UNESCO – EOLSS SAMPLE CHAPTERS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS – Vol. I - Environmental Education and Awareness - Bhaskar Nath ©Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS Bhaskar Nath European Centre for Pollution Research, London, UK Keywords: Natural; environment; sustainable; sustainability; development; education; moral; ethical; values; science; technology; awareness; formal; curriculum; primary; secondary; tertiary; undergraduate; graduate; research; students; generic; syllabus. Contents 1. Introduction 2. The problem in context — some of the man-made environmental problems with potentially catastrophic consequences for life on earth 3. How did we get here? Evolution of human attitude to nature and the natural environment 3.1. In the Ancient and Older Civilizations 3.2. In Western Civilizations 3.3. The Legacy 3.4. Global Sustainable Development and Environmental Sustainability 3.5. True Meaning of Global Environmental Sustainability 4. Cause-effect relationship 5. Efficacy of science and technology to deliver global environmental sustainability and sustainable development 5.1. Perceived Role of Science and Technology in Delivering Global Environmental Sustainability and Sustainable Development 5.2. Can we Rely Exclusively on Science and Technology to Deliver Global Environmental Sustainability and Sustainable Development? 6. Objective and scope of environmental education and research 7. Environmental education for children 7.1. Approaches to Early Childhood Education 7.2. Importance of Education at an Early Age 7.3. Basic Criteria for Developing Formal Curricula for the Environmental Education of Children 7.4. Development of Formal Curricula for Secondary School Children 8. Development of environmental curricula for children with learning disability 8.1. Key Guiding Principles 8.2. Curriculum Content and Pedagogic Approaches 8.3. Pedagogic Elements of Formal Curricula 9. Environmental education for undergraduate students 9.1. What is Deemed Important for Undergraduate Students to Learn about Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development? 9.2. Design of Environmental Curricula 9.3. Proposal for a Generic Syllabus 10. Instilling environmental awareness in undergraduate students 10.1. How We See Ourselves — Human Limitations 10.2. How to Instill Environmental Awareness in Undergraduate Students
