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Need a university adopt a formal environmental management system?: Progress without an EMS at a small university
Ian F. Spellerberg, Graeme D. Buchan, Russell EnglefieldWhat system does a university need to optimise its progress to sustainability? Discusses the gradation of approaches possible for a university as it strives to improve its…
Environmental certification at Mälardalen University
Kristina von OelreichAims to describe how the concept of sustainable development, with a focus on the ecological dimension, can be applied practically in an institution for higher education and…
Considerations on educating engineers in sustainability
Carol BoyleThe teaching of sustainability to engineers will follow similar paths to that of environmental engineering. There is a strong feeling that environmental engineering is a…
Implementing the sustainable development policy at the University of British Columbia: An analysis of the implications for organisational learning
Nadine A. GudzRethinking our organisational learning processes is critical to society's transition to sustainability – a transition toward living respectfully with one another on a planet with…
Cooling the campus: Experiences from a pilot study to reduce electricity use at Tufts University, USA, using social marketing methods
Kristin Marcell, Julian Agyeman, Ann RappaportA community‐based social marketing (CBSM) campaign to reduce student electricity use and greenhouse gas emissions was undertaken at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts…
Assessing the educational opportunities from a solar powered cultivator at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Bruno Borsari, Timothy Elder, Thomas ReynoldsThe need to develop alternatives for fossil fuel energy consumption is mandated by the limit of world oil reserves and the environmental costs associated with their continued use…
EcoCity Columbus: Using an Ohio State University planning class to bring sustainability concepts to Columbus, Ohio
Maria Manta ConroyAttention in US literature and practice addressing sustainable development has focused on a limited number of communities such as Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. These…
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1467-6370e-ISSN:
1758-6739ISSN-L:
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2000Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Walter Leal Filho