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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818116303321

Titolo

"Sustainable university" : holistic approach to sustainability in higher education institutions / / guest editors: Maik Adomssent, Jasmin Godemann and Gerd Michelsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2007

ISBN

1-281-07897-2

9786611078973

1-84663-637-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (92 p.)

Collana

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education ; ; 8, no. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

AdomssentMaik

GodemannJasmin

MichelsenGerd

Disciplina

378.1

Soggetti

Education, Higher - Environmental aspects

Sustainable development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; Editorial; Transferability of approaches to sustainable development at universities as a challenge; Do sustainability projects stimulate organizational learning in universities?; Developing key competencies for sustainable development in higher education; Managing sustainability communication on campus: experiences from Lu ̈neburg; The Luneburg Sustainable University Project in international comparison; News; Diary; Books and resources; News from the net; Feature

Sommario/riassunto

The articles of this e-book present theoretical considerations, empirical findings and practical experiences from the Lüneberg Sustainable University research and development project. This draws attention to the fact that integrating sustainability into higher education institutions needs theoretical reflection as well as to show that sustainability in higher education can be articulated, substantiated and put into action. The results of this research and development project can serve as a valuable starting point for other higher education institutions which want to begin or progress on the jo