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Strategic competences for concrete action towards sustainability
- Source :
- Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 68(Part 2), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016, 1-6. London: Elsevier
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- In the current discourses on sustainable development, one can discern two main intellectual cultures: an analytic one focusing on measuring problems and prioritizing measures, (Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), Mass Flow Analysis (MFA), etc.) and; a policy/management one, focusing on long term change, change incentives, and stakeholder management (Transitions/niches, Environmental economy, Cleaner production). These cultures do not often interact and interactions are often negative. However, both cultures are required to work towards sustainability solutions: problems should be thoroughly identified and quantified, options for large change should be guideposts for action, and incentives should be created, stakeholders should be enabled to participate and their values and interests should be included in the change process. The paper deals especially with engineering education. Successful technological change processes should be supported by engineers who have acquired strategic competences. An important barrier towards training academics with these competences is the strong disciplinarism of higher education. Raising engineering students in strong disciplinary paradigms is probably responsible for their diminishing public engagement over the course of their studies. Strategic competences are crucial to keep students engaged and train them to implement long term sustainable solutions.
- Subjects :
- Engineering
Higher education
Process (engineering)
020209 energy
Engineering culture
Interdisciplinarity
stedelijke vernieuwing
city infrastructure
02 engineering and technology
globalisation
stedelijke infrastructuur
Engineering education
Strategic competences
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Public engagement
Sustainable development
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
business.industry
Management science
Technological change
Transitions
Innovatie
duurzaamheid
sustainability
renewable energy
innovation
Stakeholder management
Paradigm
efficiency
Sustainability
Engineering ethics
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13640321
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- Part 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1b68722b7aba7ba13ae5f7c9155f2956