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Attitude Change to Sustainable Development

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Attitudinal transformation to sustainable development; Attitudinal change to sustainability; Attitudinal change to environment, society, and economy

Definition

Attitude change towards sustainable development (SD) may be defined as a change in one’s feelings towards the issues related to environment, society, or economy. It is about developing a concern and feeling for the planet earth and life on it (humans and other living creatures). In other words, a change in attitude towards SD refers to feeling bad for environmental destruction, climate change, oppression, and socioeconomic injustice. It also involves a strong feeling of undertaking pro-sustainability actions at individual or collective levels.

Introduction

Attitudes towards sustainable development (SD) may be described as enduring feelings towards the issues related to environment, society, or economy. SD or sustainability refers to two ideals, i.e., sustaining and developing. Nature (earth, biodiversity, ecosystems),...

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  1. School of Education, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan

    Qudsia Kalsoom

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  1. Faculty of Life Sciences, World Sustainable Development Research and Transfer Centre, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

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  1. Democritus University of Thrace, Thrace, Greece

    Evangelos Manolas

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Kalsoom, Q. (2019). Attitude Change to Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11352-0_160

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