International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education: Volume 23 Issue 3

Don’t be a waster! Student perceptions of recycling strategies at an English University’s halls of residence

Joseph Dixon, Jonathan Parker

This paper aims to explore student perceptions of recycling and explore whether one university’s strategy helped or hindered student recycling in their university's halls of…

Detecting the historical roots of education for sustainable development (ESD): a bibliometric analysis

YuYing Zhang, Peng Wang

Although several researchers have statistically analyzed references associated with education for sustainable development based on the co-citation frequency, evolutionary analysis…

Online learning and teaching for the SDGs – exploring emerging university strategies

Jayden Holmes, Oli Rafael Moraes, Lauren Rickards, Wendy Steele, Mette Hotker, Anthony Richardson

The purpose of this paper is to explore emerging synergies and tensions between the twin moves to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and online learning…

A literature review on the strategies implemented by higher education institutions from 2010 to 2020 to foster pro-environmental behavior of students

Alberto Bertossi, Francesco Marangon

Changing the present behavior of individuals toward a more sustainable lifestyle is a complex task requiring a well-established strategy and institutional commitment. The purpose…

Determinants of transportation sustainability in universities of Islamabad, Pakistan

Muhammad Hamza Baig, Abdul Waheed, Irfan Ahmad Rana, Kulsoom Abbas

The purpose of this paper is to identify the barriers halting the usage of sustainable modes of transportation in a university campus.

The influence of sustainable branding and opinion leaders on international students’ intention to study: a case of Universiti Sains Malaysia

Mohamad Saifudin Mohamad Saleh, Normalini Md Kassim, Naziru Alhaji Tukur

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between a sustainable university brand and the intention of international students to study at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), one…

University leadership in climate mitigation: reducing emissions from waste through carbon pricing

Suyeon Lee, Seyeon Lee

This paper aims to investigate potential impact of internal carbon pricing in emission reduction in Higher education institutions (HEIs). Over the past century, human activities…

A cost-minimizing approach to eliminating the primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions at institutions of higher education

David S. Timmons, Benjamin Weil

Many institutions of higher education have committed to carbon neutrality. Given this goal, the main economic issue is minimizing cost. As for society as a whole, dominant…

From environmental education to education for sustainable development in higher education: a systematic review

Pedro Mauricio Acosta Castellanos, Araceli Queiruga-Dios

In education concerning environmental issues, there are two predominant currents in the world, environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD). ESD is…

Sustainable campus using concept mapping: a bottom-up approach engaging both staff and students

Stephen T. Homer, Kuan Siew Khor

This paper aims to highlight a multidimensional model of sustainability practices that are considered meaningful and practical for implementation by higher education institutions…

Pedagogies for sustainability: insights from a foundational sustainability course in the built environment

Orana Sandri, Sarah Holdsworth

This paper aims to draw on an in-depth qualitative case study of an undergraduate sustainability education course to show the extent of pedagogical reflection and teaching…

Exploring personal definitions of sustainability and their impact on perceptions of sustainability culture

Rob Alexander, Jessica Jacovidis, Deborah Sturm

The purpose of this paper is to present an exploratory analysis of campus community member (i.e. students, faculty, staff) definitions of sustainability, their perceptions of…

Higher education: the best practices for fostering competences for sustainable development through the use of active learning methodologies

Matilde Martínez Casanovas, Noemí Ruíz-Munzón, Marian Buil-Fabregá

The purpose of this paper is to analyse which are the active learning methodologies, which had better contribute to acquiring competences for sustainable development (SD) in…

Art and higher education for environmental sustainability: a matter of emergence?

Falk Heinrich, Lone Kørnøv

This study aims to contribute to the exploration of inter-disciplinary approaches in higher education for sustainability. It is a reflection on a case study linking students in…