Contesting the future
In this unit we explore the contribution of geography to the citizenship, futures and sustainability debates. An aspect of geography's contribution is to explore the contested nature of citizenship, sustainability and a futures perspective. Look now at the activity opposite, which focuses on the different perspectives of sustainable development.
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Activity
- Click on the Text icon and consider the 'Different perceptions of sustainable development'.
- Rank them by putting the statement with which you most agree first.
- Having considered these statements, what is your 'geographical imagination' of sustainable development?
- Consider your curriculum framework, or an examination specification.
- Is sustainable development present there?
- Is there one view or multiple?
- How is this view (or views) interpreted by your teaching programme?
- Having considered the different views of sustainable development in this activity, are there any modifications that you could make to your teaching programme?
