{"product_id":"9783032382702","title":"Global Sustainability Education","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWorld Sustainability Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGlobal Sustainability Education\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWalter Leal  Filho | Bianca Gasparetto Rebelatto | Luciana Brandli | Melanie Nicolau | Rudi Pretorius\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Environmental Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book \"\"Global Sustainability Education: Innovations in Digital \u0026amp; International Teaching\" arises from the acknowledgment of the fact that efforts to promote global sustainability education may be support by innovations in the areas of digital teaching. Also, it defends the view that an international context may greatly assist in motivating students to learn in contexts other than those in their countries. This book emerges from the urgent need to move beyond isolated teaching of subjects and towards more holitistic approaches in respect of systemic, institution-wide change. The book brings together evidence-based case studies, theoretical frameworks, and practical toolkits from diverse global contexts—ranging from grassroots student-led movements to system-level policy reforms, in a variety of countries. The contributors argue that \"true change” can be achieved by reimagining curricula to foster sustainability competencies, leveraging their human resources competencies, and partnering with local communities for co-created solutions.Moreover, the book critically examines barriers such as hierarchical governance, resistance to pedagogical innovation, and the tension between academic neutrality and advocacy. Ultimately, it offers a roadmap for university leaders, faculty, students, and policymakers to harness higher education’s unique moral authority and intellectual capital—not merely to adapt to a changing world but to actively co-create a just, resilient, and thriving future for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Leal Filho is a Senior Professor and Head of the Research and Transfer Centre \"Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management” at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and Chair of Environment and Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the initiator of the Word Sustainable Development Symposia (WSSD-U) series, and chairs the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme. Professor Leal Filho has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 800 publications, including books, book chapters and papers in refereed journals. Dr. Bianca Gasparetto Rebelatto is a postdoctoral researcher at the Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Passo Fundo (Brazil), supported by a scholarship from the FAPERGS under the “Dr Empreendedor” call. She completed part of her PhD at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany), where she is also engaged as Head of Communication and Membership for the sustainability networks coordinated by the Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management” (FTZ-NK). Her research focuses on energy efficiency in buildings, with a particular emphasis on sustainability certification systems and their alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals. She has co-authored several publications on sustainable development, higher education, and environmental management. Professor Dr. Luciana Londero Brandli holds the Ph.D degree at Federal University of Santa Catarina. She also holds the post doctorate in Applied Sciences at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, in 2014 in Germany. She is Deputy Editor of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability and Higher Education and Deputy Editor of the Encyclopedia of Sustainable Development Goals:Transforming the World We Want. Prof. Brandli serves on the editorial board of various journals, supervises a number of master and doctoral students on engineering, environment and sustainability issues and has in excess of 300 publications, including books, book chapters and papers in refereed journals. Her current research interests include sustainability in higher education, the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Education for Sustainability and Sustainable Cities. Melanie Desiree Nicolau is a full professor in Geography at the University of South Africa. Her scholarship focuses on the application sustainable development where she advances qualitative and interdisciplinary approaches that integrate real world challenges into academic practice. Her work commonly uses collaborative and participatory methods, engaging stakeholders across academia and civil society. Overall, her methodology emphasizes applied, evidence-based, and socially engaged research, linking theoretical insights with practical outcomes in sustainable development. She has written, co-written, edited and co-edited several academic papers in refereed journals and books. Rudi Pretorius, Ph.D., has been an Associate Professor in Geography at Unisa up to 2024, and is appointed as a Honorary Professor at the same institution from 2025. Rudi does research on education for sustainability, sustainability in higher education, sustainable development, and sustainability applications of Open Distance e-Learning. He is a section editor of the journal Discover Sustainability, and a deputy editor of the International Journal of of Sustainability in Higher Education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032382702\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51950363148428,"sku":"9783032382702","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032382702.jpg?v=1786043605","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783032382702","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}