Implementing interdisciplinary sustainability education with the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus

Chelsie Romulo; Bhawani Venkataraman; Susan Caplow; Shamili Ajgaonkar; Craig R. Allen; Aavudai Anandhi; Steven W. Anderson; Caterina Belle Azzarello; Katja Brundiers; Eunice Blavascunas; Jenny M. Dauer; Daniel L. Druckenbrod; Ennea Fairchild; Lydia R. Horne; Kyungsun Lee; Marizvkuru Mwale; John Mischler; Emily Pappo; Nirav S. Patel; Nicole D. Sintov; Carla S. Ramsdell; Shirley G. Vincent

doi:10.1057/s41599-024-03332-7

Implementing interdisciplinary sustainability education with the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus

Chelsie Romulo, Bhawani Venkataraman, Susan Caplow, Shamili Ajgaonkar, Craig R. Allen, Aavudai Anandhi, Steven W. Anderson, Caterina Belle Azzarello, Katja Brundiers, Eunice Blavascunas, Jenny M. Dauer, Daniel L. Druckenbrod, Ennea Fairchild, Lydia R. Horne, Kyungsun Lee, Marizvkuru Mwale, John Mischler, Emily Pappo, Nirav S. Patel, Nicole D. SintovCarla S. Ramsdell, Shirley G. Vincent

Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute

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Abstract

Growth in the green jobs sector has increased demand for college graduates who are prepared to enter the workforce with interdisciplinary sustainability skills. Simultaneously, scholarly calls for interdisciplinary collaboration in the service of addressing the societal challenges of enhancing resilience and sustainability have also increased in recent years. However, developing, executing, and assessing interdisciplinary content and skills at the post-secondary level has been challenging. The objective of this paper is to offer the Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus as a powerful way to achieve sustainability competencies and matriculate graduates who will be equipped to facilitate the transformation of the global society by meeting the targets set by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The paper presents 10 curricular design examples that span multiple levels, including modules, courses, and programs. These modules enable clear evaluation and assessment of key sustainability competencies, helping to prepare graduates with well-defined skillsets who are equipped to address current and future workforce needs.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	928
Journal	Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03332-7
State	Published - Dec 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Business, Management and Accounting
General Arts and Humanities
General Social Sciences
General Psychology
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

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Romulo, C., Venkataraman, B., Caplow, S., Ajgaonkar, S., Allen, C. R., Anandhi, A., Anderson, S. W., Azzarello, C. B., Brundiers, K., Blavascunas, E., Dauer, J. M., Druckenbrod, D. L., Fairchild, E., Horne, L. R., Lee, K., Mwale, M., Mischler, J., Pappo, E., Patel, N. S., ... Vincent, S. G. (2024). Implementing interdisciplinary sustainability education with the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), Article 928. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03332-7

Romulo, C, Venkataraman, B, Caplow, S, Ajgaonkar, S, Allen, CR, Anandhi, A, Anderson, SW, Azzarello, CB, Brundiers, K, Blavascunas, E, Dauer, JM, Druckenbrod, DL, Fairchild, E, Horne, LR, Lee, K, Mwale, M, Mischler, J, Pappo, E, Patel, NS, Sintov, ND, Ramsdell, CS & Vincent, SG 2024, 'Implementing interdisciplinary sustainability education with the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus', Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, vol. 11, no. 1, 928. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03332-7

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