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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.
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Contribution of University to Environmental Energy Sustainability in the City
- Universidad del Pais Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (Bizkaia)
The environmental energy sustainability of universities has aroused great interest in recent years. In this study, environmental impact assessment tools are used to analyse the environmental impacts of the University ...
- Posted May 4, 2020
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Geography Education for Sustainable Development
- University of Cape Town
- Zhejiang University
- East China Normal University
Increased pressure on the earth's resources has led to what is increasingly referred to as the climate crisis. While a whole range of environmental parameters have been transformed through ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Energy engineering curricula for sustainable development, considering underserved areas
- Carlos III University of Madrid
This paper focuses on the need for sustainable energy engineering degrees and the problems found in establishing appropriate curricula contents. Proposals are made for developing adapted energy engineering degrees. Relevant ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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‘Doing good science’: The impact of invisible energy policies on laboratory energy demand in higher education
- Cardiff University
- Lancaster University
Education is the second largest consumer of energy in the service sector, however, little research to date has focused on the link between education policy and energy demand. Using a ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Design Responsibility and Sustainability in Education
- University of Sharjah
Preparing students for a real-world profession is an essential element of the design education process. These students often question their abilities and power to successfully join the industry, especially when ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Becoming a competent teacher in education for sustainable development: Learning outcomes and processes in teacher education
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
This paper aims to provide a holistic approach to assessing student teachers’ competence development in education for sustainable development (ESD). This is to provide evidence on which teaching and learning ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Party for Animals: Introducing Students to Democratic Representation of Nonhumans
- The Hague University of Applied Science
This article aims to gauge students’ perceptions of the Dutch Party for Animals (PvdD) in order to reflect on the political representation of nonhumans (animals). The support for political representation ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Student perceptions and trust of sustainability information
- James Cook University (Queensland)
- University of Canberra
The purpose of this paper is to report student attitudes and beliefs towards climate change adaptation and sustainability-related behaviours.
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Implications of vertical policy integration for sustainable development implementation in higher education institutions
- Manchester Metropolitan University
The United Nations together with various national and local actors have acknowledged the importance of sustainable development. However, sustainable development implementation is not straightforward and requires contribution by different actors ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Assessment of Sustainability Governance in Higher Education Institutions—A Systemic Tool Using a Governance Equalizer
- University of Vechta
- Freie Universität Berlin
The paper aims to add to the discussion on sustainability governance in higher education institutions by examining the role of sustainability assessment and introducing an assessment tool inspired by systemic ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Integration of a sustainability-oriented socio-scientific issue into the general chemistry curriculum: Examining the effects on student motivation and self-efficacy
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- Universität Bremen
This study evaluates the effects of integrating the socio-scientific issue of phosphate sustainability into a large enrollment general chemistry course. The integration was based on the use of a digital ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Petro-pedagogy: fossil fuel interests and the obstruction of climate justice in public education
- University of Regina (SK)
The corporate control of energy production and the reach of fossil capital into civil and political society can be understood as a regime of obstruction that is preventing necessary action ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Solar Energy on Campus (Part II: Solar Purchasing Options and Communicating Renewable Energy Use)
- Center for Resource Solutions | Green-e (CA)
This report examines the solar purchasing options available to higher education institutions, and the fundamental components of each deal that affect renewable energy certificate (REC) ownership, claims, and the environmental ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Sustainability coursework: student perspectives and reflections on design thinking
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
The purpose of this study was to assess particular student outcomes when design thinking was integrated into an environmental engineering course. The literature is increasingly promoting design thinking for addressing ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Co-creating transdisciplinary global change research agendas in Finland
- University of Helsinki
Co-creation principles have become prominent in the scientific disciplines that aim to respond to global sustainability challenges especially in the global south. This paper analyses a co-creation pilot of global ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Sustainability awareness in engineering curriculum through a proposed teaching and assessment framework
- King Abdulaziz University
Engineers play a vital role in enabling the sustainable development of their societies. Thus, it is necessary to teach sustainability in universities, especially for engineering students, for a more sustainable ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Barriers, potentialities, and actions for implementation of sustainable energy procedures in Brazilian federal universities
- Federal University of Santa Maria
Many universities around the world have served as active centers for research on climate change. However, there are several barriers to their activities, stemming from the nature of research, resources ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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How green is accounting? Brazilian students’ perception
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
This paper aims to evaluate the undergraduate and graduate accounting students’ perceptions of sustainable (or green) information technology (IT) and information system (IS) practices and their contribution to its implementation.
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Using sustainability education to enhance a sense of belonging and community among first-year college students
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY)
On campuses across the world, faculty, staff, and administrators continue to wrestle with how best to foster a stronger sense of belonging and community among first-year college students. Research in ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Students’ attitudes towards campus sustainability: A comparison among Jönköping University, Chalmers University of Technology, and University of Gothenburg
- Jönköping University
The role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in promoting and supporting sustainability has outstretched over the past decades as a result of various declarations and commitments related to the need ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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The Perception of Sustainability in Finance Education from Faculty-Member Perspective
- Uppsala University
This qualitative research aims to explore what different faculty-member at different Swedish and British Universities think about the role of sustainability in the finance industry and education. The investigation is ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Embedding sustainable development in teacher education in the central region of Ghana
- University of Iceland
Policy practitioners have acknowledged the imperative of reshaping education. Despite the campaign on the need to embed sustainability principles in education, there still exist gaps in studies which investigate teacher ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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The Effects of Energy Dashboards and Competition Programming on Cyclic Electricity Consumption on a College Campus
- Western Michigan University (MI)
This report examined issues pertaining to the efficacy and cost effectiveness of energy dashboards in the effort to influence electricity-related behavior change on college campuses. Given the increasing popularity of ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Comparing Levels Of Environmental Literacy Between Stars- and Non-Stars-Rated Universities
- San Jose State University (CA)
The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) is a program that measures university sustainability levels. STARS ranks university campuses based on the number of points received from individual specifications ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Shifting Education Towards Sustainability – How Degrowth Can Transform Education for Sustainable Development
- University of Zurich
Economic growth was identified as a main cause of ecological damage and social exploitation more than four decades ago (Carson, 1962; Meadows et al, 1972; Gorz, 1980; WCED 1987; 14 ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Weaving Change
- OCAD University (ON)
The purpose of undertaking this research project was to evaluate the likelihood of success of a Coalition of Graduate Programs in tackling issues of Sustainability. 63 Graduate Programs in Canada ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Pre-service Teachers’ Knowledge and Perceptions of the Impact of Mitigative Climate Actions and Their Willingness to Act
- Lappeenranta University of Technology
- University of Eastern Finland
A 44-item questionnaire was created to examine pre-service teachers’ knowledge and perceptions of the impact of mitigative climate change actions and how willing they are to undertake these actions. Responses ...
- Posted April 16, 2020
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The Impact of Biophilic Learning Spaces on Student Success
- Morgan State University (MD)
The purpose of this study is to examine to what extent the design of the physical learning space, enhanced with biophilic design, contributes to student stress reduction and improved learning ...
- Posted April 16, 2020
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Blueprint for a Green Campus: The Campus Earth Summit Initiatives for Higher Education
- Yale University (CT)
The Campus Earth Summit brought together 450 faculty, staff, and student delegates from 22 countries, 6 continents, and all 50 states at Yale University on February 18-20, 1994 to craft ...
- Posted April 15, 2020
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Improving the Campus Sustainability Assessment Process
- Western Michigan University (MI)
This senior thesis provides an overview of the development and findings of the Campus Sustainability Assessment Review Project (CSARP), which aimed to identify “best practice” in campus sustainability assessment and ...
- Posted April 15, 2020
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Integrating sustainability into project-based undergraduate design courses
- Istanbul Technical University
Although the methods and approaches of sustainable design have been developing for more than 20 years, their application in design education and the design process is still under-examined. This study ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Reflections on the learning objectives for sustainable development in the higher education curricula – three cases from the University of Belgrade
- University of Belgrade
This purpose of this study is to explore the integration of the sustainable development concept and goals into the curriculum of higher education studies using the example of three faculties ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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A Methodology to Analyze the Presence of Sustainability in Engineering Curricula. Case of Study: Ten Spanish Engineering Degree Curricula
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Madrid)
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
- University of Cadiz
- Universidad de Córdoba
This paper presents a methodology to analyze the sustainability presence level in the curriculum of an engineering degree. The methodology is applied to ten engineering degrees of the Spanish university ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Analysis of the presence of sustainability in Higher Education Degrees of the Spanish university system
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
- Universidad de Córdoba
- Universidad de Salamanca
- Universidad de Sevilla
This paper analyzes the extent to which sustainability is present in the curricula of the 16 Education Degree programs belonging to the EDINSOST project: 6 Early Childhood Education Degrees, 7 ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Spanish Universities’ Sustainability Performance and Sustainability-Related R&D+I
- Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Madrid)
- Carlos III University of Madrid
For its scope and the breadth of its available resources, the university system is one of the keys to implementing and propagating policies, with sustainability policies being among them. Building ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Designing a Resilient Campus
- APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities (VA)
The term “resilience” has increasingly been heard in conferences, project proposals, design charrettes, or from emergency managers. This is an emerging hot topic for those who work within the built ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Exploring Undergraduate Attainment of Sustainability Competencies
- Tufts University (MA)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
Are students graduating from sustainability education programs with the competencies that will enable them to act for sustainability? This case study 1.) explores the degree to which a project-based capstone ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Analysis of sustainability presence in Spanish higher education
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
- University of Cadiz
This paper aims to analyze the presence of sustainability in 16 Spanish higher education curricula in the fields of education and engineering.
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Education for sustainability: Fostering a more conscious society and transformation towards sustainability
- Lund University
Current approaches to sustainability science and education focus on (assessing and addressing) the external world of ecosystems, wider socio-economic structures, technology and governance dynamics. A major shortcoming of such approaches ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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The Workability of Dominican University of California (DUoC) Transitioning to a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Program Energy Supply
- University of San Francisco (CA)
For almost 10 years Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), or community based energy programs, have been developing and or providing clean energy resources to both commercial and residential customers in various ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Student Sustainability Leadership Development at Portland State University: Developing Holistic Sustainability Leaders
- Portland State University (OR)
In order to address the myriad of social, economic, and environmental challenges the world is facing, we need to be able to engage in leadership that fosters collective action towards ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Sustainability 101: Guiding Students on a Sustainability Journey
- University of Alberta (AB)
There have been many rigorous discussions about the purpose of sustainability education and the sets of learning objectives, learning outcomes or competencies that will best serve this purpose. Some scholars ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Developing a Framework to Assess Renewable Energy Options for Higher Education Institutions: Values-Based Recommendations for Portland State University
- Portland State University (OR)
Voluntary renewable energy projects offer organizations like Portland State University (PSU) the opportunity to address climate action-related goals and address other environmental, economic, and social values. To achieve the goals ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Is Skidmore Carbo-loading? Establishing a Baseline Carbon Inventory of Skidmore’s Northern Lands
- Skidmore College (NY)
Approximately half of the world’s terrestrially sequestered carbon is held in forests and wetlands. Landowners and institutions can manage forests to maximize their sequestration potential for the purpose of ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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From Movements to Managers: Discourse, Jurisdictions, and Positions in the Field of Sustainability
- Northwestern University (IL)
In three empirical chapters, this dissertation examines the field of sustainability over time, specifically uncovering the processes by which contentious interactions between movements and organizations can shift to the development ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Is management education preparing future leaders for sustainable business? Opening minds but not hearts
- Indian Institute of Management Ranchi (Jharkhand)
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Purpose The study aims to examine whether management education can successfully cultivate the competency of empathy that is needed in future corporate leaders to promote sustainability initiatives catering to diverse ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Measures to facilitate the scale-up of education for sustainable development in higher education
- Middlesex University Dubai
This theoretical study reviews the literature on barriers faced by organisations in recruiting graduates educated to incorporate sustainability practices, followed by an assessment of institutional approaches by universities to address ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Social Responsibility Attitudes and Behaviors’ Influence on University Students’ Satisfaction
- Universidad de Extremadura
- Technological Institute of Sonora (SON)
This study focused on university social responsibility (USR). Corporate social responsibility is currently an extremely common strategy implemented by organizations. Higher education institutions are also introducing this strategy to enhance ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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An Issue of Scale: The Challenge of Time, Space and Multitude in Sustainability and Geography Education
- University of Helsinki
- University of Stavanger
The field of geography is important for any sustainability education. The aim of geography education is to enable students to understand the environment, its influence on human activity, and how ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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Participation of students in the project Valorbio: A case study to accelerate the implementation of sustainability principles in the curriculum
- Instituto Politécnico de Tomar
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the case of the Valorbio research project, in which students of different high-level programs were involved in the experimental work and ...
- Posted March 6, 2020
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