The Declaration, Volume 3, Number 2 : September 1999 [Curriculum] By S. Bruce Kohrn, Walter Simpson, Julie Barrett-O’Neill and Joseph A. Gardella, Jr. In 1995, undergraduate students at the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) initiated an audit of campus practices and policies, an exemplary effort that developed into an internship-style audit course.…… Continue Reading
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Sustainability in Architecture Courses at the Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science
The Declaration, Volume 3, Number 1 : March 1999 [Curriculum] by Rob Fleming Young students in K-12 classes are increasingly taught that we are all interconnected through the proverbial web of life, that protecting earth’s resources is an important part of being a global citizen. So, while the world is becoming environmentally literate, architecture remains…… Continue Reading
Colombia’s University of Jorge Tadeo Lozano Integrates Principles of Environmental Literacy
The Declaration, Volume 2, Number 2 : June 1998 [Curriculum] by Martha Goenaga The first issue of “The Declaration” (January-April 1996) featured an article describing the introduction of the Talloires Declaration principles to Colombia in 1994 under the leadership of the University of Jorge Tadeo Lozano. The article, entitled “Colombian Conference Takes Hands-On Method to…… Continue Reading
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Offers Environmental Specialization Courses
The Declaration, Vol 2, No 1: Winter 1998 [Curriculum] by Marina E. Leal Environmental problems in Mexico, as in other parts of the world, have become a priority at various academic institutions. Being Mexico´s largest university (with over 32,000 academics, and a yearly admission of about 70,000 new students), the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México…… Continue Reading
Clark Creates Common Language For Sustainability
The Declaration, Vol 1, No 3: September – December 1996 [Curriculum] Sometimes the biggest initiatives are incubated in the smallest places. Clark University, an institution of 2000 students in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, is taking bold strides in uniting academic disciplines, faculty, and students to address critical issues of environment and sustainability. In 1994, Clark launched…… Continue Reading
Sustainable Development in a Russian Context
The Declaration, Vol 1, No 2: August 1996 [Curriculum] At the Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology (MUCT) in Moscow, students and faculty are introducing interdisciplinary learning and community education about sustainable development into the educational dialogue in Russia. MUCT’s environmental work takes place under the umbrella of the Department for the Problems of Sustainable Development,…… Continue Reading
Colombia Conference Takes Hands-On Method to the Extreme
The Declaration, Volume 1, Number 1 : January – April 1996 [Curriculum] When one of their jeeps lurched half-way over the edge of a cliff-side road, participants in the recent Environmental Literacy Institute in Colombia said the escape from danger had brought them closer together. When representatives of a local guerrilla movement walked into one…… Continue Reading