This book shares real-life case studies taken from GreenSCENT, a three-year EU-funded project that promotes sustainability through the development of digital platforms and tools, green education programme, and climate and environmental literacy certification.

To date there has been little work published on the application of the European Green Deal in educational programmes and, while environmental education is very dynamic at present, this area has received scant attention. Seeking to remedy this critical omission, this book represents the first application of the Green Deal topics in the classroom. It examines environmental education from an academic perspective, looking specifically at the development of digital tools used to promote sustainability and provides recommendations for their practical application. The authors also discuss ways to engage larger and more diverse audiences (children, young people and adults across socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds) on the topic of sustainability through such activities as air quality monitoring, climathons and youth assemblies.

Highlighting factors including inclusivity, accessible design and responsible research and innovation, this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of European environmental policy and environmental education.

About the Author

Sarah Anne McDonagh is a postdoctoral researcher at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain) in the TransMedia Catalonia lab. Sarah's research focuses on media accessibility, specifically access to cultural heritage and sustainability. She has authored several articles on media accessibility. She has previously worked as a research assistant on the Accessible Culture and Training (ACT) Project and been involved in the development of accessible media content for the Prisons Memory Archive in Northern Ireland.

Alessandro Caforio is Director of Research and Innovation at International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, coordinating the design and management of research projects focused on learning technologies, social inclusion and social innovation, ICT-enabled accessibility in higher and professional education. He has been involved and managed European projects in the Lifelong Learning, Creative Europe, Erasmus+ and Horizon programs. He is furthermore Contract Professor for "Psychotechnologies and Learning processes" and "Digital Technologies and cognitive processes" courses (Faculty of Psychology and Faculty of Communication Science, BA degrees).

Alessandro Pollini, PhD, is a researcher in Industrial Design with a background in interaction design, human-computer interaction and cognitive ergonomics. During his career he has developed an interdisciplinary practice by structuring the design activity in multiple areas, from user research, ergonomics and cognitive sciences; to the theories and methods of digital product design and software engineering. His focus is on the design of interactive and relational products and services and on the functional, formal and use implementation of technology, dealing with the holistic, distributed, embodied and situational nature of people's experience.

Book Information
ISBN 9781032795379
Author Sarah Anne McDonagh
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g