TY - JOUR

T1 - Integrative education for climate change resilience x sustainable development transformations

AU - Downs, Timothy J.

AU - Golovko, Nikita

PY - 2017/1/1

Y1 - 2017/1/1

N2 - To meet society's need to better understand and respond to complex, interwoven problems of climate and sustainability, we herein introduce an integrative framework being applied in a US university setting for conceptualising, designing and deploying educational programs that interconnect climate change resilience (CCR) with sustainable development (SD). The framework weaves together five main strands of integration: 1) socio-political stakeholder interests and influences; 2) development sectors; 3) knowledge types; 4) socio-technical capacities, including education; 5) the smart networking of project sites across varying geographical scales. We pose and answer: what kinds of integrative educational programs, curricula and project practicums can enable transformations in CCRxSD practice? A philosophical foundation undergirds the knowledge and skills base of the suggested programming. Two collaborative case studies illustrate integrative practicums: 1) Fisherville Mill Site, Grafton, Massachusetts, USA - a showcase in urban sustainability; 2) Fijian Islands - a prospective case study in integrative CCRxSD program design.

AB - To meet society's need to better understand and respond to complex, interwoven problems of climate and sustainability, we herein introduce an integrative framework being applied in a US university setting for conceptualising, designing and deploying educational programs that interconnect climate change resilience (CCR) with sustainable development (SD). The framework weaves together five main strands of integration: 1) socio-political stakeholder interests and influences; 2) development sectors; 3) knowledge types; 4) socio-technical capacities, including education; 5) the smart networking of project sites across varying geographical scales. We pose and answer: what kinds of integrative educational programs, curricula and project practicums can enable transformations in CCRxSD practice? A philosophical foundation undergirds the knowledge and skills base of the suggested programming. Two collaborative case studies illustrate integrative practicums: 1) Fisherville Mill Site, Grafton, Massachusetts, USA - a showcase in urban sustainability; 2) Fijian Islands - a prospective case study in integrative CCRxSD program design.

KW - Climate change resilience

KW - Integrative approach

KW - Social learning

KW - Sustainability

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85022340325&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1504/IJGW.2017.084792

DO - 10.1504/IJGW.2017.084792

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85022340325

VL - 12

SP - 468

EP - 482

JO - International Journal of Global Warming

JF - International Journal of Global Warming

SN - 1758-2083

IS - 3-4

ER -