Sustainability on University Campuses: Learning, Skills Building and Best Practices

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Leal Filho, Walter (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bardi, Ugo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: World Sustainability Series,
• Subjects: Sustainable development.; Higher education.; Environmental sciences.; Sustainable Development.; Higher Education.; Environmental Science and Engineering.

The implementation of sustainability initiatives on campuses is an essential component of promoting sustainability in the higher education context. In addition to reflecting an awareness of environmental issues, campus programmes demonstrate how seriously universities take sustainability at the inst...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Part 1. Institutional Practices and Frameworks
• Chapter 1. Engaging Students and Campus Community in Sustainability Activities in a Major Canadian University
• Chapter 2. A Review of an Integrated Information System and Sustainability Implementation Framework in Higher Education
• Chapter 3. How the structures of a Green Campus promotes the development of sustainability competences. The experience of the University of Bologna
• Chapter 4. Generating a New Idea of Public Mission for Universities. A Sustainable Communication Paradigm for Community Building
• Chapter 5. Involving students in implementing a campus culture of sustainability, etc.