Rethinking Education for Sustainable Development by Radhika I... - 9781350256125

Rethinking Education for Sustainable DevelopmentResearch, Policy and Practice\nAuthor(s): Radhika Iyengar, Ozge Karadag Caman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781350256125, 978-1350256125\nSynopsis\nThis book explores how education can be used as a tool to promote sustainability practices as the world faces huge challenges related to climate change and public health. The chapters consider all types of literacy approaches that fall under the umbrella of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). These approaches include scientific literacy, ecological literacy, health literacy, education on climate change and climate resilience, environmental education and others linking education, global health, and the environment more broadly. Education is used in the widest sense to incorporate non-formal, informal and formal/school settings. This volume will help to bring these interconnected areas together and inte.