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Sustainability: Designing Interdisciplinary Opportunities for Teaching
- Southern Methodist University (TX)
The Sustainability: Designing Interdisciplinary Opportunities for Teaching workbook is not just about sustainability, in and of itself. It is just a part of a larger sustainability process that: 1) illustrates ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Designing a Model Landscape for Multiple Values: Envisioning a Sustainable Future for Middlebury College Lands
- Middlebury College (VT)
As an institutional leader of the environmental movement, Middlebury College must steward its lands for the development of a sustainable, multi-use landscape. Managing the college’s 3,212 acres of ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Food Wasting Attitudes and Behaviours Among Residence Meal Hall Users at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Dalhousie University (NS)
Dalhousie University has undertaken multiple initiatives in recent years to produce less food waste within their dining halls. This study aimed to develop a relation between the attitudes and behaviours ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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The Emergence of the Field of Sustainability Science: Influences on Faculty Behavior Related to Sustainability Work
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
This study investigates sustainability science as an emerging scientific field and the role of faculty members at higher education institutions as drivers of change in sustainability-science-based research, teaching, and community ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Assessing the Understanding, Awareness, and Concern for Climate Change across Undergraduate Faculties at Dalhousie University
- Dalhousie University (NS)
The research completed in this study evaluates the levels of understanding, awareness, and concern for climate change of current undergraduate students in Dalhousie University’s Faculties of Engineering, Science, Health ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Teaching Engineering Students about Cognitive Barriers during Design for Sustainable Infrastructure
- Virginia Tech (VA)
Sustainability is a complex socio-technical challenge that requires new ways of thinking. To help meet this challenge, I have created three case-based modules that teach engineering students how to apply ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Program Development at the Outback: Exploring Place-Based, Experiential Education through a Campus Farm
- Western Washington University (WA)
A unique component of place-based, design-focused, experiential education has been facilitating students as they explore a wide range of their own capabilities. Cataloging botanical names, handling tools and exploring novel ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Benchmarking Sustainability between Higher Education Institutes
- Ghent University
As our population keeps rising and the boundaries of our ecosystem become more and more transgressed, a clear call for a transition towards sustainable development is heard. Higher education institutions ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Still Hungry and Homeless in College
- Temple University (PA)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
This is the largest national survey assessing the basic needs security of university students. It is the HOPE Lab’s 3rd national survey; the other two focused on community colleges ...
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Daylighting and Occupant Density: an indoor environmental quality analysis of Appalachian State University classrooms
- Appalachian State University (NC)
This study examined a variety of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) attributes in classrooms across the Appalachian State University campus. The study focused on daylighting (the ability for natural light to ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Exploring the Interface of Marketisation and Education for Sustainable Development in English Higher Education
- Keele University
This thesis explores the ideological and the practical relationship between Marketisation and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in English higher education (HE) – focusing on the political-economic ideology of Neoliberalism and ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Planning for Campus-Community Resilience to Climate Change in Champaign-Urbana
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
This literature study involves a two-prong analysis. The first part (Chapter 2) will involve review of literature, reports, websites of organizations who are involved in sustainability and resilience planning. The ...
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Enabling Divestment from Fossil Fuels: Characterizing Divestment Awareness and Support at Dalhousie University
- Dalhousie University (NS)
A team of students at Dalhousie University has come together to develop a comprehensive research report on the state of divestment from fossil fuels at their University. Divestment campaigns have ...
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Transporting Dalhousie: An Analysis of Factors Influencing Students’ Transportation Choices to and from Dalhousie’s Studley Campus
- Dalhousie University (NS)
This study analyzed and identified factors influencing student transportation choices to and from Dalhousie’s Studley Campus, addressing the knowledge gap in student transportation behavior. Our aim was to understand ...
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Infusing Sustainability in Higher Education in Ireland: The Green Curriculum Model (GCM) and the Dispositions, Abilities and Behaviours (DAB) Competency Framework
- Dublin City University
There are numerous sustainability challenges facing the world today, including: climate change, pollution, consumerism and poverty. To make the world a more sustainable and better place to live in, humanity ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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How Academic Department Chairs View the Influence of Corporate Ethics Scandals on Ethics Education in Arizona Business Schools: A Qualitative Case Study at the Postsecondary Level
- Grand Canyon University (AZ)
The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore how department chairs described the influence of recent corporate ethics scandals on content and availability of ethics education in ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Education for Sustainable Development- Just do it: Guidelines for designing Education for Sustainable Development
- Wageningen University
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is focused on the development of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary in creating a sustainable future (UNESCO, 2005). Teachers are being asked to devote ...
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Business versus Sustainability: A qualitative study focused on Swedish business students’ perceptions of business sustainability and its relation to action competence as part of UN’s Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
- University of Gothenburg
Across the world it is recognized that businesses have to become more sustainable. Different sustainability initiatives have started to emerge in educational settings, but still few educators are able to ...
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Energy Storage Strategies for the University of New Hampshire: A Feasibility Analysis of Energy Storage Opportunities on the Durham Campus
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
Energy storage systems manage the power supply in order to create a more resilient energy structure, incorporate cleaner energy sources, and to bring cost savings to utilities and consumers. [2 ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Curriculum Design for Transformative Enterprise Education within the Context of Strategic Sustainable Development
- Blekinge Institute of Technology
There is a need for large-scale and coordinated leadership and innovation to transform society toward sustainability. Working from the Strategic Sustainable Development (SSD) approach, the authors investigated the potential of ...
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Sourcing “Less Meat, Better Meat” Through Foodservice Contracts
- Farm Forward (OR)
Choosing a foodservice company is one of the most important sustainability decisions that a school, university, or business makes. Requests for proposals (RFPs) and contracts can be used to articulate ...
- Posted April 11, 2018
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Creating Spaces for Sustainability Transformation at Universities: Conditions and practices at a transdisciplinary, student-driven center for sustainability in Uppsala, Sweden
- Uppsala University
Universities have struggled to implement sustainable development in innovative ways (Lozano, 2006). Not much is known about how this implementation happens, can happen and should happen in the higher education ...
- Posted April 6, 2018
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Put a Price on It: Measuring Ecological Value of a Diverse Landscape
- Skidmore College (NY)
This research is a case-study measuring the value of ecosystem services in a 138 hectare parcel of Skidmore’s undeveloped land. We estimate the parcel’s annual value is $150 ...
- Posted April 6, 2018
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Building a Carbon Footprint of Clemson University's Main Campus
- Clemson University (SC)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories have become a popular means for colleges and universities to better understand their environmental impact and quantify sustainability efforts. Clemson University is one of the many ...
- Posted April 6, 2018
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Assessment of the Campus Food Environment using Components of the Healthy Campus Environmental Audit
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln (NE)
The objective of this study was to assess whether the food environment at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) campuses supports healthy eating behaviors using components of the Healthy Campus Environmental ...
- Posted April 6, 2018
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Innovative Solutions for Reducing Waste at Skidmore College: Analyzing the Carbon Footprint & Economics of Paper Towels vs. Electric Hand Dryers
- Skidmore College (NY)
The purpose of this capstone project is to create the most culminating analysis of all of the available hand drying methodologies, and utilize this research in order to integrate the ...
- Posted April 6, 2018
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Example RFP and Scorecard for Procurement/Advisory Services for Large Scale Renewable Energy
- AASHE (MA)
This is an example RFP for a professional services firm to provide renewable energy procurement services that include the development and execution of an integrated strategy to procure renewable energy ...
- Posted April 6, 2018
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Developing Campus Sustainability Plans in a Capstone Course
- Furman University (SC)
- AASHE (MA)
Sustainability education high impact practices emphasize the importance of project-based, applied learning experiences as well as collaborative learning. Higher education professionals also emphasize the importance of capstone signature experiences. Students ...
- Posted April 5, 2018
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Promoting Sustainability Science on Campus: Renewable Energy Workshops Hosted at Kean University in New Jersey
- Kean University (NJ)
The project provides workshops for high school/college students and educators to learn the basics, application, and impacts of renewable energy through hands-on activities and software tools. The workshops cover ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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The Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program
- University of Michigan (MI)
The Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program (SCIP) is a multi-year effort designed to measure and track the culture of sustainability at the University of Michigan (U-M). It is intended to inform ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Promoting Sustainable Campus Landscapes: Making a Case for Campus Trees
- Old Dominion University (VA)
- Penn State Mont Alto (PA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Arbor Day Foundation (NE)
- Bartlett Tree Experts (IL)
This webinar explores the benefits of sustainable campus landscapes and how to build long-lasting support, specifically for the trees on your campus, by conducting tree inventories, publicizing your findings, educating ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Culturally Competent Sustainability Professionals
- Portland State University (OR)
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- AASHE (MA)
This webinar will explore how cultural differences influence perception of sustainability and how to navigate these differences effectively. Participants will gain an understanding for an alternative approach to framing and ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Incorporating Sustainability into Campus Strategic Planning
- Spelman College (GA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Waste Management (TX)
This webinar is designed to assist school officials who are in the strategic planning process incorporate sustainability into their goals. Presented by Waste Management and Spelman College on April 2 ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Everything You Need to Know About STARS 2.0
- Alfred State College (NY)
- AASHE (MA)
Tune in to learn about the new and improved STARS 2.0, which made its debut in the fall of 2013. Led by AASHE staff and the STARS Steering Committee ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Taking Action to Mitigate Climate Change on Campus and Beyond
- Colby College (ME)
- University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)
- Clean Air-Cool Planet (NH)
- AASHE (MA)
- Energy Action Coalition
"Scientific instruments showed that the gas had reached an average daily level above 400 parts per million — just an odometer moment in one sense, but also a sobering reminder that ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Mission Zero Waste with Waste Management
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Central Office (NJ)
- AASHE (MA)
- Waste Management (TX)
In this free, one-hour webinar, you will hear about Waste Management's Think Green ® Campus Model, a comprehensive framework to help universities improve diversion, drive toward zero waste, and make ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Implementation Strategies for Campus Green Revolving Funds
- Agnes Scott College (GA)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- AASHE (MA)
- ICF International (VA)
Many colleges and universities have begun to adopt or seriously consider the green revolving fund model to help finance urgently needed energy efficiency upgrades on campus. This webinar will provide ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Investment and Divestment: Making Sustainable Choices with Campus Endowment
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
- Responsible Endowments Coalition (PA)
- AASHE (MA)
- 350.org (NY)
You've read about it in the news and have maybe even participated in the discussion or campaign on your campus -- divesting the campus endowment from fossil fuel resources is ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Using Energy and Water Reduction Competitions to Effect Tangible Change
- AASHE (MA)
- Atrius (CA)
This webinar provides a better understanding of how to coordinate campus energy and water reduction competitions. Learn how to facilitate an effective competition on campus to inspire behavioral change and ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Fall 2017 Immersive Learning: Brownfields to Brightfields
- Ball State University (IN)
With the support and facilitation of the Center for Energy Research/Education/Service (CERES) at Ball State University, a group of second year urban planning students in the College of ...
- Posted April 3, 2018
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Enhancing Sustainability and Climate Focused Curricula with AMS Climate Studies
- Coppin State University (MD)
- Second Nature (MA)
- AASHE (MA)
- American Meteorological Society (DC)
The intention of this webinar is to highlight the important of studying climate science and global change topics and working toward a climate literate society. Presenters will inform participants about ...
- Posted March 29, 2018
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Students' Understanding of Sustainability and Climate Change across Linked Service-Learning Courses
- University of Vermont (VT)
College and university faculty are increasingly being called upon to teach about sustainability. Many of these faculty members are incorporating content related to climate change because climate change is arguably ...
- Posted March 29, 2018
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Student's learning processes for sustainable knowledge
- Uppsala University
The concept of sustainability has become one of today's most widely used and controversial concepts. It is therefore important to develop activities within all educational contexts in order to ...
- Posted March 29, 2018
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Strategies for a sustainable campus in Osaka University
- Osaka University
This paper reports strategies toward achieving a sustainable campus at Osaka University, Japan. We advance a daily energy-use schedule for each building type to provide effective energy-saving strategies. We classify ...
- Posted March 29, 2018
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Strategic alignment between sustainability and information systems: A case analysis in Malaysian public Higher Education Institutions
- National University of Malaysia
- Islamic Azad University
- Brno University of Technology
Higher Education Institutions have embedded sustainability initiatives into their core activities of curriculum, research, community, and operational to respond the global transformation towards a sustainable future. Numerous studies have been ...
- Posted March 29, 2018
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Solid waste generation and characterization in the University of Lagos for a sustainable waste management
- University of Lagos
Waste characterization is the first step to any successful waste management policy. In this paper, the characterization and the trend of solid waste generated in University of Lagos, Nigeria was ...
- Posted March 29, 2018
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Shaping Students’ Attitudes towards Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility: Education Versus Personal Perspectives
- University of Perugia
Business ethics and corporate social responsibility education is typically considered one of the main determinants of executive attention to ethical decision making, commitment to stakeholder issues and corporate citizenship awareness ...
- Posted March 29, 2018
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Restorative, heterotopic spacing for campus sustainability
- Oberlin College (OH)
- Bournemouth University (Dorset)
This article proposes an alternative spatial form for a university campus, which embeds itself within the region, in which it is located. The proposed campus spacing is inspired by recent ...
- Posted March 29, 2018
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Regional planning, sustainability goals and the mitch-match between educational practice and climate, energy and business plans
- Roskilde University
While a number of studies have explored campus planning and higher education in the context of regional sustainable initiatives, little emphasis has been put into the analysis of education for ...
- Posted March 29, 2018
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Recapturing the learning opportunities of university sustainability indicators
- Tulane University (LA)
Reconfiguring student involvement in university sustainability assessments and reporting can create important learning opportunities. In the 1990s, students conducted campus environmental audits and assessments, which were often the first step ...
- Posted March 29, 2018
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