Earth Education for Addressing Obstacles to Sustainability
Abstract
Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development presents the Sustainable Development Goals as a plan for 'people and planet' capturing the idea that human well-being depends not only on peaceful and equitable economic development, but also on preserving the health of planetary systems which are currently in jeopardy. As experts in observing, interpreting, modelling, and monitoring Earth systems, geoscientists are uniquely equipped to address the 'planet' dimension of sustainability. However obstacles to sustainability result from complex interactions between natural and human systems and finding solutions will also require consideration of the human actions, institutions, and values that shape how people interact with the planet and with each other. This presentation will provide illustrative examples of educational initiatives and resources, including the Interdisciplinary Teaching about Earth for a Sustainable Future (InTeGrate) Project, that situate geoscience concepts in the context of societal issues and highlight the need to consider stakeholder perspectives in designing solutions.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019AGUFMPA32D..17M
- Keywords:
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- 4327 Resilience;
- NATURAL HAZARDS;
- 4328 Risk;
- NATURAL HAZARDS;
- 4345 Community management;
- NATURAL HAZARDS;
- 6339 System design;
- POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES