Sustainability Literacy: Two Perspectives. In this chapter two authors, Paul Vare and John Blewitt, offer differing perspectives on the value, usefulness and dangers of the term ‘sustainability literacy’.
Sustainability Literacy: role or goal? Paul Vare, Director of the South West Learning for Sustainability Coalition
Is it worth squabbling over the term ‘literacy’; shouldn’t we just get on with the business of saving the planet (or rather, ourselves?) Yes, let’s get started and transform the world. Follow me!
But wait, they’re not following. There’s another ‘expert’ over there who’s shouting louder, says she has Science on her side – and now Damian here says he’s greener than all of us. Or does he mean more literate?
If sustainable development was simply a matter of our becoming ‘sustainability literate’, wouldn’t we have defined the syllabus by now and cracked the problem?
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