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Sustainable Universities and Colleges
Sustainability Advances in Institutions of Higher Education
9781035314720 Edward Elgar Publishing
This book provides a set of decision and organizational models for the advancement of sustainability in higher education. International authors present how universities and colleges have attempted to advance sustainability both within and outside of their institutions, and how institutions of higher education can continue to upgrade those efforts to help lead societies toward greater sustainability in the future.
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This book provides a set of decision and organizational models for the advancement of sustainability in higher education. International authors present how universities and colleges have attempted to advance sustainability both within and outside of their institutions, and how institutions of higher education can continue to upgrade those efforts to help lead societies toward greater sustainability in the future.
Transdisciplinary in scope, this book emphasizes the need for universities to advance both environmental and socio-economic sustainability, specifically by utilizing five key higher education functions: research, operations, outreach, teaching and stakeholder interactions. Authors explain how higher education institutions have the knowledge, legitimacy, and resources to make significant impacts on individuals and systems in their respective communities. They discuss the evolving nature of sustainability education in its movement away from anthropocentrism toward forward-thinking ecocentrism, with increased recognition of indigenous worldviews. Examining various avenues for innovation, authors dissect issues such as infrastructure, research and curriculum integration, and internal and external community engagement, and explore how sustainable solutions require commitment on all levels, and in all disciplines.
This book is a crucial resource for students and academics in management and sustainability and management and universities. It is also an inspiring read for university and college stakeholders including sustainability officers and staff and administrators.
Transdisciplinary in scope, this book emphasizes the need for universities to advance both environmental and socio-economic sustainability, specifically by utilizing five key higher education functions: research, operations, outreach, teaching and stakeholder interactions. Authors explain how higher education institutions have the knowledge, legitimacy, and resources to make significant impacts on individuals and systems in their respective communities. They discuss the evolving nature of sustainability education in its movement away from anthropocentrism toward forward-thinking ecocentrism, with increased recognition of indigenous worldviews. Examining various avenues for innovation, authors dissect issues such as infrastructure, research and curriculum integration, and internal and external community engagement, and explore how sustainable solutions require commitment on all levels, and in all disciplines.
This book is a crucial resource for students and academics in management and sustainability and management and universities. It is also an inspiring read for university and college stakeholders including sustainability officers and staff and administrators.
Critical Acclaim
‘Given the urgent need for action to promote sustainability in this Anthropocene Era, Sustainable Universities and Colleges is an important and timely piece for transforming our educational system. For systemic change to take place in business, government and society, a rethinking of how humans interact with the natural world for social and environmental sustainability at the individual, organizational, and institutional levels is critical. This book recognizes that higher education can serve as a vehicle for enacting new worldviews and approaches for sustainable transformation. It offers compelling solutions for reimagining university curricular frameworks and models to develop a sustainability mindset to benefit humanity and the planet in the long-term.’
– David Wasieleski, Duquesne University, US
‘Institutions of higher education have a unique potential for fostering the sustainability transformation of humanity. The book on “Sustainable Universities and Colleges” is a meaningful step in advancing sustainability in higher education. It is a welcome reading for university administrators, faculty, and students interested in the fate of the Earth.’
– Laszlo Zsolnai, University of Oxford, UK
‘Sustainable Universities and Colleges provides both practical and aspirational guidance for the higher education sector to advance sustainability. Emphasizing the important role that higher education plays in addressing the climate crisis and preparing current and future generations to address the complexity of challenges we face, this text encourages higher education institutions to think holistically about sustainability and to engage faculty, staff, and students as advocates.’
– Meghan Fay Zahniser, AASHE, US
– David Wasieleski, Duquesne University, US
‘Institutions of higher education have a unique potential for fostering the sustainability transformation of humanity. The book on “Sustainable Universities and Colleges” is a meaningful step in advancing sustainability in higher education. It is a welcome reading for university administrators, faculty, and students interested in the fate of the Earth.’
– Laszlo Zsolnai, University of Oxford, UK
‘Sustainable Universities and Colleges provides both practical and aspirational guidance for the higher education sector to advance sustainability. Emphasizing the important role that higher education plays in addressing the climate crisis and preparing current and future generations to address the complexity of challenges we face, this text encourages higher education institutions to think holistically about sustainability and to engage faculty, staff, and students as advocates.’
– Meghan Fay Zahniser, AASHE, US
Contributors
Contributors include: Alessia Argiolas, Said Benamar, Thomas S. Benson, Gustavo Birollo, Katja Brundiers, Maria Castillo, Frank de Bakker, Gastón de los Reyes, Susana Esper, Krista Hiser, Younsung Kim, Jordan King, Jacqueline LeBlanc, Michael J. Pawlish, Kimberly M. Post, Jason Senjem, Bart van Hoof, Kenneth Walz, Sjors Witjes, Julia Wolny, Jean Wu
Contents
Contents:
1 Introduction 1
Mark Starik and Paul Shrivastava
2 Needs and opportunities for sustainability programs
in higher education: insights from the global council
for science and the environment’s pathways toward
accreditation initiative 15
Jordan King, Katja Brundiers, and Krista Hiser
3 Sustainable practices as innovation adoption on campus 39
Jason C. Senjem
4 Higher education institutions can do more to lead society
toward resilience and sustainability 59
Thomas Benson
5 Transition 2026: stakeholder engagement and the
co-construction of a climate strategy in a French Business School 82
María Castillo, Susana Esper, Gustavo Birollo and Frank
G.A. de Bakker
6 Crystallization of a university’s sustainability efforts
around laudato si’: a case study of opportunities and challenges 105
Michael J. Pawlish
7 A student-driven approach to establishing sustainability
programs at colleges and universities: lessons from the
green office movement in Europe 120
Jean Wu
8 How universities enable sustainable solutions to persistent
social problems in Africa: the case of a Pan African
university alliance 132
Alessia Argiolas and Said Benamar
9 Schools of management making an impact:
operationalization mechanisms and methods for
contributing to organizational change 161
Bart van Hoof and Sjors Witjes
10 Sustainable transformation in business and management
higher education: an analysis of global and European
collaborative initiatives for positive impact 185
Julia Wolny
11 Disrupting the business curriculum for sustainability and
the common good: the Glasgow Caledonian New York
college experiment 208
Jacqueline LeBlanc and Gastón de los Reyes
12 Education for climate change: an andragogical approach
with a transdisciplinary framework 226
Younsung Kim
13 Enlightened education: advancing the sustainability of
schools, colleges, and universities by deployment of solar
photovoltaic infrastructure 250
Kenneth A. Walz
14 Decolonizing post-secondary sustainability education in
the Anthropocene 277
Kimberly M. Post
1 Introduction 1
Mark Starik and Paul Shrivastava
2 Needs and opportunities for sustainability programs
in higher education: insights from the global council
for science and the environment’s pathways toward
accreditation initiative 15
Jordan King, Katja Brundiers, and Krista Hiser
3 Sustainable practices as innovation adoption on campus 39
Jason C. Senjem
4 Higher education institutions can do more to lead society
toward resilience and sustainability 59
Thomas Benson
5 Transition 2026: stakeholder engagement and the
co-construction of a climate strategy in a French Business School 82
María Castillo, Susana Esper, Gustavo Birollo and Frank
G.A. de Bakker
6 Crystallization of a university’s sustainability efforts
around laudato si’: a case study of opportunities and challenges 105
Michael J. Pawlish
7 A student-driven approach to establishing sustainability
programs at colleges and universities: lessons from the
green office movement in Europe 120
Jean Wu
8 How universities enable sustainable solutions to persistent
social problems in Africa: the case of a Pan African
university alliance 132
Alessia Argiolas and Said Benamar
9 Schools of management making an impact:
operationalization mechanisms and methods for
contributing to organizational change 161
Bart van Hoof and Sjors Witjes
10 Sustainable transformation in business and management
higher education: an analysis of global and European
collaborative initiatives for positive impact 185
Julia Wolny
11 Disrupting the business curriculum for sustainability and
the common good: the Glasgow Caledonian New York
college experiment 208
Jacqueline LeBlanc and Gastón de los Reyes
12 Education for climate change: an andragogical approach
with a transdisciplinary framework 226
Younsung Kim
13 Enlightened education: advancing the sustainability of
schools, colleges, and universities by deployment of solar
photovoltaic infrastructure 250
Kenneth A. Walz
14 Decolonizing post-secondary sustainability education in
the Anthropocene 277
Kimberly M. Post
