ERIC Number: ED433194
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998-Dec
Pages: 4
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Education for Environmental Sustainability. ERIC Digest.
Haury, David L.
Sustainable development has had many definitions; however, all definitions have a core meaning characterized by three elements: (1) consideration of environmental issues and objectives interdependently with economic issues and objectives; (2) a commitment to social equity and the fair distribution of environmental benefits and costs both geographically and across human generations; and (3) an enlarged view of development that extends beyond simple measures of growth to include quantitative improvements in daily life. This digest reviews environmental sustainability education. (CCM)
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Natural Resources, Resource Materials, Sustainable Development
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Publication Type: ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, Columbus, OH.
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