Sustainable Energy Education in the Arctic: The Role of Higher Education (Routledge Explorations in Energy Studies)

This book examines how climate change and renewable energy are being taught in Arctic Higher Education. Drawing on course mapping conducted in Higher Education (HE) institutions across the Arctic, Arruda looks at the ways in which energy and climate are being taught and the effectiveness of these methods in preparing individuals for the transition to a low-carbon energy system. Using data from four key cases studies in Norway, Canada and the US, she explores the different educational approaches and pedagogies used and specifically considers how HE teaching in this region can contribute to the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development Goals. The book concludes by making recommendations for how sustainable energy can be better addressed in Arctic HE curricula, particularly around the incorporation of multidisciplinary and multicultural perspectives. It also sets out how the results of this study could be applied to HE in non-Arctic countries. This innovative volume will be of great interest to students, scholars and educators of climate change, renewable energy, Arctic studies and sustainability in higher education.

• | Author: Gisele M. Arruda
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Nov 13, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 278 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0367376733
• | ISBN-13: 9780367376734