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
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The Essex Report: Workshop on the Principles of Sustainability in Higher Education
- Second Nature (MA)
- Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (DC)
In February of 1995, a workshop at the Essex Conference Center of Essex, Massachusetts brought together thirty-two educators and other professionals with environmental expertise to discuss the principles of sustainability …
- Posted May 6, 2016
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From the State of the World to the State of the Academy: Campus Sustainability Assessment - A Bright Star on the Horizon
- Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (DC)
A Campus Sustainability Assessment (CSA) Review Project in 2000 was implemented to answer a variety of unresolved questions. How has the CSA movement, primarily in the U.S., changed over time? …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Campuses get a 'Sustainable' Look
- California Polytechnic State University (CA)
- Stanford University (CA)
- Rocky Mountain Institute (CO)
- Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (DC)
Universities are often some of the bigger developers in communities, with construction of a new alumni center, dormitory, or research space always looming. But on many campuses nationwide, core groups …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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U.S. Progress Toward Sustainability in Higher Education
- Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (DC)
Sustainable development remains barely recognized as a significant social, economic or environmental challenge for the United States. The President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD) 4 was disbanded in May 1999, …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Sustainability Assessment at Institutions of Higher Education
- Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (DC)
With support from the V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation, ULSF has developed the Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ), a survey instrument designed to assist students, faculty members, staff and administrators in determining …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Critical Dimensions of Sustainability in Higher Education
- Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (DC)
This chapter explores the evolution of the concern for sustainability in higher education. It describes the origin of the Talloires Declaration as a guiding set of commitments for colleges and …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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