Publications
Introduction
AASHE’s publications library is the leading repository of reports, journal articles, books, and student research on sustainability in higher education. Certain publication types are entered in the annual AASHE Awards Program.
At a Glance
Total Resources
Organizations
Countries
U.S. States & Territories
Canadian Provinces
Bars in graphs can be clicked to view resources that align with a particular category. Because a resource may be listed under multiple topics and disciplines, graph data may include higher total counts than what is indicated in total resources above.
New Resources
Campus Climate Neutrality -- Yes We Can! It's a Big Challenge, But Here's How to Do it
- APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities (VA)
As the challenges sink in, those charged with achieving climate neutrality maybe wondering how to achieve it. The author provides and in depth, step-by-step plan on how to get there.
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Teaching Sustainability at Universities: Towards curriculum greening
It is now beyond any doubt that higher education institutions around the world are beginning to recognize that they have a unique responsibility towards the goal of sustainability. Universities are …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Toward a greener campus : Experiments with sustainable resource management at one Mexican university and two United States universities
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
Modern society faces a range of difficult resource management problem like climate change, acid rain and soil depletion. To confront problems like these successfully, educational institutions, along with all other …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Top Ten AASHE Bulletin Stories of 2015
- AASHE (MA)
To celebrate the campus sustainability community’s accomplishments in 2015, AASHE has compiled a list of the 10 most clicked AASHE Bulletin stories in 2015.
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Roadmap to a Green Campus
- U.S. Green Building Council (DC)
- AASHE (MA)
This U.S. Green Building Council publication, with support from AASHE, provides strategies for using the LEED green building certification program as a framework for developing campus-wide sustainability plans. The document …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
A university's responsibility to campus sustainability: An analysis of the social and fiduciary responsibilities associated with sustainable building
- Florida State University (FL)
This study deals with a university's responsibility to adopt sustainable practices in both education and building. The study places emphasis on both the social and fiduciary responsibilities that affect students, …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
U-Pass at the University of British Columbia: Lessons for Effective Demand Management in the Campus Context
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
U-Pass at the University of British Columbia: Lessons for Effective Demand Management in the Campus Context (2005) draws on the U-Pass program at the University of British Columbia to provide …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World
The most important discoveries of the 20th century exist not in the realm of science, medicine, or technology, but rather in the dawning awareness of the earth's limits and how …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Guest Blog: The Road to a Campus Plastic Bag Ban
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
During the 2012-2013 school year we passed a Student Union Senate resolution calling for an end to the distribution of plastic bags in campus stores. The year ended with little …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Major University Towns Seek University Partners to Improve Energy Efficiency in Off-Campus Rental Housing
- City of Bloomington (IN)
In Bloomington (pop. 83,565), where 75% of Indiana University’s 40,000+ students live off-campus, the impact is tremendous. Two-thirds of local housing units are rentals, making it exceedingly difficult to achieve …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Sustainable Seafood at the University of Minnesota
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
The ultimate goal of this project is to transform the process by which seafood is purchased and consumed at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Currently, no criteria concerning sustainability …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Assessing the ecological impact of a university: The ecological footprint for the University of Redlands
- University of Redlands (CA)
Since the environmental movement began, teachers, researchers, and activists on college and university campuses have made great strides toward making campuses “greener” places. As effective as these efforts have been …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
We Rise to Play a Greater Part: Students, Faculty, Staff, and Community Converge in Search of Leadership from the Top
- Society for College and University Planning (MI)
In the past few years, some aspects of sustainability have become mainstream concepts in much of higher education. A growing number of students, faculty, and staff believe that sustainability principles …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
STARS 2014 Annual Review
- AASHE (MA)
The STARS 2014 Annual Review highlights recent sustainability innovations and best practices from over 100 colleges and universities worldwide. The publication features 105 higher education institutions that earned a STARS …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
The Sustainability Professional: 2010 Competency Survey Report
- International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) (OR)
In response to a growing need to move the world towards sustainable development and sustainable practices within government and industry, a whole new profession is emerging. This research study was …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Transportation and Sustainable Campus Communities: Issues, Examples, Solutions
Transportation and Sustainable Campus Communities presents a comprehensive examination of techniques available to manage transportation in campus communities. Authors Will Toor and Spenser W. Havlick give readers the understanding they …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Word Up: Algonquin College as a Sustainability Leader
- Royal Roads University (BC)
"Word up" is a catch phrase that denotes agreement or enthusiasm about what another has said. A question central to this thesis was whether study participants thought that Algonquin College …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Harvard House Renewal Program Energy Monitoring and Control Group
- Harvard University (MA)
This abstract applies to all four papers written for Engineering Sciences 96.
In the coming decade, Harvard University will confront a system-wide student housing renovation project. For the past eighty …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
The Road Less Traveled: Sustainable Transportation for Campuses
Provides a survey of innovative approaches to campus transportation in the United States. Explains that the high costs of parking expansion have propelled many institutions toward a transportation demand management …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
The Impact of Carbon Sequestration at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CA)
Sequestration Project Focus: As part of our requirements for the course RS 599: Methods and Applications in Regenerative Systems, our group was charged with researching carbon sequestration on campus. This …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Perception and Organizational Outcomes in Higher Education Sustainability Inquiry
- The College of Saint Scholastica (MN)
The concept of sustainability has become a topic of prime consideration for government and business alike in the 21st century, both in terms of its conceptual definition and practical application. …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Designing a Preferential Carpool Parking Program to Effectively Reduce Parking Demand and Traffic Congestion on University Campuses
- University of South Florida (Tampa) (FL)
This paper addresses the development of preferential carpool parking programs in a university setting, as a strategy to work toward pre-determined goals such as improving mobility, reducing parking demand, decreasing …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Raise the Funds: Campus Action Toolkit
- AASHE (MA)
This is a guide to funding mechanisms for campus sustainability projects and initiatives for students, staff and administrators. It was released in November 2008.
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Going Beyond Green: Integrating Sustainability into the Marketing Curriculum
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
- Western Washington University (WA)
Teaching sustainable marketing practices requires that curricula advocate a “triple bottom line” approach to personal and marketing decision making, emphasizing requirements for a sustainable lifestyle, company, economy, and society. These …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
A Plan for the Restoration and Revitalization of East Campus Creek
- James Madison University (VA)
James Madison University's East Campus Creek, an intermittent tributary of Blacks Run and part of the greater Chesapeake Bay watershed, has become degraded as a result of channel reconstruction and …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Evaluating Penn's Green Living Certification: Successes and Recommendations for Improvement
- University of Pennsylvania (PA)
As Penn's first environmental certification program aimed at rewarding students' personal behaviors, the Green Living Certification program has the potential to affect behavior change and promote a culture of sustainable …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
The Power of Partnerships - Reporting on the 2012 International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) Symposium
- AASHE (MA)
How often does an international conference that you’ve always wanted to attend come to your very own back yard? Luckily for me, this was the case with the 2012 International …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Understanding Energy Conservation Attitudes, Knowledge and Behaviors in Science Laboratories at a Tier 1 Research-Intensive University
- Michigan State University (MI)
Energy use per square foot from science research labs is disproportionately higher than other university building uses. Necessary use of energy intensive equipment as well as the time and extent …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Transportation-focused Generic Environmental Impact Statement
- Cornell University (NY)
Addresses potential transportation impacts of Cornell population growth over next ten years.
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Learning Through Eating: Bringing Campus Dining Operations into an Introductory Environmental Science Course
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
Sustainability initiatives in higher education often flourish as the result of cross-functionality of teaching, research, and operational staff. At the University of Wisconsin - Madison, the Nelson Institute for Environmental …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
NYU LEED NC Pre-Certification Strategies: Opportunities for Streamlining the Green Building Certification Process
- New York University (NY)
A Student Technical Assistance Team of NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate' Center for the Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) was engaged to evaluate four current NYU LEED for New Construction …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Empowering Our Students to Lead the Revolution
- Wake Forest University (NC)
We recently hosted a panel event on campus that probed the realms of morality, justice, capitalism and sustainability. Titled Good for Me – Good for Us? Self Interest, Community Values, …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Climate Change Resiliency: Campus Microgrid Feasibility Study
- Middlebury College (VT)
Background: The submitted research paper "Campus Microgrid Feasibility Study" is the result of a combination of learning opportunities that evolved into the final product. It began in summer 2014 at …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Assessing Sustainability Knowledge of a Student Population: Developing a Tool to Measure Knowledge in the Environmental, Economic, and Social Domains
- The Ohio State University (OH)
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to present a tool for assessing the sustainability knowledge of an undergraduate population.
Design/methodology/approach: Multiple-choice questions were developed through soliciting expert …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Appalocal Food: Establishing a farm-to-college program at Appalachian State University
- Appalachian State University (NC)
Farm-to-college programs promote and serve locally produced foods in campus cafeterias. The benefits of integrating local food into institutions of higher education are numerous including supporting local farmers and the …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Sustainable transportation and land use planning at Simon Fraser University: A case study of the Burnaby Mountain Campus
- Simon Fraser University (BC)
This study examines the feasibility of developing a Sustainable Transportation Plan that aims to reduce single-occupant vehicle (SOV) trips to and from Simon Fraser University's (SFU) Burnaby Mountain Campus by …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Policy and Behaviour: Exploring Energy Use by Computers in the Marion McCain Building
- Dalhousie University (NS)
Our research explores the overnight energy consumption of computers in one Dalhousie computer lab, room 2019 in the Marion McCain building. Our research had three objectives. The first was to …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Higher Education Leadership Stages and Strategies that Relate to Campus Environmental Sustainability at U.S. Colleges and Universities
- Mercer University (GA)
This study explored and described leadership strategy implementation stages that related to the development of environmental sustainability on college and university campuses within the United States. The goals of the …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Benefits of Compact Fluorescent Lights in Residence Life Housing at Arkansas State University: Students Take Action
- Arkansas State University (AR)
The technology of electricity production has liberated man from darkness (i.e. usage of the candles, and the lanterns), but some repercussions accompany this technology. According to the Department of Energy, …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Sustainability within Collegiate Athletics: Recommendations For Sustainable Improvement
- Clark University (MA)
This paper addresses the current day issue involving the lack of sustainable efforts occurring in collegiate athletic departments and their respective facilities. Based on the general nature of athletics, sustainability …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
UC San Diego vs. Preuss Ecology Club - Top Down vs Bottom Up
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
For a university like UC San Diego (UCSD), it appears that they are at the forefront of most innovative environmental projects and objectives. However, as they continue to receive national …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
The Human Dimension of Energy Conservation and Sustainability
- University of Michigan (MI)
The purpose of this paper is to determine the behaviors, attitudes, and levels of understanding among faculty, staff, and students in efforts to design programs aimed at reducing energy use …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Getting Your Green Revolving Fund to Revolve
- Efficiency Vermont (VEIC) (VT)
In 2011, in partnership with the Sustainable Endowments Institute (SEI), my colleagues and I led a statewide campaign to promote the adoption of green revolving funds (GRF) at Vermont’s 25 …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
AASHE Digest 2006
- AASHE (MA)
Includes over 600 stories about higher education institutions that are leading the way to a sustainable future. It is organized into 8 chapters covering: 1) institutional change, 2) education and …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
AASHE's 'Higher Education Occupation' Project
- AASHE (MA)
The connection between the Occupy Movement and the establishment of a just and sustainable society is sometimes clear and sometimes foggy. To better help us all understand the relationship, AASHE …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
STARS Findings on Campus Infrastructure and Sustainable Development
- AASHE (MA)
This article looks at infrastructure development among colleges and universities participating in STARS. Data related to building construction and maintenance, GHG emissions, and energy consumption can shed light on how …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
5 Reasons Why You Should Watch Second Nature’s “Sustainability Sit-Downs”
- Second Nature (MA)
Second Nature, a Boston-based non-profit who’s programs include the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), started a new video series on January 21, 2015. The series—titled “Sustainability Sit-Downs”—consists …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Envisioning the Carbon-Neutral Campus: Planning for Reduced Energy Consumption at St. Olaf College
- St. Olaf College (MN)
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Four practices impacting campus carbon neutrality are increasingly common at Colleges and Universities in the United States: faculty and students are engaging in hands-on sustainability curriculum, facilities personnel are analyzing …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
STARS Facts: Strengths and Challenges for Two Year Institutions
- AASHE (MA)
Gearing up for the launch of STARS 2.0 in 2013, the STARS team is developing and refining ideas for STARS that will raise the bar for advancing sustainability in higher …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more
Prototyping a campus sustainability management system
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
A growing number of cities and universities have created sustainability plans that include specific environmental, social, and economic performance goals. Sustainability metrics or indicators are often used to track progress …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
- Publications
- View more