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As the heating happens: Education for Sustainable Development or Education for Sustainable Contraction?

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There is widespread consensus within the international scientific community that global warming is happening and that its causes are primarily anthropogenic. Future histories anticipate massive environmental and social upheaval unless carbon emissions are dramatically curtailed in the near future. Responses to the prospect of a hotter planet include welcome, refutation, avoidance and denial, and concerned activism. Denial is evident among those seeking to effect social change, including advocates of education for sustainable development. A fundamental issue for those advocates is the relevance of continuing to talk about development as the heating happens. An alternative, education for social contraction, is elaborated.

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  • David Selby, 2007. "As the heating happens: Education for Sustainable Development or Education for Sustainable Contraction?," International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 2(3/4), pages 249-267.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijisde:v:2:y:2007:i:3/4:p:249-267
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    Cited by:

    1. Cohen, Maurie J., 2010. "Destination unknown: Pursuing sustainable mobility in the face of rival societal aspirations," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(4), pages 459-470, May.
    2. Denise Summers, 2013. "Education for Sustainable Development in Initial Teacher Education: From Compliance to Commitment—Sowing the Seeds of Change," Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, , vol. 7(2), pages 205-222, September.
    3. David Selby & Fumiyo Kagawa, 2010. "Runaway Climate Change as Challenge to the ‘Closing Circle’ of Education for Sustainable Development," Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, , vol. 4(1), pages 37-50, March.

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