidade Federal Fluminense
Felix Kwabena Donkor (Author) - University of Education, Winneba
Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis (Author) - Fernando Pessoa University
Maris Klavins (Author) - University of Latvia
Göran Finnveden (Author) - Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Martin Munashe Chari (Author) - University of Fort Hare
Petra Molthan-Hill (Author) - Nottingham Trent University
Alexandra Mifsud (Author) - Nottingham Trent University
Salil K Sen (Author) - Management Development Institute of Singapore, Indian Institute of Management
Erandathie Lokupitiya (Author) - University of Colombo
Publication details: Environmental Sciences Europe, Vol.33, pp.1-19
Publisher: SpringerOpen
Date published: 2021
DOI: 10.1186/s12302-021-00552-5
ISSN: 2190-4715
PMID: 34603904; PMC8475314
Copyright note: © The Author(s) 2021. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99575508702621
Output Type: Journal article