Planetary Health and Education for Sustainable Development: An Integrative Approach with Focus on Climate Change-related Human Health Risks and Their Thematization in School Contexts

Christian Wittlich, Leif MöNter and Hannah Lathan
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Christian Wittlich: Christian Wittlich, Department of Geography Didactics, Institute of Geography, University of Bremen, Universitäts-Boulevard 13, Bremen, Germany. E-mail: wittlich@uni-bremen.de
Leif MöNter: Leif Mönter, Department of Geography Didactics, Competence Center for Regional Learning, VISTRA—Vechta Institute of Sustainability Transformation in Rural Areas, University of Vechta, Driverstraße, Germany. E-mail: leif.moenter@uni-vechta.de
Hannah Lathan: Hannah Lathan, Department of Geography Didactics, Competence Center for Regional Learning VISTRA—Vechta Institute of Sustainability Transformation in Rural Areas, University of Vechta, Driverstraße, Germany. E-mail: hannah.lathan@uni-vechta.de

Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2023, vol. 17, issue 2, 200-217

Abstract: The Planetary Health (PH) approach addresses health risks resulting from anthropogenic climate change. It offers an integrative understanding of nature, whereby humans and their health are regarded as part of nature, and individual concerns are situated in relation to the interactions between society and the environment. However, this approach has not yet been incorporated into educational practice. Thus, this article presents the potential of PH for secondary educational measures from the perspective of Geography. Using the concept of system competence, this contribution illustrates how PH can be integrated into the established concept of Education for Sustainable Development. While previous concepts in the context of climate change have focused on mitigation, the examples presented are dedicated to adaptation.

Keywords: Education for sustainable development (ESD); planetary health; climate change; health; transformation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/09734082241238087

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