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1) Lecture/ Lesson Materials:
Sustainability Education for High Schools (as part of the ‘Sustainable Living Challenge’) [access the content]
– Supported by Griffith University and the Port of Brisbane Corporation
– Senior School/ Higher Education/ Professional Development (Introductory)
– 12 lessons freely available online:
o 4 lessons: Technologies - Grade 10 (Introductory)
o 4 lessons: Senior School Physics (Intermediate)
o 4 lessons: Senior School Chemistry (Intermediate)
Introduction to Sustainable Development [access the content]
– Supported by Engineers Australia, Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering and UNESCO
– Senior School/ Higher Education/ Professional Development (Introductory)
– 12 lessons freely available online
Principles and Practices in Sustainable Development [access the content]
– Supported by Engineers Australia, Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering and UNESCO
– Senior School/ Higher Education/ Professional Development (Intermediate)
– 12 lessons freely available online
E-Waste Education Courses [access the content]
– Supported by Griffith University and DELL
– Senior School/ Higher Education/ Professional Development (Intermediate)
– 3 lessons freely available online
Sustainable IT: Reducing Carbon Footprint and Materials Waste in the IT Environment [access the content]
– Supported by HP
– Senior School/ Higher Education/ Professional Development (Intermediate)
– 5 lessons freely available online
Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation [access the content]
– Supported by the CSIRO and the National Framework for Energy Efficiency
– Higher Education/ Professional Development (Intermediate - Advanced)
– 30 lessons freely available online
(Underway) Sustainable Water Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation [access the content]
– Supported by the Australian Federal Government Department of Climate Change
– 30 lessons freely available online (4 lessons currently available)
2) Text Books:
The Natural Advantage of Nations: Business Opportunities, Innovation and Governance in the 21st Century [access the content]
– Supported by multiple collaborators, across Government, Business and Community
– Higher Education/ Professional Development (Intermediate)
– 9 of 22 Chapters freely available online, with traceable full referencing
– Text book published by Earthscan Press, 2005, ISBN: 978-1-84407-121-0 (Hardback), 978-1-84407-340-5 (Paperback)
Whole System Design: An Integrated Approach to Sustainable Engineering [access the content]
– Supported by the Australian Federal Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
– Higher Education/ Professional Development (Intermediate)
– 100% (10 lectures) freely available online, with traceable full referencing
– Co-published with UNESCO and the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO)
– Text book published by Earthscan Press, 2009, ISBN: 978-1-84407-642-0 (Hardback), 978-1-84407-643-7 (Paperback)
Factor 5: Transforming the Global Economy through 80% Improvements in Resource Productivity [access the content]
– Supported by multiple collaborators, across Government, Business and Community
– Higher Education/ Professional Development (Intermediate)
– 20% of the text freely available online, with traceable full referencing
– Text book published by Earthscan Press, 2009
(Early 2010) Cents and Sustainability: Making Sense of How to Grow Economies, Strengthen Communities and Revive the Environment in Our Lifetime [read more]
– Supported by multiple collaborators, across Government, Business and Community
– Higher Education/ Professional Development (Intermediate)
– 20% of the text freely available online, with traceable full referencing
– Text book published by Earthscan Press (In Press, 2010)
(Early 2010) Engineering Education and Sustainable Development: A Guide for Rapid Curriculum Renewal [read more]
– Higher Education/ Professional Development (Intermediate)
– 100% freely available online, with traceable full referencing
– Text book published by Earthscan Press (In Press, 2010)
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