University Engagement and Environmental Sustainability

Introduction PART I: Laying the foundation 1. University responsibility in a world of environmental catastrophe: cognitive justice, engagement and an ethic of care in learning - Steve Garlick and Julie Matthews 2. Unbounded organization and the unbounded university curriculum - Howard Richards 3. Indigenous and Western knowledge: a false dichotomy? - Margaret Sutherland 4. Guerrilla geography: describing and defending place for a living (or the renaissance of 100-mile geographers) - Briony Penn 5. Universities in transition: overcoming barriers and creating pathways for sustainability - Jesús Granados Sánchez PART II: Studies of environmental sustainability 6. Sustainable local food systems and environmental sustainability - Sandra Streed 7. Higher education intervention in the management of soil erosion and agricultural practice in Nigeria - Idowu Biao and Roseline Tawo 8. The importance of women's leadership programmes in developing a sustainable economy - Morgan Chawawa and Wapula Raditloaneng 9. Becoming part of the solution: engaged research on sustainability - Linda Silka 10. University-community outreach: case study of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs - Norman Walzer and Christopher D. Merrett 11. Initiating ecological restoration and community relationships at a satellite campus - Roberta Lammers Conclusion Index