Innovation in Engineering Education for Sustainable Development—Introduction to a Special Issue

Fermín Sánchez-Carracedo and David López
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Fermín Sánchez-Carracedo: Barcelona School of Informatics, University Research Institute for Sustainability Science and Technology, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC-BarcelonaTech, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
David López: Barcelona School of Informatics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya UPC-BarcelonaTech, 08034 Barcelona, Spain

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 19, 1-3

Abstract: Sustainability plays a key role in engineering education. Engineering students must learn to think long-term and understand that, in order to achieve a better world, they must situate their future professional activities within the framework of sustainable solutions. To this end, future engineers must be aware of the complexities of the social environment in which they are developing their work, and of the need to harmonize short-term improvements with sustainable development based on the long term. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in engineering is essential for the training of agents of change and transformation that can promote policies, strategies, and methods that enable a more sustainable future to be built. This Special Issue gathers six original research papers in the field of ESD in engineering, ranging from general issues such as formulating key issues required for any course in EDS, to the experience of introducing sustainability into very specific subjects. Therefore, this Special Issue is of particular value for both academic researchers and lecturers interested in introducing sustainability into their own teaching subjects.

Keywords: education for sustainable development; engineering education; deep transformation; sustainability assessment; social responsibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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