Sustainability and University Life

Prepared in cooperation with the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF), this book presents a number of case studies and experiences which illustrate how higher education institutions (e. g. universities and colleges) may pursue sustainability. A wide range of views and perspectives illustrate how, via projects, networks, academic programmes, curriculum greening initiatives and student involvement, higher education institutions in various countries (for example the United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, France) are trying to bring sustainability closer to their institutional lives.

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The Editor: Prof. Walter Leal Filho (Ph.D., DSc) is the series editor. The Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) is an affiliate of the Center for Respect of Life and Environment (CRLE). ULSF promotes academic leadership for the advancement of global environmental literacy. Working in partnership with more than 250 signatory institutions in over 40 countries, ULSF helps to build and strenghten institutional capacity to develop ecologically sound policies and practices.

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Contents: Walter Leal Filho: Sustainability and University Life: some European Perspectives Richard M. Clugston/Wynn Calder: Critical Dimensions of Sustainability in Higher Education Andy Davey/Graham Earl/Roland Clift: Driving Environmental Strategy with Stakeholder Preferences - A Case Study of the University of Surrey Karel F. Mulder: Technology and Sustainable Development: Sustainability as a challenge for engineers Steve Breyman: Sustainability Through Incremental Steps? The Case of Campus Greening at Rensselaer Alberto Arenas: Managing U.S. Campuses with an Ecological Vision Aaron Allen: Institutional change and leadership in greening the campus J. Roturier/A. de Almeida/E. Apostolidou/D. Berbecaru/J.F. Bonnet/R. Cazanescu/P. Faucher/S. Gabriel/A. Gula/M. Kwiatkowski/T. Laine/Th. Lamouche/J. Norgard/Ph. Outrequin: «ECOCAMPUS»: a «Practice-What-You-Preach» European collaboration Nan Jenks-Jay: Institutional Commitment to the Environment and Sustainability: A Peak of Excellence at Middlebury College Andreas Megerle/Heidi Megerle: University support to local and regional agenda initiatives for sustainable development Jacob Park/Ted Tschang: Sustainability and Higher Education in Asia-Pacific Robert S. Whyte: Promoting Environmental Citizenship and Sustainability in Regional Campuses: Experiences from a Consortium of 15 Colleges and Universities Hanno Lans: The Dutch Sustainability Award for Higher Education 1998 David W. Orr: Transformation or Irrelevance: The Challenge of Academic Planning for Environmental Education in the 21st Century Scott Cole: Greening Campuses: An overview of student activism and progressive administration Eugene B. Bakko: Sustainable agriculture and land management in the liberal arts: A case study Samson Katikiti: Unversity and Sustainability: an African perspective Alexander Barkaw: The Need for Student Inputs: oikos - International Student Organization for Sustainable Economics and Management.