Universities and Climate Change – Introducing Climate Change at University Programmes

Article Type: Books and Resources From: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Volume 11, Issue 4

Edited by Walter Leal Filho,Springer,Berlin,2010,300 pp.,ISBN 9783642107504,€106,00,

Climate change is a matter of global concern and specific sectors of society such as universities need to engage and be active in the search for regional and local solutions for what is a global problem. Despite the fact that many universities all around the world are undertaking remarkable efforts in tackling the challenges posed by climate change, few of such works are widely documented and disseminated. The book Universities and Climate Change addresses this gap.

The book pursues three aims. First, it presents a review of the approaches and methods to inform communicate and educate university students and the public on climate change being used by universities around the world. Second, it introduces initiatives, projects and communication strategies undertaken by universities with a view to informing students and other stakeholders in order to raise awareness on matters related to climate change. Finally, the book documents, promotes and disseminates some of the on-going initiatives today all around the world, with an emphasis on replicable and inspiring projects being undertaken at and by universities, aimed at encouraging a better understanding and a stronger personal involvement in climate change issues and inspiring more works in this field.