Embedding sustainability and SDGs in architectural and planning education: reflections from a KAP survey, Egypt

What is it about?

Education is central to sustainable development as it alters an individual's worldview. Many Egyptian educational institutions have adopted the universal trend of incorporating sustainability and SDGs into their curricula. This article investigates how students' knowledge, attitude, and practices reflect their awareness regarding sustainability. Education in architecture is crucial to achieving sustainable development because it prepares future professionals who can contribute to sustainability through their practice. Linking teaching methods in the studio with instructors' understanding of sustainability can explain why sustainable development is not clear in architectural and planning education in Egypt.

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