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Biodiversity and Education for Sustainable Development

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Editors:
  1. Paula Castro

    1. University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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  2. Ulisses M. Azeiteiro

    1. Universidade Aberta, Porto, Portugal

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  3. Paula Bacelar-Nicolau

    1. Universidade Aberta, Lisboa, Portugal

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  4. Walter Leal Filho

    1. Metropolitan University, HAW Hamburg and Manchester, Hamburg, Germany

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  5. Anabela Marisa Azul

    1. University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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  • Addresses highly topical subjects: biodiversity, education
  • for sustainable development, and sustainability
  • Presents a wide range of authors from all continents
  • covering topics from polar biology conservation to urban conservation)
  • Has a strong interdisciplinary focus, sparking new interest
  • in the social sciences, life sciences, and education sectors
  • Presents a balanced mix of research, projects, and teaching experiences, sure to be of interest to a wide academic audience
  • Contributes to the successful and timely implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 adopted by the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, held from 18 to 29 October 2010, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: World Sustainability Series (WSUSE)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Biodiversity and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): Tendencies and Perspectives

    • Walter Leal Filho, Paula Castro, Paula Bacelar-Nicolau, Anabela Marisa Azul, Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro
    Pages 1-10

  3. Education Research on Biodiversity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Conservation of Biological Resources: Why Does It Matter?

      • Paula Castro, Anabela Marisa Azul, Jorge Paiva
      Pages 13-28

    3. Urban Biodiversity and Cities’ Sustainable Development

      • Lurdes Barrico, Paula Castro
      Pages 29-42

    4. Education on Biodiversity in the Polar Regions

      • José C. Xavier, Gerlis Fugmann, Inga Beck, Louise Huffman, Eric Jensen
      Pages 43-56

    5. Teaching Mycology Worldwide

      • María P. Martín, Roy Watling
      Pages 57-68

    6. Bugs and Society I: Raising Awareness About Endemic Biodiversity

      • Ana Moura Arroz, Rosalina Gabriel, Isabel R. Amorim, Rita São Marcos, Paulo A. V. Borges
      Pages 69-89

  4. Teaching About Biological Invasions and Threats to Biodiversity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Science and Education at the Centre for Invasion Biology

      • Sarah J. Davies, G. John Measey, Dorette du Plessis, David M. Richardson
      Pages 93-105

    3. Engaging Society to Fight Invasive Alien Plants in Portugal—One of the Main Threats to Biodiversity

      • Elizabete Marchante, Hélia Marchante
      Pages 107-122

  5. Engaging Society in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainability

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Bugs and Society II: Testing Two Communication Strategies for Public Engagement in the Azores

      • Isabel R. Amorim, Ana Moura Arroz, Rita São Marcos, Paulo A. V. Borges, Rosalina Gabriel
      Pages 125-153

    3. Communicating Biodiversity Conservation Research Through Dialogue and Mutual Learning in Rural and Indigenous Communities

      • Isabel Ruiz-Mallén
      Pages 155-168

    4. Education for Sustainability in the Context of Community Forestry

      • Rita Serra, Patrícia Ferreira, Iryna Skulska, Mayrén Alavez-Vargas, Anailton Salgado, João Arriscado Nunes et al.
      Pages 169-183

  6. Designing Sustainable Futures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Urban Forest Governance: FUTURE—The 100,000 Trees Project in the Porto Metropolitan Area

      • Marta Pinto, Conceição Almeida, Ana Maria Pereira, Margarida Silva
      Pages 187-202

    3. Reflexive Research and Education for Sustainable Development with Coastal Fishing Communities in the Azores Islands: A Theatre for Questions

      • Alison Laurie Neilson, Irina Castro
      Pages 203-217

    4. Public Policies and Education for Biodiversity: Brazilian Challenges in a New Global Context

      • Thiago Lima Klautau de Araújo
      Pages 219-235

    5. Education for Sustainable Development in Brazil: Challenges for Inclusive, Differentiated and Multicultural Education

      • Andréia Faraoni Freitas Setti, Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro
      Pages 237-248
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About this book

This book gathers interdisciplinary reflections from researchers, educators, and other experts on the subject of biodiversity closer to education and learning. The book also highlights its role as an added value to strategic principles for healthy ecosystems and sustainable human development. It promotes critical thinking and foster practices and attitudes for Education for Sustainable Development reconciling education with principles of human behaviour and nature. Readers especially find this book a timely resource in light of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020, the Aichi Targets, and the new EU biodiversity strategy “Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020”. Along with the challenge of ecosystems and public health, biodiversity conservation is essential for humanity’s continued security and sustainability, as it touches on all aspects of people’s lives.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Paula Castro, Anabela Marisa Azul

  • Universidade Aberta, Porto, Portugal

    Ulisses M. Azeiteiro

  • Universidade Aberta, Lisboa, Portugal

    Paula Bacelar-Nicolau

  • Metropolitan University, HAW Hamburg and Manchester, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biodiversity and Education for Sustainable Development

  • Editors: Paula Castro, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Paula Bacelar-Nicolau, Walter Leal Filho, Anabela Marisa Azul

  • Series Title: World Sustainability Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32318-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-32317-6Published: 06 June 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81254-0Published: 30 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-32318-3Published: 26 May 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2199-7373

  • Series E-ISSN: 2199-7381

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 334

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sustainable Development, Biodiversity, Science Education, Nature Conservation, Environmental Sociology

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