Teaching Sustainability in Planning and Design Education: A Systematic Review of Pedagogical Approaches

Hye Yeon Park, Carlos V. Licon and Ole Russell Sleipness
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Hye Yeon Park: Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4005, USA
Carlos V. Licon: Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4005, USA
Ole Russell Sleipness: Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-4005, USA

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 15, 1-17

Abstract: Sustainable development principles are being increasingly incorporated into university planning and design education. This paper evaluates how university planning and design programs teach sustainability and how these various approaches may influence future planners and designers. This systematic review quantitatively analyzes 5639 empirical research documents published from 2011 to 2020, including peer-reviewed papers and reports related to planning and design disciplines in higher education institutions. Key findings include differences in how planning and design curricula include and emphasize sustainability topics, as well as how various modes and teaching approaches correlate with sustainability values. This research offers a comprehensive understanding of how sustainable development approaches and teaching methods may influence how students and emerging professionals approach complex planning and design problems.

Keywords: sustainability; education for sustainable development (ESD); curriculum design; higher education; pedagogy; planning and design education (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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