Education, Environment and Sustainable Development
Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Man and environment human dimension of environmental concern and sustainable development/M.K. Satapathy. 2. Environment education philosophy, structure and nature/D. Dash and M.K. Satapathy. 3. Environmental and ecological programmes in higher education/J.G. Ray. 4. Perspectives of environmental education in college and university/S.C. Santra. 5. Environment and sustainable development concept, model and principles/Dipak De. 6. Education for sustainable development: issues and concerns/M.K. Satapathy and D. Dash. 7. Education for sustainable development in the context of teacher education programme/M.K. Satapathy and D. Dash. 8. Equity, environment conservation and sustainable development/B.P. Sahu and P. Ghildayal. 9. Need and importance of value education for environmental conservation and sustainable development/M.K. Satapathy and D. Dash. 10. Biodiversity and its conservation strategies for sustainable development/A.S. Dixit and M.K. Satapathy. 11. Women\'s education, environmental sustainability and national development/K.K. Tiwari. 12. Environment, biodiversity, conservation and sustainable development in the perspective of education/N.C. Datta. 13. Understanding microbes for biosphere sustainability/B.N. Bisoyi. 14. Role of mass media in promoting environmental conservations and sustainable development/B.N. Neelima. 15. Ecological concerns and environment-friendly agriculture/Shivadhar Singh. 16. Indigenous technology, eco-friendly environment and sustainable agriculture/P.S. Sivakumar, N. Nedunchezhiyan and R.C. Ray. 17. Community participation in management of forest resources and sustainable development/N. Subba Rao. 18. Women and environment: the gender difference/Dipak De. 19. Community awareness for sustainable development: a case study from Bhubaneswar/A.K. Patra and Paramita Pramanik. References and bibliography. Index.
"Education is considered to be a powerful tool for socioeconomic development, environmental protection and improving the quality of life. The book describes various issues and concerns of environment and sustainable development, starting with human dimension of environmental conservation and sustainable development to perspectives of environmental education at school and college level with emphasis on structural and philosophy of environmental education, models and principles of sustainable development, teacher education, value education, women education and gender issues in environmental sustainability. The current concern for conservation of natural resources especially biodiversity has been emphasized in the perspectives of education.
The book is an outstanding contribution supported with data, diagrams, flow charts and illustrations. It will be useful to students, teachers, academicians and researchers from the field of science as well as social science having interest in the fields of environmental education and sustainable development." (jacket)
