Environmental Education in the Anthropocene

Jorge Luis García Alcaraz is a professor at Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. He holds five PhD degrees in industrial engineering and related fields. A national researcher level three recognized by the Mexican National Council of Science and Technology, he specializes in lean manufacturing and advanced manufacturing technologies. He has authored and co-authored around 377 documents indexed in Scopus, including papers, conference papers, book chapters, and others. A founding member of the Mexican Society of Operation Research and a member of the Mexican Academy of Industrial Engineering, Dr García is also the author of several published books.Ingrid Iovana Burgos Espinoza is an industrial engineer graduate from the National Technological Institute of Mexico. She holds a master’s degree in industrial engineering and a PhD in Advanced Engineering Sciences from Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, with an emphasis on sustainability. Her research focuses on the impact of the attitudes and behavioral intentions of engineering students and active engineers and has shared her findings in international conferences. She has authored and co-authored several articles on environmental education and attitudes.

• Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Section I: Foundations of the Environmental Crisis and Education. 1. The Planet in Crisis: Diagnosis and Urgency. 2. Fundamentals of Environmental Education. 3. Environmental Education as a Strategic Response. Section II: Actors and Ecosystem of Environmental Education. 4. Formal Educational Institutions. 5. Civil Society Actors. 6. Institutional Framework and Public Policies. Section III: Methodologies and Pedagogical Strategies. 7. Innovative Methodological Approaches. 8. Curriculum Design and Contextualized Content. 9. Evaluation and Impact of Educational Programs. Section IV: Implementation and Future of Environmental Education. 10. Effective Implementation Strategies. 11. Success Stories and Global Best Practices. 12. Current Challenges and Future Perspectives. Index