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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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Evaluating the engagement of universities in capacity building for sustainable development in local communities
- Bournemouth University (Dorset)
- Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
- University of Beira Interior
- University of Passo Fundo
Universities have the potential to play a leading role in enabling communities to develop more sustainable ways of living and working however, sustainable communities may only emerge with facilitation, community …
- Posted Dec. 22, 2017
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Energy planning of university campus building complex: Energy usage and coincidental analysis of individual buildings with a case study
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Zhejiang University
- Nanjing University of Science & Technology
As the demonstration of eco-communities, energy planning becomes more and more important for university campus. However, insufficient energy use data accumulation has been a significant barrier against fully understanding of …
- Posted Dec. 22, 2017
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Education for Sustainability in Universities: Challenges and Opportunities for Change
- RMIT University
Education for sustainability (EfS) is widely supported and researched; however, the broad and deep implementation of EfS in universities that is needed lags behind the goals of change agents. This …
- Posted Dec. 22, 2017
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Development of a web based energy management system for University Campuses: The CAMP-IT platform
- Technical University of Crete
University campuses can be considered as small towns due to their size, number of users and mixed and complex activities, including numerous actions usually met in urban environments. The energy …
- Posted Dec. 22, 2017
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Best Option For Reducing On-Campus Private Car-Based CO2 Emissions: Reducing VKT Or Congestion?
- Middle East Technical University
Reducing carbon footprint, especially from private cars, is an inevitable goal of sustainable transportation programs. Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey, has a fairly large campus, for which …
- Posted Dec. 22, 2017
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Adoption of sustainable development reporting by universities: An analysis of French first-time reporters
- National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts
The purpose of this paper is to study the issuance of sustainable development reports by French universities, based on two dimensions proposed by Ansari et al. (2010): extensiveness and fidelity.Three …
- Posted Dec. 22, 2017
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Why It Matters How We Frame “Education” in Education for Sustainable Development
- University of Otago (Otago)
We analyzed two educational frameworks that seek to embed “education for sustainable development” into higher education (HE). Both identify that HE is failing to educate graduates able to address the …
- Posted Dec. 22, 2017
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Visualization of energy and water consumption and GHG emissions: A case study of a Canadian University Campus
- Carleton University (ON)
Campuses, communities, and other building clusters are major users of energy and water and thus can have a significant environmental impact. Frequently, their buildings’ resource consumption is metered to various …
- Posted Dec. 22, 2017
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Understanding the energy consumption and occupancy of a multi-purpose academic building
- Heriot-Watt University
Building energy use associated with non-domestic buildings accounts for approximately 19% of the total UK CO2 emissions. Energy consumption in a non-domestic building is a complex issue due to a …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2017
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An Analysis of STARS as a Sustainability Assessment System Universally Usable in Higher Education
- Technische Universiteit Delft
Sustainability assessment has become an important tool for measurement of higher education institutions. Although there are many potential tools for measuring an institutions’ level of sustainability, this paper explores the …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2017
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"Roll Up Your Sleeves and Get At It!" Climate Change Education in Teacher Education
- Lakehead University (ON)
We present findings from research on a nine-week elective course, Climate Change Pedagogy, taught for the first time in the Bachelor of Education program at Lakehead University in Winter 2014. …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2017
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Research on the suitability improvement of the standard of green campus in China based on STARS
- Zhejiang University
Under the tide of green building, many countries introduce actively evaluation standards of green campus and develop the construction of green campus. China introduced the Green Campus Evaluation Standards (CSUS …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2017
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Radically different learning’: implementing sustainability pedagogy in a university peer mentor program
- Portland State University (OR)
Sustainability education is a growing field within higher education that fosters personal and intellectual engagement with the interconnected tensions of pressing social, ecological, economic, and political issues. Sustainability education aims …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2017
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Modeling Factors with Influence on Sustainable University Management
- University of Trento (Trentino)
- Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
The main objective of this paper is to present the factors with influence on the sustainable university management and the relationships between them. In the scientific approach we begin from …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2017
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Fostering connectedness to nature in higher education
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
Environmental thinkers and educators have argued for the importance of celebrating our connectedness to nature, or the perception of being part of, rather than separate from, the natural world. Using …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2017
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Environmental sustainability in higher education: What do academics think?
- Deakin University
The slow uptake of Education for Sustainability (EfS) curricula in universities has, partly, been attributed to academics’ perceptions that EfS has little relevance within some disciplines. Understanding teaching academics’ attitudes, …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Energy use assessment of educational buildings: Toward a campus-wide sustainable energy policy
- Texas A&M University (TX)
- University of Florida (FL)
- Queensland University of Technology
The purpose of this article is to assess the viability of blanket sustainability policies, such as Building Rating Systems in achieving energy efficiency in university campus buildings. We analyzed the …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Emerging dimensions of sustainability in institutes of higher education in India
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
The institutions of higher education provide role models for excellence in education. But also have the added responsibility of providing guidance to the community for social upliftment and environmental sustainability. …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Education for sustainable development in higher education: evaluating coherence between theory and praxis
- Universidade Aberta
Universities are an important part of the process of change taking place in society. However, this is often overshadowed by these institutions giving priority to technocratic models in the relationship …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Ecological literacy and beyond: Problem-based learning for future professionals
- University of São Paulo
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
- Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia (Itabuna - BA)
- Technical University Munich
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
- University of Campinas
Ecological science contributes to solving a broad range of environmental problems. However, lack of ecological literacy in practice often limits application of this knowledge. In this paper, we highlight a …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Do your neighbors affect your bicycling choice? A spatial probit model for bicycling to The Ohio State University
- California State University, Fresno (CA)
- The Ohio State University (OH)
Neighborhood social effects have recently become a focus of interest in transportation research, whereby transportation mode choice is not only affected by an individual’s characteristics and transportation system conditions, but …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Designing and Teaching Business & Society Courses From a Threshold Concept Approach
- The University of New Mexico (NM)
This article examines the redesign of an undergraduate course in Business & Society using a threshold concept approach. Business & Society courses may be troublesome for students because they depart …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Complex matrix for the analysis of sustainable transformative learning: an assessment methodology of sustainability integration in universities
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
Several papers propose analytical methods relating to the inclusion of sustainability in courses and universities. However, as sustainability is a complex subject, methodological proposals on the topic must avoid making …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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College Students' Emissions “Foodprint”: Can Eco-Labels Shift Diet Types?
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Due to the higher greenhouse gas emissions from livestock food production compared to plant-based food production, it is imperative that consumers shift their diets away from meat. One possible method …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Are geography students good “environmental citizens?” A comparison between year of study and over time
- Keele University
Are geography students good “environmental citizens?” Has this improved over time with increasing emphasis on sustainability within higher education? This paper compares environmental attitudes and behaviours of geography students at …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Assessment and evaluation of higher education in business management: an analysis of the Brazilian case in the light of social learning theory for sustainability
- Mackenzie Presbyterian University
- Centro Universitário da FEI
- FUCAPE Business School
This article presents an analysis of Brazilian National System of Higher Education Assessment (SINAES) in the light of social learning for sustainability theory. The aim is to contribute to the …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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A post-occupancy evaluation of a green rated and conventional on-campus residence hall
- University of Arizona (AZ)
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Green buildings increasingly attract attention in the real estate sector, and the United States is no exception. Studies indicate that green rated buildings may bring higher rents and sales prices. …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Toward conservational anthropology: addressing anthropocentric bias in anthropology
- Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Anthropological literature addressing conservation and development often blames ‘conservationists’ as being neo-imperialist in their attempts to institute limits to commercial activities by imposing their post-materialist eco-ideology. The author argues that …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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If a tree falls: business students' reflections on environmentalism
- The Hague University of Applied Science
Environmental advocacy has a difficult position within environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD). Proponents of pluralistic approaches to education see advocacy as a form of indoctrination. However, …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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On-Site Energy Management by Integrating Campus Buildings and Optimizing Local Energy Systems, Case Study of the Campus in Finland
- Aalto University
This research describes the potential study on the impact of energy improvements of existing campus buildings by on-site energy management and operational strategies. The focus buildings in the campus were …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Ecoversity: the potential for sustainable development to reshape university culture and action
- Bradford University (West Yorkshire)
This paper describes an institutional strategy (Ecoversity) to embed sustainable development across the full range of university activities and services and reflects on two different phases of Ecoversity providing illustrations …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Universities as sustainable communities: a prospectus for people and places
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role of universities as sustainable communities and to identify the requirements for achieving this role. The paper outlines the evolution of …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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The green campus is also a virtual one
- Aston University
This paper analyses the role of education for sustainability as enabling future sustainability practitioners to become key change agents and leaders. It is important that generic skills and understandings are …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Sustainable procurement: human rights and greenhouse gas emissions
- University of Leeds (West Yorkshire)
This paper reports on research based on the University of Leeds' supply chain as part of its sustainable development programme. The research examines the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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What does a sustainability manager do? Sustainable development at the University of Leeds
- University of Leeds (West Yorkshire)
Abstract This paper discusses a large UK university's sustainable development programme and provides a framework for replication in other educational organisations. The development and implementation of its environmental management system …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Empirical Study of Parking Problem on University Campus
- Beihang University
In recent years, more and more university employees tend to choose their residences in places outside the campus. As a result of this change, the number of private cars owned …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Parking at the UC campus: Problems and solutions
- University of Coimbra
This study underscores the importance of adopting integrated parking management policies that ensure not only more rational use of the available parking spaces, evenly balancing supply and demand and bringing …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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‘Doing the Sustainable Development Dance’: Tracing a Critical Route from the Education for Sustainable Development Movement to Environmental Justice in Legal Education
- University College London (London)
The UN’s Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) (2005–14) is nearly over. This has triggered a range of initiatives in schools and, increasingly, in higher and further education. In …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Restorative Counter-Spacing for Academic Sustainability
- Robert Gordon University
By combining pertinent theories from environmental psychology and human geography, this article proposes a socio-spatial framework of principles, which could be used by academic actors, to reflexively embody and critically …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Dealing with parking issues on an urban campus: The case of UC Berkeley
- California Polytechnic State University (CA)
Many transportation planning studies focus on mode-of-transportation as a static variable, not accounting for a range of user decisions such as miles traveled or (if driving) the duration of time …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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A Failure Reveals Success
- Appalachian State University (NC)
Although environmental education and education for sustainable development have become well-established areas of scholarship and practice, there has not been a similar development focused on “industrial ecology education.” A review …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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RESPONDING TO THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS: TRANSFORMATIVE PATHWAYS FOR SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
- James Cook University (Queensland)
The nature and extent of the current ecological crisis raises the question: Does social work have a contribution to make in addressing the social and environmental changes required if we …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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The relationship between social work and environmental sustainability: Implications for interdisciplinary practice
- City University of New York, College of Staten Island (NY)
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
The Brundtland Commission, formally the World Commission on Environment and Development, established by the United Nations in 1983, links peace, security, development and the environment claiming that war, poverty and …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Study of Employee Carsharing on the University Campus
- Iowa State University (IA)
This manuscript analyzes personal and carsharing consumption characteristics of alternative commuters of the same university in Los Angeles, California. The paper finds that: (1) one can achieve a reasonably high …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Carsharing on university campus: Subsidies, commuter benefits, and their impacts on carsharing
- Iowa State University (IA)
This article examines, via a case study, what efforts a university needs to make to initiate and sustain a carsharing program. It also examines how subsidies offered to employees affect …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Carsharing in a university setting: Impacts on vehicle ownership, parking demand, and mobility in Ithaca, NY
- Cornell University (NY)
Carsharing is growing rapidly in popularity, often backed by government and private partners, such as universities and developers. While reduced parking demand is frequently cited as a reason to promote …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Revisiting Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): Examining Anthropocentric Bias Through the Transition of Environmental Education to ESD
- Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Environmental education scholars have hailed the emergence of the discourse of education for sustainable development (ESD) as a progressive transition in the field. The author argues that there are some …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2017
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Redefining Success: Integrating Sustainability into Management Education
Redefining Success: Integrating Sustainability into Management Education advocates incorporating sustainability concepts that go beyond the financial ‘bottom line’ into management education and business practice. Highlighting the UN Global Compact (UNGC), …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2017
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Transdisciplinary Research and Sustainability: Collaboration, Innovation and Transformation
Transdisciplinarity is a new way of scientifically meeting the challenges of sustainability. Indeed, interdisciplinary collaboration and co-operation with non-academic ‘practice partners’ is at the core of this; creating contextualised, socially …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2017
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Examining the literature to reveal the nature of community EE/ESD programs and research
- Denison University (OH)
Interest in community environmental education (EE) and community education for sustainable development (ESD) is increasing, as evidenced by the increase in studies examining community EE/ESD approaches and NAAEE’s current development …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2017
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