Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 11, Issue 17, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su11174736
Keywords
sustainability education program; city sustainability; education effect; case method; Indonesia
Funding
- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature for the research project Megacities and the Global Environment
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This study developed a sustainability education program that incorporated the concept of city sustainability, delivered it to local university students in the Jakarta Metropolitan Area (Jabodetabek), Indonesia, and then evaluated its effectiveness using questionnaire surveys. The educational materials consisted of a case story and scenario analysis report relating to city sustainability. The case story was a fictional narrative describing sustainability issues in Jabodetabek, in which the protagonist is the head of the local urban planning bureau. The scenario analysis provided three hypothetical scenarios regarding land-use patterns with predicted values of sustainability indicators in 2050. In January 2016, 46 students from Bogor Agricultural University participated in three workshops. Participants completed questionnaire surveys before and after the workshops. The results from the ordered probit models that were based on participants' responses to 68 items of sustainability-related attitudes and perspectives showed that their participation in the workshops enhanced participants' environmental concerns and their intention to take pro-sustainability actions. In addition, the participants tended to have a more balanced view on sustainability issues across economic, social, and environmental dimensions. This suggested that the sustainability education program focusing on city sustainability successfully enhanced the motivation of learners to contribute toward a more sustainable future.
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