Embedding Sustainability in Built Environment Curricula: Opportunities and Challenges

Michele Florencia Victoria; Richard Alexander Laing; Whitney Jane Bevan

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-96909-6

Embedding Sustainability in Built Environment Curricula: Opportunities and Challenges

Michele Florencia Victoria (Editor), Richard Alexander Laing (Editor), Whitney Jane Bevan

School of Architecture and Built Environment

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Abstract

This book offers a comprehensive collection of best practices, gathered from classrooms across the globe, aimed at actively engaging students in sustainability. These tried and tested methods, presented within its pages, provide educators with valuable tools that can be easily adopted or tailored to their own academic environments. Moreover, this book serves as resource for policymakers, shedding light on the fundamental drivers and formidable challenges associated with integrating sustainability principles within higher education institutions. As an added bonus, researchers will find an overview of the cutting-edge literature currently available, as well as valuable suggestions for future research.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Number of pages	216
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031969096
ISBN (Print)	9783031969119, 9783031969089
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-96909-6
Publication status	Published - 19 Aug 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Sustainability
Construction
Sustainable Development Goals
Economic Sustainability
Social Sustainability
Environmental Sustainability
Circular Economy
Interdisciplinary Projects
Built Environment Curriculum
Higher Education

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Embedding Sustainability in Built Environment Curricula: Opportunities and Challenges

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UN SDGs

Keywords

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The Centrality of UN SDGs in Built Environment Academia

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