Abstract
Sustainable development is development that should not destroy the integrity of the environment. Ensuring environmental sustainability is the key to sustainable development, but this is a major challenge in developing countries. This chapter discusses the issues that are components of integrated environmental education and are vital for sustainable development. These issues are role of different disciplines in environmental education; relationship between population and environment; sustainable natural resources conservation; agriculture and environment; energy and environment; human settlements and environment; natural environmental hazards; environmental pollution and management; natural resources conservation; and environmental planning and management. Integrated environmental education is a necessity for professionals in the fields of architecture, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical, and geomatics. The chapter also provides a conceptual framework and stresses the importance of a holistic approach to integrated environmental education for it can provide essential knowledge required in sustainable economic development.
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