Are We Ready for a Sustainable Development? A Survey among Young Geoscientists in Italy

Andrea Gerbaudo, Francesca Lozar, Manuela Lasagna, Marco Davide Tonon and Elena Egidio
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Andrea Gerbaudo: Earth Sciences Department, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
Francesca Lozar: Earth Sciences Department, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
Manuela Lasagna: Earth Sciences Department, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
Marco Davide Tonon: Earth Sciences Department, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
Elena Egidio: Earth Sciences Department, University of Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 13, 1-17

Abstract: The United Nations 2030 Agenda is a plan designed to encourage prosperity that is respectful of the planet and its inhabitants. The Agenda will help introduce the concept of education for sustainability (EfS) to a wider population in order to promote inter- and trans-disciplinary knowledge about sustainability. Connecting Earth Sciences (ES) with sustainability allows us to deal with the ethical dimensions and the social implications of this field. The belief is that improving the delivery of knowledge around sustainability issues will make visible the potential of ES education as a key component of EfS. The aim of this paper is to understand whether the young Italian ES community has sufficient knowledge of and a shared interest in, sustainability. The conviction is that awareness of these topics among the younger generations is fundamental to building a new pedagogical paradigm. This study shows the results of a survey taken by participants of BeGeo 2021, the Italian national congress dedicated to young geoscientists, held in Napoli in October 2021. The majority of respondents had limited knowledge about sustainability, and only a few had attended academic activities that included these topics. Nonetheless, the importance of sustainability is well recognized and there is a great need to increase the number of activities connected to EfS.

Keywords: geoethics; education for sustainability; sustainable development goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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