Addressing Global Environmental Security Through Innovative Educational Curricula

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List of Contributors. I. Current Educational Practices and the Need for Change. Global and European trends in higher education implications for university curricula M.Szabo.- Science on the marsh - towards the ground of education (for sustainable development) R. Ziegler.- Environmental security and the role of UNESCO chairs in higher education in Belarus N. Goncharova.- The educational dilemma of environmental security: hard science or the art of decision making? O. Borysova.- Learning eco-efficiency tools through university - corporate cooperation O. Sergienko.- Modem approaches to sustainability and spatial development: educational aspects E. Khlobystov, L. Zharova.- A comparison of ecological education and sustainable development education S. Gevorgyan, A. Adanalyan.- II. Educational Needs from the Perspective of Employers and Professionals. The role of trans-disciplinary skills in environmental education and science D. Landers.- Transition from student to employee - the necessary science and skills R. Hull.- Stages, perspectives and alterations of high education reform on north-west of Russia V. Tarbaeva, Y. Danilova.- The concept of higher environmental education for Ukraine F. Stolberg.- III. New Practices in Higher Education in Environmental Fields.Learning by doing: the university as a curricular tool for sustainability and environmental security S. Brylinsky, S. Allen-Gil.- A student's perspective: the benefits of non-traditional methods of environmental education on environmental policy L. Stelljes, S. Allen-Gil.- Towards integration of knowledge through sustainability education and its potential contribution to environmental security A. Rojas.- Non-traditional pedagogies in advanced education: engaging head, hands & heart for environmental and educational benefit Y. Sipos.- Permaculture, a natural systems design approach for teaching sustainability in higher education: Pacific University's B-streetpermaculture project D. Gundersen, T. O'Day.- Addressing the use of non-traditional methods of environmental education: achieving the greatest environmental and educational benefit for the European region W. Leal Filho, F. Mannke.- Teaching the environment as a bridge to peace and security in the middle east: the pedagogic approach of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies C. Lipchin et al.- Risk assessment in Ukrainian environmental high education A. Klochko.- Education in microbiology as a tool to meet challenges of environmental security Z. Filip, K. Demnerova.- IV. Summary Chapter. Enacting a dialogue on environmental security in higher education: areas of inquiry and topics of discussion S. Brylinsky.- Index.