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Listed below are some books, websites and articles which may help you and your students consider your views on global citizenship and sustainable development.

The following websites and books are recommended as useful starting points:

Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future
In Curriculum Rationale the sections on Exploring global realities and Understanding sustainable development provide useful background information. www.unesco.org/education/tlsf/

The BBC website Disposable Planet
Contains a selection of different points of view on issues of sustainable development and can be used to stimulate discussion. news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2002/disposable_planet/way_ahead/

Teaching for a Sustainable World: International Edition
Is an Australian production used for educators working in professional development and teacher education. www.deh.gov.au/education/publications/tsw/rationale.html It provides a wealth of background information about Agenda 21 and sustainable development.

Regan, C. (2002) 80:20
Development in an Unequal World.
Birmingham, 80:20. Educating and Acting for a Better World and Teachers in Development Education.

Sachs, Wolfgang, (1992)
The discovery of poverty,
New Internationalist, Issue 232, June 1992. Available at: http://www.newint.org/issue32/poverty.htm

Elliot, J. (2001)
Introduction to Sustainable Development.
Earthscan, London

Other useful websites are:

Agenda 21:
www.un.org/esa/sustdev/documents/agenda21/index.htm

UNESCO:
www.unesco.org

Univeral Declaration of Human Rights , Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948
www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000, HMSO, 2000

Kyoto: The politics of climate change explained: www.newscientist.com/hottopics/climate/climatepoliticsfaq.jsp

World Bank:
www.worldbank.org

The Ecologist:
www.ecologist.org

New Internationalist:
www.newint.org/

Ecological Footprints
www.footprintnetwork.com

Ethical Consumer:
www.ethicalconsumer.org