Beyond "Traditional Geographies": Integrating Urban Political Ecology and Cultural Sustainability into Undergraduate Geographical Education in Nigeria

This study utilized qualitative methods and the urban political ecology (UPE) framework to situate changes in scope and content of undergraduate geography curriculum in Nigeria within the domain of education for sustainability. It was stimulated by significant curriculum-related events in the geogra...

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Published in:The Journal of environmental education 2018-05, Vol.49 (3), p.228-241
Main Authors: Nzeadibe, Augustina Chinyere, Uchem, Rose Nkechi, Nzeadibe, Thaddeus Chidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural Influences
Curriculum Development
Ecology
Educational Change
Foreign Countries
Geography Instruction
Human Geography
Qualitative Research
Sanitation
Social Values
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Undergraduate Students
Urban Problems
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Summary:This study utilized qualitative methods and the urban political ecology (UPE) framework to situate changes in scope and content of undergraduate geography curriculum in Nigeria within the domain of education for sustainability. It was stimulated by significant curriculum-related events in the geography department of the University of Nigeria, and strategic policy developments in research governance in the university. Having cultural sustainability as its overarching concern, the reform initiative focused on solid waste management (SWM), a challenge with roots in cultural activity. While engaging with students and linking cultural sustainability with SWM, it is argued that integrating SWM topics into new and existing geography courses represents new possibilities for urban sustainable development and geographical education in Nigeria.
ISSN:0095-8964
1940-1892
DOI:10.1080/00958964.2017.1391162