An education approach for the Anthropocene epoch
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i11.19780Keywords:
Education; Anthropocene; Practical pedagogy analysis; Social-ecological systems; Resilience of ecosystem services.Abstract
It is now well established in the literature that there is a need to incorporate the concept of sustainability into education at all study levels. However, there is considerable uncertainty expressed concerning how it could best be achieved and how the resilience concept would enhance this idea. This article aims to address this gap. The objective is to explore aspects of socio-ecological resilience, that underlies a university case study. The methodology is exploratory, descriptive, and explanatory. Results demonstrate that civil engagement university activities are an education approach that provides students with experiences that build skills necessary for addressing the challenges of the Anthropocene Epoch. The conclusion of the article emphasizes that the education for the Anthropocene epoch should consider the enhancement of ecosystem services by demonstrating that humans are part of the social-ecological systems; considering interdisciplinarity as a methodological approach; demonstrating the variety of potentials on participation of stakeholders by civil engagement as developing autonomy both on students and stakeholders and developing the ability for proactive attitudes. Is also enhance learning and social learning by civil engagement and participation.
References
Berkes, F., Colding, J. & Folke, C. (2003). Navigating social ecological systems: building resilience for complexity and change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press:
Bigss, R., Schlüter, M. & Schoon, M. L. (2015). Principles for building resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in Social – Ecological Systems. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Crutzen, P. & Stoermer, E. F. (2000). The Anthropocene. Global Change Newsletter of International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme, 41, 17-18. Retrieved from http://www.igbp.net/download/18.316f18321323470177580001401/1376383088452/NL41.pdf
Ernstson, H. (2013). The social production of ecosystem services: a framework for studying environmental justice and ecological complexity in urbanized landscapes. Landscape and urban planning, 109, 7-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2012.10.005
Etheridge, D. M. et al. (1996). Natural and Anthropogenic changes in the atmosphere Co2 over the last 1000 years form air in Antarctic ice. Journal of Geophysics, 101, 4115-4128. https://doi.org/10.1029/95JD03410
Gibson, R. B. (2006). Beyond the pillars: sustainability assessment as a framework for effective integration of social, economic and ecological considerations in significant decision making. Journal of environmental assessment policy and management, 8(3), 259-280. Retrieved from https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/223053/mod_resource/content/1/526_sa_gibson.pdf
IBGE - Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. (2010). Brasil cidades, 2010. Retrieved from http://:www. http://www.cidades.ibge.gov.br/xtras/home.php
UNDP – United Nation Development Programe (2016). Human Development Index, HDI, Retrieved From http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-index-hdi
IPCC - International Panel for Climate Change. (2007). Synthesis Report. Retrieved from https://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/publications_ipcc_fourth_assessment_report_synthesis_report.htm
Jones, P., Trier, C. J. & Richards, J. P. (2008). Embedding Education for Sustainable Development in higher education: A case study examining common challenges and opportunities for undergraduate programmers. International Journal of Educational Research, 47(6), 341-350. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2008.11.001
Mattedi, M. A. (2009). O desastre se tornou rotina. In: Frank, B. & Sevegnani, L. (Eds.). Desastre de 2008 no Vale do Itajaí: água, gente e política. Blumenau: Agência da Água do Vale do Itajaí, 2009.
Mahaffy, P. G. (2014) Telling time: chemistry education in the anthropocene epoch. Journal of Chemical Education, 91, 463-465.10.1021/ed5001922, 0.76.
MA - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005). Ecosystem and human well-being: synthesis. Island Press, Washington. Retrieved from https://www.millenniumassessment.org/documents/document.356.aspx.pdf
Olsson, P., Folke, C. & Berkes, F. (2014). Adaptative co-manegement for building resilience in socialecological systems. Environmental Management. v. 34(1), 75-90. 10.1007/s00267-003-0101-7
Ostrom, E. (2009). A general framework for analyzing sustainability of social ecological systems. Science, 325(5939) 419-422.10.1126/science.1172133
Oxford (2014). Oxford advanced learner’s dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Reed, M. S. et al. (2006). What is social learning? Ecology and Society, 15(4), 1. Retrieved from http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss4/resp1/
Reyers, B. et al. (2013). Getting the measure of ecosystem services: a social-ecological approach. Frontiers in Ecology and the environment, 11, 268-273. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/23470507
Säljö, R. (1979). Learning in the learner’s perspective: some common-sense conception. Reports from the institute of Education, University of Gothemburg.
Santomé, J. T.(1998). Globalização e interdisciplinaridade: o currículo integrado. Porto Alegre: Artmed.
Souza, C. M. M.; Mello, B. J.; Florit, L. F.; Ramalho, A. M. C.; Souza, Y. M. M.; Jeremias, J. T. F. & Aguiar, P. D. (2021). Social environmental vulnerability approach on the COVID-19 epoch: a case study in Blumenau (SC), Brazil. Research, Society and Development, 10(10), 1-17 - 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i10.1873
Steffen, P. J. W., Crutzen, P. J. & Mcneill, J. R. (2007). The Anthropocene: are humans now overwhelming the great forces of nature? Ambio - Royal Swedish Academy of Science, 36 (8). http://dx.doi.org/10.1579/0044-744792007)36[614:TAAHNO]2.0.CO;2
Tippett, J. et al. (2005). Social learning in public participation in river basin management – early findings from Harmoni COP European case studies. Environmental Science & Policy, 8(3), 287-299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2005.03.003
UN - United Nations (2016). United Nation millenium development goals. Retrieved fom http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
UN - United Nations (1998). Education for sustainable development. Retrieved from http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/leading-the-international-agenda/education-for-sustainable-development/
Walker, B. & Salt, D. (2006). Resilience thinking: sustaining ecosystems and people in a changing world. London: Island press.
Walker, B. & Salt, D. (2012). Resilience practice: building capacity to absorb disturbance and maintain Function. London: Island press.
Waas, T., Verbruggen, A. & Wright, T (2010). University research for sustainable development: definition and characteristics explored. Journal of clear production, 18(2010), 629-636. 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.09.017
WCED - World Commission on Environment and Development (1987). GH Brundtland chair: Our Common Future. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://www.un-documents.net/our-common-future.pdf
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2021 Cristiane Mansur de Moraes Souza
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
1) Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
2) Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
3) Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
