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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. "The development of youth leadership has been a central concern of my professional work. Young people have a lot to offer to sustainable development and should participate in planning for our planet's future. This rich collection of theoretical and practical approaches captures the growing response of young people to this challenge. I am particularly pleased with the attention paid to the role of often-underrepresented regions of the world, to the role of women, and to the Earth Charter in the creating of a peaceful and sustainable future."Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General of IUCN (International Union for Conversation of Nature), and former Rector of the University for Peace"This book is a rich, global tapestry depicting the inter-linkages among youth, education and sustainable development. What is particularly interesting is that it shows how education, at all levels, can be a powerful engine for promoting sustainability. This work is an important contribution to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable
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Development."Goolam Mohamedbhai, Secretary-General, Association of African Universities, and Past President, International Association of Universities"This important and skillfully-prepared book comes at a critical time.... A great strength of this volume is that it blends together theoretical and practical insights regarding education for sustainable development by and for young people. It is written from diverse cultural perspectives from all world regions. Readers, from many fields, especially young people and their teachers, will find it timely and relevant. I hope that it will inspire the younger generation to get involved in seeking solutions to the challenges we face."James Gustave Speth, Former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, and Dean Emeritus of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University "It is my hope that you are inspired, as I have been, by Young People, Education, and Sustainable Development: Exploring Principles, Perspectives, and Praxis, for the stories in this volume are full of the possibilities that emerge when we honor and support young people."Ruud Lubbers, Former Prime Minister of The Netherlands, and past United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Intro -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Wangari Maathai -- Foreword -- James Gustave Speth -- Introduction -- Philip M. Osano and Peter Blaze Corcoran -- Part one - Principles -- Introduction to Part one -- Brandon P. Hollingshead and Peter Blaze Corcoran -- 1. Utopianism and educational processes in the United Nations Decade of Education -- Heila Lotz-Sisitka -- 2. Pacific Island principles: learning to live wise and sustainable lives -- Konai Helu Thaman and Randy R. Thaman -- 3. A framework for young people's participation in sustainability -- Arjen Wals and Bob Jickling -- 4. Youth participation in addressing global challenges: the promise of the future -- Dumisani Nyoni -- 5. Learning by doing: education for sustainable development through place-based action research -- David Driskell and Louise Chawla -- 6. Sustaining hope: why religion matters in education for sustainable development -- Michael Slaby and Awraham Soentendorp -- 7. Eco-pedagogy: extending the educational theory of Paulo Freire to sustainability -- Moacir Gadotti -- 8. Youth action in education for sustainable development -- Kartikeya V. Sarabhai -- 9. American stories and the rhythm of gratitude -- David Orr -- Part two - Perspectives -- Introduction to Part two -- Brandon P. Hollingshead and Peter Blaze Corcoran -- Chapter 10 -- 10. The possibility generation: empowering students in the Mainstreaming Environment and Sustainabil -- Akpezi Ogbuigwe -- 11. Oositgamoo: an indigenous perspective on youth activism -- Oannes Pritzker -- 12. Creating sustainable livelihoods for youth in Meghalaya, India -- Bremley W.B. Lyngdoh -- 13. Education for sustainable development, youth, and new learning, or 'would you tell me, please -- Karen Malone -- 14. Educating and engaging youth in sustainable consumption: YouthXchange programme -- Julia Heiss and Isabella Marras
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15. Sports, youth, and environment -- Theodore Oben -- 16. 'The power we have': youth using technology to promote sustainable development -- Jennifer Corriero -- 17. Young Pacific Islanders in the global storm -- Kanayathu Koshy, Rodney Lui, and Faye Tamani -- 18. Developing an ethics of sustainability: reading environmental literature through the Earth -- A. James Wohlpart and Megan M. Melvin -- 19. Water accessibility, use and conservation among youth: a comparative study -- George Morara Ogendi and Isaac Ong'oa -- 20. Voices of Brazilian women socio-environmental educators -- Donna Carole Roberts -- 21. Toward youth empowerment and collective action: Canada's Youth Summit Team -- Michelle Laurie -- 22. Youth-friendly urban spaces: the case of the city of Essaouira, Morocco -- Hind Ottmani -- 23. A history of environmental education and youth participation in the Netherlands -- Rebekah Tauritz and Arjen Wals -- Part three - Praxis -- Introduction to Part three -- Brandon P. Hollingshead and Peter Blaze Corcoran -- 24. Learning 'otherWISE': being wise about consumption -- Cameron Neil, Matthew Bentley, Elizabeth Ryan, Daniel Donahoo, Iris Bergmann, and John Fien -- 25. The Earth Charter Youth Initiative: an ethical approach to justice, sustainability, and peace -- Dominic Stucker, Nicole Jirón Beirute, and Hamza Ali Alamoosh -- 26. Diversity and participation in sustainable development learning processes for youth -- Sanne van Keulen, Gabi Spitz, Maayke Damen, and Erik Thijs Wedershoven -- 27. From conflict to peace: the role of young people in creating New Nepal -- Manish Thapa -- 28. The ecology of knowledge and reinventing university extension education -- Valéria Viana Labrea, Maria de Fátima Makiuchi, Leila Chalub-Martins, Izabel Cristina Bruno Bacellar Zaneti, and Nádia Kornijezuk
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29. Young people acting for the wise use of Karst wetlands in Slovenia -- Gordana Beltram, Vanja Debevec Gerjevic, and Leon Kebe -- 30. Vanua domoni: coral reef restoration in a traditional Fijian village -- Peceli Ulunihau -- 31. An environmental assessment for youth by youth: Global Environment Outlook in Latin America -- Elizabeth Osorio, Cecilia Iglesias, Alicia Speratti, and Kakuko Nagatani-Yoshida -- 32. Internationalising higher education for sustainability: Youth Encounter on Sustainability -- Michelle Grant -- 33. Sexual and reproductive rights and HIV: experiences of empowerment among Mexican youth through -- Namir Hadad Nava Mireles -- 34. Educating youth in the Daiwa-JFS Sustainability College -- Kazuko Kojima -- 35. From marginalisation to mobilisation: young people achieving the Millennium Development Goals -- Melanie Ashton and Brandon P. Hollingshead -- Afterword -- Ruud Lubbers -- Contributor biographies -- Appendices -- Appendix 1. The Earth Charter -- Appendix 2: Selected sections of Agenda 21 -- Chapter 25 and Chapter 36 -- Appendix 3. United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development -- Appendix 4. Millennium Development Goals and targets from the United Nations Millennium Declaration -- Index
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Print version Corcoran, Peter Blaze Young people, education, and sustainable development : Exploring principles, perspectives, and praxis Wageningen : Wageningen Academic Publishers,c2009 ISBN 9789086860937
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