Successes and snags of a sustainability course in higher education
by Alberto Arenas; Deborah J. Barca; Dennis Sanchez Rosemartin
International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development (IJISD), Vol. 9, No. 3/4, 2015

Abstract: By means of an action-research methodological approach, this paper analyses the accomplishments and challenges of a university-wide course that offers sustainability theory and practice to help students adopt pro-sustainability behaviours and analyse public policies that seek to transform urban areas into truly sustainable places. Through the lens of the four pillars of sustainability - environmental, social, economic, and cultural - the course explores various topics related to sustainability (e.g., energy and water conservation; housing design and construction; transportation; social and biological diversity; and war and peace) but pays particular attention to the themes of education; food production; and intentional communities. Despite the popularity of the course, it has encountered various ideological and logistical challenges that at times have imposed significant constraints on the course's trajectory. The paper examines ways of overcoming these obstacles.

Online publication date: Mon, 21-Sep-2015

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