Integrating Sustainability into Higher Education Curricula
The Case of the Built Environment Sector
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Integrating Sustainability into Higher Education Curricula brings together leading international experts to address one of the most pressing challenges facing higher education today: how to move sustainability in built environment education from mere aspiration to structured, real-world implementation.
Focusing specifically on architecture, engineering and construction disciplines, this edited volume provides a practical, evidence-based roadmap for transforming curricula. It bridges global frameworks such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals and UNESCO’s Education for Sustainable Development competencies with the realities of teaching, assessment and curriculum design. Drawing on diverse international case studies and industry partnerships, it showcases innovative pedagogies including problem-based learning, digital carbon tools, circular economy studios and flexible online learning models.
Combining pedagogical theory with applied, sector-specific insights, chapters equip educators, researchers and practitioners with adaptable strategies to embed sustainability across entire programmes and institutional ecosystems.
Chapter 1. Introduction: Transforming Built Environment Education for a Sustainable Future; Benachir Medjdoub and Hynda Aoun Klalib
- Part 1. Frameworks and Policy
- Chapter 2. Integrating Global Sustainability Frameworks in Higher Education: A Case Study from NTU’s School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment; Benachir Medjdoub
- Chapter 3. From “Curriculum Greenwashing” to “Structural Integration”: A Comparative Appraisal and Reflection on Current Architectural Higher Education in China; Jingming Shi, Yan Zhu, and Qingmei Wang
- Chapter 4. Integrating Sustainability into Urban Water Management Education in Algerian Higher Education: The Case of the University of Guelma and its Alignment with National Sustainable Development Policies; Rachid Mansouri
- Chapter 5. Integrating Sustainability into Higher Education for the Architecture and Construction Discipline in Nigeria; Ejiga Opaluwa, Timothy Onosahwo Iyendo, and Adebisi Abosede Bamgbade
- Chapter 6. A Case Study Examining how Sustainability Assessment has been Incorporated into Built Environment Courses across the United Kingdom; Job Momoh
- Chapter 7. Embedding Sustainability in Civil Engineering: From Academic Foundations to Professional Practice; Elena Rinaldi
- Part 2. Curriculum Models and Pedagogies
- Chapter 8. Integrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Competencies into the Architectural Technology Undergraduate Curriculum; Nacer Eddine Bezai, Bhavna Crossley, Moulay Larbi Chalal, and Benachir Medjdoub
- Chapter 9. Transforming a Territorial Challenge into an Educational Innovation: A Project-Based Approach Integrating Sustainability, BIM, and IA to Support the Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings; Djaoued Beladjine and Ramzi Chaieb
- Chapter 10. Progressive Integration of Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence and Interdisciplinarity in a Systemic Way, within the Engineering Cycle: Case Study of ESTP; Leslie Ayagapin
- Chapter 11. Embedding Sustainability through Flexible Online Learning: The Case for Innovative Industry–Educational Partnership; Richard Bull, M Zakwan Arab, and Mahmoud El-Saboni
- Part 3. Tools and Methods
- Chapter 12. Restore Pugin: A Game-Based Approach to Support Heritage Conservation Education; Moulay Larbi Chalal, Benachir Medjdoub, Nacer Eddine Bezai, and Ana Souto
- Chapter 13. Circular Economy in Architectural Education: Embedding Theory into Studio Practice; Marisela Mendoza Ramos, Gavin Orton, Vivien Machmud, and Khen Nguyen
- Chapter 14. Sustainability at the Heart of Transportation Engineering Assessment: Embedding Carbon Literacy through Industry-Based Digital Tools; Agnes Boscoe-Wallace
- Part 4. Social Dimensions, Wellbeing and Internationalisation
- Chapter 15. Empowering Futures: Gender Equity and Sustainability in Construction Education; Farah Shahrin
- Chapter 16. Embedding Sustainable Practices into Civil Engineering in Higher Education: A Project-Based and Industry-Integrated Approach; Dave Russhard
- Chapter 17. Beyond the Studio: Promoting Wellbeing in Architectural Education; Amanpreet Kang, Ana Souto, Gavin Orton, Priya Timana, and Tom Hughes
- Chapter 18. Leveraging Higher Education Internationalisation for a Sustainable Construction Sector: Developing a Coherent Curriculum; Hynda Aoun Klalib
Benachir Medjdoub is Professor of Digital Architecture at the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University, UK. He leads research in digital architecture and oversees the teaching and scholarship strategy within the School.
Hynda Aoun Klalib is a qualified Engineer with a long career in academia. Her research focuses on the development of innovative, sustainable concrete materials that combine structural integrity and durability while minimising environmental impact.