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Author M'Gonigle, R. Michael.

Title Planet U : sustaining the world, reinventing the university / Michael M'Gonigle & Justine Starke ; illustrated by Briony Penn
Published Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
Contents Preface -- Chapter 1: tree-sit -- Part I: The Teacher -- Chapter 2: genealogy of an ancient edifice -- Chapter 3: archaeology of a buried landscape -- Part II: The Innovator -- Chapter 4: leaving carbon city -- Chapter 5: taking the high street -- Chapter 6: locating the commons -- Part III: The Governor -- Chapter 7: structured power -- Chapter 8: active place -- Chapter 9: social movement -- Chapter 10: re-enchantment -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary Planet U places the university at the forefront of the sustainability movement. Questioning the university's ability to equip society to deal with today's serious challenges such as economic growth, democratic citizenship and planetary survival, it calls for a new social movement to take a lead in reforming the university
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Education, Higher -- Social aspects
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
Education and globalization.
Universities and colleges -- Environmental aspects.
Sustainable development.
Environmental responsibility.
Ecological landscape design.
Green movement.
Campus planning.
Universities and colleges -- History.
sustainable development.
HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century.
Education and globalization
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives
Education, Higher -- Social aspects
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Starke, Justine.
ISBN 1550924052
9781550924053