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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779976003321

Autore

Mio C

Titolo

Towards a Sustainable University [[electronic resource] ] : The Ca’ Foscari Experience / / by C. Mio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2013

ISBN

1-349-46900-9

1-137-35193-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Collana

Palgrave pivot Towards a sustainable university

Palgrave pivot

Disciplina

378.1

378.1/9610941

Soggetti

Industrial management—Environmental aspects

Environmental sciences—Philosophy

Environmental sociology

Business ethics

Management

Leadership

Sustainability Management

Environmental Philosophy

Environmental Sociology

Business Ethics

Business Strategy/Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Figures""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1 Sustainability: The New Paradigm                                         ""; ""1.1 The scenario: the critical environmental and social themes                                                                     ""; ""1.2 The commitments of countries and institutions                                                        ""; ""2 New Responsibilities for Universities                                              ""

""2.1 Sustainability in universities                                         """"2.2 The strategic-organizational approach                                                "";



""2.3 Carbon management: guidelines for universities                                                         ""; ""2.4 Green universities                             ""; ""3 Caâ€? Foscari â€? Case Study                                 ""; ""3.1 Caâ€? Foscari and the path towards sustainability                                                          ""

""3.2 The governance of sustainability                                           """"3.3 The sustainability tools                                   ""; ""Appendix: Guidelines for Carbon Management in Italian Universities                                                                         ""; ""Bibliography                   ""; ""Index            ""

Sommario/riassunto

Towards a Sustainable University tackles the challenge of sustainability in universities. Universities are also a working environment and an organization in which sustainability can be experienced. This book shows how a sustainable university can shape future citizens and future managers following the sustainable paradigm.