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The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy
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The hanbook of Sustainability Literacy is available on-line for free: http://www.sustainability-literacy.org/multimedia.html
From the cover:
In this ground-breaking book, leading sustainability educators are
joined by literary critics, permaculturalists, ecologists, artists,
journalists, engineers, mathematicians and philosophers in a deep
reflection on the skills people need to survive and thrive in the
challenging conditions of the 21st century. Responding to the threats
of climate change, peak oil, resource depletion, economic uncertainty
and energy insecurity demands the utmost in creativity, ingenuity and
new ways of thinking in order to reinvent both self and society. The
book covers a wide range of skills and attributes from technology
appraisal to ecological intelligence, and includes active learning
exercises to help develop those skills. Published by Green Books (224
pages).Contents (from the website):
INTRODUCTION
Arran Stibbe and Heather Luna
Part I: Skills for a changing world
ECOCRITICISM
the ability to investigate cultural artefacts from an ecological perspective.
Greg Garrard
OPTIMISATION
the art of personal sufficiency.
John Naish
GROUNDED ECONOMIC AWARENESS
economic awareness grounded in ecological and ethical values.
Satish Kumar
ADVERTISING AWARENESS
the ability to expose advertising discourses that undermine sustainability, and resist them.
Arran Stibbe
TRANSITION SKILLS
skills for transition to a post fossil-fuel age.
Stephen Quilley
COMMONS THINKING
the ability to envisage and enable a viable future through connected action.
Justin Kenrick
EFFORTLESS ACTION
the ability to fulfil human needs effortlessly through working with nature.
Ling Feng
PERMACULTURE DESIGN
designing our lives with nature as the model.
Patrick Whitefield
COMMUNITY GARDENING
skills for building community and working within environmental limits.
Alma Clavin
ECOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE
viewing the world relationally.
Stephen Sterling
SYSTEMS THINKING
the ability to recognize and analyse the inter-connections within and between systems.
Glenn Strachan
GAIA AWARENESS
awareness of the animate qualities of the Earth.
Stephan Harding
FUTURES THINKING
the ability to envision scenarios for the future and work towards bringing desirable ones into being.
Sue Wayman
VALUES REFLECTION AND THE EARTH CHARTER
the ability to critique the values of an unsustainable society and consider alternatives.
Jeffrey Newman
SOCIAL CONSCIENCE
the ability to reflect on deeply-held opinions about social justice and sustainability.
Myshele Goldburg
NEW MEDIA LITERACY
communication skills for sustainability.
John Blewitt
CULTURAL LITERACY
understanding and skills for culturally appropriate communication.
Kim Polistina
CARBON CAPABILITY
understanding, ability and motivation for reducing carbon emissions.
Lorraine Whitmarsh, Saffron O’Neill, Gill Seyfang and Irene Lorenzoni
GREENING BUSINESS
the ability to drive environmental and sustainability improvements in the workplace.
Zoe Robinson
MATERIALS AWARENESS
the ability to expose the hidden impact of materials on sustainability.
Melinda Watson
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AND APPROPRIATE DESIGN
the ability to design systems, technologies and equipment in an appropriate way.
Mike Clifford
TECHNOLOGY APPRAISAL
the ability to evaluate technological innovations.
Gavin Harper
COMPLEXITY, SYSTEMS THINKING AND PRACTICE
skills for managing complexity.
Dick Morris and Stephen Martin
COPING WITH COMPLEXITY
the ability to manage complex sustainability problems.
Bland Tomkinson
EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
the ability to research and reflect on the roots of emotional wellbeing.
Morgan Phillips
FINDING MEANING WITHOUT CONSUMING
the ability to experience meaning, purpose and satisfaction through non-material wealth.
Paul Maiteny
BEING-IN-THE-WORLD
the ability to think about the self in interconnection and interdependence with the surrounding world.
John Danvers
BEAUTY AS A WAY OF KNOWING
the redemption of knowing through the experience of beauty.
Barry Bignell
Part II: Transforming education for Sustainability Literacy
CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT.
Geoff Fagan
RE-EDUCATING THE PERSON.
Karen Blincoe
INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION.
Anne Phillips
A LEARNING SOCIETY.
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Let her know that we here are benefiting too :)
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I need to thank robynfrancis who originally posted this link in the Permaculture Oceania email list. It was just too good not to post here :)
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thanks so much for posting! this looks like a comprehensive tool-much appreciated!
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This is just the kind of work I've been looking for. Thanks for posting it.
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Have only read the chapter on citizen engagement so far, but was impressed by that and would recommend, especially to anyone interested in education.
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This is a good book for corporations, governments, and individuals that care about the safety of our planet earth today and beyond. Literacy education is awareness to reach out and create consciousness’ about the impede impacts of climate change and how we can develop sustainably to meet human needs without destroying our natural and ecosystems in the 21st century and beyond. Ayodele Fashemi MS Environmental Advocacy Research Assistant Climate Change Adaptation Antioch University New England 40 Avon Street, Keene. NH 03431 USA
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Thanks for adding the pretty pic Bowo!
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Wow! This looks like a real gem! Good on them for publishing the entirety online for everyone to learn from.
Thanks for posting this Celeste! Will explore!
~Bowo
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Just wanted to add my thanks too, Celeste. I've only recently joined Wiser Earth and am just bowled over by the generosity around here! :o))
Sally