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    Dealing with misconceptions on the concept of sustainability (2000)
    Bingley : Emerald
    International journal of sustainability in higher education 1 (2000), S. 9-19 
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    ISSN: 1467-6370
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Education
    Notes: Although there is a great degree of acceptance in relation to the importance of pursuing sustainable development, there are some areas within the higher education sector where the concept of sustainability is not yet fully understood. Based on the negative impact misconceptions can have, it is useful to look at the problem and develop approaches to address them. This paper, first delivered at the conference on environmental management systems at universities (EMSU 99) held in Lund, Sweden in May 1999, tries to discuss some of the misconceptions seen in respect of sustainability at universities and suggests some measures aimed at moving ahead.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/1467630010307066
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    Towards a vision of a sustainable university (2000)
    Bingley : Emerald
    International journal of sustainability in higher education 1 (2000), S. 20-34 
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    ISSN: 1467-6370
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Education
    Notes: Sustainable development is the biggest challenge to universities in the twenty-first century. As many different definitions and interpretations of the concept exist, it is not surprising that the strategies of the universities that are beginning to strive for sustainability show some differences. Various universities have already become engaged in the process of integrating sustainable development in their activities. Some examples of such universities are presented, including the experiences of the University of Amsterdam. The diverging strategies of sustainable universities are classified to clarify the differences and to stimulate and advance the debate. Inevitably, management, research, education, communication and operation of any university with a genuine interest in sustainable development will have to change. However, if, as it seems, universities are deeply involved in current world-wide patterns of unsustainability, could it perhaps be that existing university structures need to be replaced by a completely new type of "universal knowledge network" which is derived from a totally different paradigm of their role and function? In this article some clear indications are given about the meaning of sustainable development in this context in order to provide directions and guidelines for university strategies and practices. The consequences of the concept for universities are indicated and, finally, a possible model for a sustainable university is proposed.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/1467630010307075
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    The space of flows, the rules of play, and sustainable urban design: The sustainability game as a tool of critical pedagogy in higher education (2000)
    Bingley : Emerald
    International journal of sustainability in higher education 1 (2000), S. 48-66 
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    ISSN: 1467-6370
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Education
    Notes: This paper seeks to explore the origins of these inchoate changes and shifts in perception and experience of urban dwelling places and electronic spaces by tracing out their implications for the agenda of sustainable cities.The paper first considers the movement from Netville, the cybercommunity generated among technical experts and scholars associated with the building of the Internet, to Cybercities, the various online communities emerging from ARPA's seemingly anarchic communications network. It pays particular attention to the "rules of play" that governed the construction of the Internet and the kind of egalitarian community of competence that those rules engendered. The analysis explores the import of those "rules of play" for "Emerald City," a sustainability game for designing sustainable cities. The last section then shifts from participatory design process as game to an ongoing design project - the Westbahnhof project. This project, demonstrates the relevance of both the "rules of play" and the sustainability game in building sustainable cities of the future in an open, democratic, and participatory fashion.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/1467630010307093
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    The Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz: Germany's first registered environmental management (EMAS) at an institution of higher education (2000)
    Bingley : Emerald
    International journal of sustainability in higher education 1 (2000), S. 35-47 
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    ISSN: 1467-6370
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Education
    Notes: Most universities still consider the principles of environmental ethics and sustainable development on an academic level addressed at specific courses of studies or as part of research. Practical approaches to encourage individuals in a university community to accept responsibility for environmental improvements are rare. Implementation and maintenance of a standard environmental management system (EMS), however, may be useful not only to improve environmental protection but also to outline a university safe-guarding a vision of the future. Structured environmental management systems must provide a defined and organised approach to the relevant activities such as clearly defined policy and objectives, clear-cut responsibilities, documented systems, ongoing training, record, document control, internal audits, management reviews, and continual improvement. The Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz - University of Applied Sciences is the first German institution of its kind having in its entirety successfully undergone the full cycle of EMS requirements including validation and registration specified in the EC regulation 1836/93 (EMAS) which is the European equivalent of the international ISO 14001 standard. Particular concern is shown for active involvement and participation of students and employees during all individual phases of the environmental management system.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/1467630010307084
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    Is today shaping tomorrow for tertiary education in Australia?: A comparison of policy and practice (2000)
    Bingley : Emerald
    International journal of sustainability in higher education 1 (2000), S. 83-96 
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    ISSN: 1467-6370
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Education
    Notes: The Commonwealth Government of Australia appears to be moving towards a national policy on environmental education for a sustainable future. Using the new environmental campus of Charles Sturt University in New South Wales as a case study, this paper outlines how one Australian university is providing sustainability in higher education by integrating its designs, operations and teaching practices. In doing so, it shows recent initiatives in the higher education sector and highlights the gap between Commonwealth Government moves to enhance the national effort and what is happening on the ground. It is suggested that this gap exists because the Government outlines a series of actions rather than a set of ethical propositions for development at a local level.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/1467630010307147
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    University-based projects for local sustainable development: Designing expert roles and collective reasoning (2000)
    Bingley : Emerald
    International journal of sustainability in higher education 1 (2000), S. 67-83 
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    ISSN: 1467-6370
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Education
    Notes: ETH-UNS case studies are "transdisciplinary," university-based projects for sustainable development. This article introduces the ETH-UNS case studies 1991 to 1997. In particular, it examines, first, the role of experts and, second, the kind of collective reasoning in ETH-UNS case studies. We found a significant "deprofessionalization" effect: whereas there was a high share of professionals in former ETH-UNS case studies, relative experts with lower qualifications dominate in today's ETH-UNS case studies. Our analysis of this effect shows role conflicts between professionals and organizations as well as the importance of syntheses methods for organizing the collective reasoning in the ETH-UNS case studies. Discussion focuses on the specific organizational linkage between the use of experts and collective reasoning in environmental projects in the context of sustainable development.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/1467630010307110
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    Computer simulation models for sustainability (2000)
    Bingley : Emerald
    International journal of sustainability in higher education 1 (2000), S. 154-167 
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    ISSN: 1467-6370
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Education
    Notes: For the broad understanding of sustainable development, items such as seasonal change, timing of restrained harvesting and the rate of regeneration of natural resources, as well as the theories of population growth are crucial. Similarly, in the world of computing as a whole and computing simulation in particular, three important components of models are theory, data and program. A model for global sustainability should include sub-models for different resources and consumers in the ecological system. In this paper, a sample of sub-models relating to areas such as human population growth, water, soil and land, greenhouse gases and CO2, conservation, forests and harvesting are listed, combined with other models such as pollution, waste treatment and ozone levels. The complexity of such simulations and their relevance to the current debate on sustainability are discussed.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14676370010371894
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    Environmental management systems at North American universities: What drives good performance? (2000)
    Bingley : Emerald
    International journal of sustainability in higher education 1 (2000), S. 168-181 
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    ISSN: 1467-6370
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Education
    Notes: The purpose of this study is to determine what initiatives have been undertaken by universities across North America in implementing environmental management systems (EMS). Many universities have discovered that their activities can have significant impacts on the environment. As a result, some institutions have implemented systems to help them organize activities in order to recognize and reduce adverse environmental effects. This paper contributes to our understanding of these systems. A framework is developed that identifies important characteristics of effective EMS currently in use at some North American universities. The framework also provides guidance for those universities that have not yet developed effective EMS.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/1467630010371902
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    Recreating the university from within: Collaborative reflections on the University of British Columbia's engagement with sustainability (2005)
    Bingley : Emerald
    International journal of sustainability in higher education 6 (2005), S. 65-80 
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    ISSN: 1467-6370
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Education
    Notes: Purpose - In 1997, the University of British Columbia (UBC) adopted a sustainable development policy stating that the campus should adhere to sustainable practices in all of its actions and mandates and that all students who attend UBC will be educated about sustainability. The purpose of the paper is to consider how far UBC has moved in the last six years in the direction of sustainability education, what has been accomplished, what lessons have been learned and what challenges lie ahead. Design/methodology/approach - This paper is a collaborative inquiry created by a number of faculty, staff and one doctoral student working on sustainability education issues at UBC. Findings - The shift to sustainability involves: a fundamental thinking-through of basic issues about the role of the university in society, creating a strong relationship between sustainability principles and the core goals of the university. It also will require a reworking of the design and operation of institutional reward systems, creating an appropriate linkage between the operational and academic functions of the university, and finding an appropriate mix of disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity. The collaborative writing process helped to bring people together to reflect on the projects of the past and consider the plans for the future. Originality/value - The intention of the paper is to summarize the sustainability education initiatives at UBC, and address barriers and pathways to creating sustainability education programs at the university level. The collaborative stories aim to help other individuals and groups implement sustainability in higher education and contribute to a process of institutional learning for sustainability.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14676370510573140
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    A case study in applying lean sustainability concepts to universities (2005)
    Bingley : Emerald
    International journal of sustainability in higher education 6 (2005), S. 134-146 
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    ISSN: 1467-6370
    Source: Emerald Fulltext Archive Database 1994-2005
    Topics: Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering , Education
    Notes: Purpose - To apply the concepts of lean and sustainability to higher education. Design/methodology/approach - A questionnaire was developed, administered to 18 public and private universities and analyzed. Findings - The focus in higher education is now on cost reduction or budget containment initiatives. Although these initiatives were not implemented with the knowledge that they were implementing "lean" practices, their application has often reduced waste, improved operational efficiency, and contributed to sustainability. Research limitations/implications - This is a preliminary study with a sample size of 18 universities in the northeastern United States. Future research should include more universities in the United States as well as in other countries. Practical implications - The participating universities in this study shared their beliefs about how "lean" thinking can contribute to the sustainability of higher education. Other universities can "learn from their lessons". Originality/value - Very little past research, except in the area of green marketing, has focused on lean sustainability concepts in higher education.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14676370510589855
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