Environmental Education in Environmental Engineering: Analysis of the Situation in Colombia and Latin America

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 12; no. 18; p. 7239
• Main Authors: Acosta Castellanos, Pedro Mauricio, Queiruga-Dios, Araceli, Hernández Encinas, Ascensión, Acosta, Libia Cristina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 04.09.2020
• Subjects: Civil engineering; Climate change; Colleges & universities; Core curriculum; Engineers; Environmental education; Environmental engineering; Environmental impact; Higher education; Natural resources; Social change; Society; Students; Sustainable development; Colombia; Latin America

Environmental education (EE) has become the only tool for environmental sustainability in training processes in Colombia, for basic cycles in primary and secondary, as well as university education. EE tends to transform human actions in nature, based on multidisciplinary knowledge that supports deci...