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Integrative Approaches to Sustainable Development at University Level

Making the Links

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Editors:
  1. Walter Leal Filho

    1. Faculty of Environmental Science, HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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  2. Luciana Brandli

    1. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University, Passo Fundo, Brazil

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  3. Olga Kuznetsova

    1. Business School, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

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  4. Arminda Maria Finisterra do Paço

    1. Department of Business and Economics, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

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  • A highly interesting theme: sustainability in higher education
  • A wide range of authors from 13 countries
  • A strong interdisciplinary focus, with a combination of research, projects and teaching experiences, of interest to a wide academic audience
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: World Sustainability Series (WSUSE)

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Table of contents (49 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Contextualising Integration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Digital Learning for Sustainability: An Interactive Magazine for Students, Academics and Expert Practitioners

      • Antonius Raghubansie, Wendy Corbett, Katy Boom, Lorraine Weaver
      Pages 3-17

    3. The Relevance of Transdisciplinary Teaching and Learning for the Successful Integration of Sustainability Issues into Higher Education Development

      • Johannes Merck, Marina Beermann
      Pages 19-25

    4. Making Sustainability Part of Every Student’s Curriculum

      • Alison J. Greig
      Pages 27-41

    5. Ecological Footprinting as a Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approach to Complete Campus Engagement and Transformation Towards the One Planet Goal

      • Sara Rickards, Richie Howitt, Sandie Suchet-Pearson
      Pages 43-66

    6. An Analysis of the Sustainability of Different Methods of Delivering Higher Education

      • Jonathan Davies
      Pages 67-79

    7. Social and Environmental Reporting in the Italian Higher Education System: Evidence from Two Best Practices

      • Sara Moggi, Chiara Leardini, Bettina Campedelli
      Pages 81-96

    8. How Do Limbo Dancing, Landlords and Students’ Energy Habits Link to EfSD? A Student Green Fund Case Study

      • Peng Li, Katy Boom, Paul Davis
      Pages 97-111

    9. Implementing Sustainability and Social Responsibility Initiatives in the Higher Education System: Evidence from Spain

      • Manuel Larrán, Francisco Javier Andrades
      Pages 113-128

    10. Enhancing Knowledge and Learning in Sustainable Developments at Universities

      • Lim Lan Yuan
      Pages 129-142

    11. Student Attitudes to Sustainability and Employability Skills: Expectations from the University Curriculum

      • Julian Priddle, Alison J. Greig, Ella Wiles
      Pages 143-154

    12. The Application of Ecological Footprint Analysis to Distance Learning University Contexts: A Case Study of the College of Education, University of South Africa

      • Maicom Sergio Brandão, Patricia C. Silva Leme, Callie Loubser, Johann Dreyer, Soul Shava, Welington Braz Carvalho Delitti
      Pages 155-167

    13. Indicator-Based Analysis of the Process Towards a University in Sustainable Development: A Case Study of the University of Tübingen (Germany)

      • Simon Meisch, Nikolas Hagemann, Johannes Geibel, Elisabeth Gebhard, Moritz A. Drupp
      Pages 169-183

    14. Carbon Stored in a Sustainable University Building: Bringing Education to Practice

      • Bruno V. Kobiski, Eloy F. Casagrande, Gabriel Pendleton
      Pages 185-196

    15. Developing and Managing Integrated [Interdisciplinary/Transdisciplinary] Graduate Programs in Environmental Science and Management in a Collaborative Context

      • Michal Bardecki
      Pages 197-209

    16. Reinforcing Sustainable Development in Schools in Malta: A Potential Approach by the University of Malta to Meet the Country’s Sustainable Development Challenges

      • Cynthia Caruana, Mark Mifsud
      Pages 211-224

    17. Commitments of University Leaders to the Talloires Declaration: Are They Evidenced in Industrial Design Teaching and Learning?

      • Mariano Ramirez Jr
      Pages 225-244

    18. From Consumer to Citizen: Engaging Students with Participative Methods in Design

      • Antony Johnston
      Pages 245-257

    19. Integral Theory: An Expanded and Holistic Framework for Sustainability

      • Robert M. Fleming
      Pages 259-273
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About this book

This book documents and compares the experiences of a wide range of universities across the five continents with regard to sustainable development, making it of special interest to sustainability researchers and practitioners. By showcasing how integrative approaches to sustainable development at the university level can be successfully employed to bridge the gaps between disciplines, the book provides a timely contribution to the literature on sustainability and offers a valuable resource for all those interested in sustainability in a higher education context.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Environmental Science, HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  • Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  • Business School, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Olga Kuznetsova

  • Department of Business and Economics, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

    Arminda Maria Finisterra do Paço

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Integrative Approaches to Sustainable Development at University Level

  • Book Subtitle: Making the Links

  • Editors: Walter Leal Filho, Luciana Brandli, Olga Kuznetsova, Arminda Maria Finisterra do Paço

  • Series Title: World Sustainability Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10690-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-10689-2Published: 27 October 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38507-5Published: 22 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-10690-8Published: 09 October 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2199-7373

  • Series E-ISSN: 2199-7381

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 731

  • Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations, 58 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Environmental Management

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