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ProfessorJemWoods

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Professor of Sustainable Development
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 9328jeremy.woods Website

 
 
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Location

 

1.02Weeks BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Strapasson:2022:10.1186/s41239-021-00309-3,
author = {Strapasson, A and Ferreira, M and Cruz-Cano, D and Woods, J and Soares, MP and Silva, Filho OL},
doi = {10.1186/s41239-021-00309-3},
journal = {International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education},
pages = {1--31},
title = {The use of system dynamics for energy and environmental education},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41239-021-00309-3},
volume = {19},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The use of system dynamics as a learning tool for developing sustainable energy strategies and environmental education has advanced in recent years with the availability of new modelling software and webtools. Among the existing models, we highlight the online 2050 Calculators, which aim at simulating scenarios for greenhouse gas emissions, energy planning, sustainable land use, and food consumption. The objective of this study is to assess the available calculators and their contribution to an interdisciplinary education via systems thinking. We carried out a review of the existing models worldwide and ran some of the tools with students from three different postgraduate programmes at master’s level at Imperial College London (United Kingdom) and IFP School (France), whilst also assessing their individual views afterwards. The assessments were conducted once a year during three subsequent years: 2019, 2020, and 2021. The results are discussed under the epistemology of critical pedagogy, showing that the use of webtools, such as the 2050 Calculators, can significantly contribute to thestudents’ environmental awareness and political engagement, providing important lessons about the use of system dynamics for policy and science education.
AU  - Strapasson,A
AU  - Ferreira,M
AU  - Cruz-Cano,D
AU  - Woods,J
AU  - Soares,MP
AU  - Silva,Filho OL
DO  - 10.1186/s41239-021-00309-3
EP  - 31
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 2365-9440
SP  - 1
TI  - The use of system dynamics for energy and environmental education
T2  - International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41239-021-00309-3
UR  - https://rdcu.be/cFRH0
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/93977
VL  - 19
ER  -
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