Responding to Environmental Challenges: An Initial Assessment of Higher Education Curricula Needs by Australian Planning Professionals

Autor/in	Hurlimann, Anna C.
Titel	Responding to Environmental Challenges: An Initial Assessment of Higher Education Curricula Needs by Australian Planning Professionals
Quelle	In: Environmental Education Research, 15 (2009) 6, S.643-659 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-4622
Schlagwörter	Urban Planning; Water; Environmental Education; Foreign Countries; Climate; Curriculum Design; Educational Needs; Critical Thinking; Inquiry; Professional Education; Surveys; College Curriculum; Educational Policy; Sustainable Development; Program Content; Needs Assessment; Higher Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stadtplanung; Wasser; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Ausland; Klima; Lehrplangestaltung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Kritisches Denken; Berufsausbildung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Programmgestaltung; Bedarfsermittlung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Australien
Abstract	Environmental planning education has become crucial given the projected implications of climate change for human settlements and nature. However, despite the identified importance of educating planners with regards to sustainability and environmental issues, there has been limited discussion of the topic within literature. In particular, there has been little consultation with planning professionals about their perception of environmental planning curricula needs. This article addresses this need through the survey of planning professionals in Australia. Perceived gaps in environmental knowledge and skills of planners were identified. The key knowledge gaps highlighted included climate change and water management. The key skill gaps highlighted included critical thinking and independent inquiry. Implications for urban planning curricula including the need to revise planning curricula are discussed. The study has implications for and interest to other professional degrees of which environmental sustainability is a component. (Contains 4 tables, 2 figures, and 2 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10