Table of Contents

Introduction ~ Hugh Atkinson and Ros Wade;

Section one: The challenge of sustainability – politics, education and learning;

Planetary challenges: the agenda laid bare ~ Hugh Atkinson;

The politics of sustainability: democracy and the limits of policy action ~ Stuart Wilks-Heeg;

Learning for sustainability: the challenges for education policy and practice ~ Ros Wade;

Section two: What is to be done ? – case studies in politics, education and learning;

Climate change and environmental policy in the USA: lessons in political action ~ Hugh Atkinson;

‘Greening’ the European Union? The Europeanization of EU Environment policy: institution building and learning ~ John O’Brennan;

Re-thinking globalisation: politics, sustainability, learning and convergence ~ Jenneth Parker;

Section three: What is to be done?- What is to be done-case studies in learning for sustainability from across the globe;

The challenge of sustainability in Sub Saharan Africa – the implications for education policy and practice ~ Ros Wade with Vincent Muhumaza, Chikondi Musange and Heinrich Rukindo;

Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) as mobilising mechanisms for Education for Sustainable Development ~ Roger A. Petry, Lyle M. Benko, Takaaki Koganezawa and Tomonori Ichinose; Mary Otieno; with Ros Wade;

Social media and sustainability: the right to the city ~ John Blewitt;

Section Four: Emerging themes and future scenarios;

Emerging themes and future scenarios ~ Hugh Atkinson and Ros Wade;

Afterword ~ Hugh Atkinson and Ros Wade.

About the Author

Hugh Atkinson is a senior lecturer in politics at London South Bank University. He is the author of "Local Democracy, Civic Engagement and Community: From New Labour to the Big Society." Ros Wade is professor in and director of the International Education for Sustainability Program at London South Bank University.

Reviews

"We know: that global sustainability issues are biting; that radical changes are required; that this change is political yet at the same time requires a change in the way we do politics. And that the same pattern applies to education - necessary change towards sustainability can't happen without learning, but requires a sea-change in the way we view and practise education. By bringing the case for both shifts together and explaining their relationship - as this welcome and timely book does so effectively and lucidly - the authors offer a valuable and much needed contribution towards the possibility of a better future." --Professor Stephen Sterling, Centre for Sustainable Futures, Plymouth University. "This book deserves attention given that it covers a such an important concern for future generations. Living with the capacity of this planet's resources needs to be given a major role in social and political behaviour. This book points the way."-- Professor Jim Chandler, Sheffield Hallam University. "This timely book addresses a crucial political science issue: now that we are aware of the many global sustainability crises, how do we both create and engage a knowledgeable citizenry to democratically and collaboratively resolve both the existing threats and those surely yet to come."-- Professor Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair in Education for Sustainable Development, York University, Canada.