A review of empirical data of sustainability initiatives in university campus operations

Amaral, Ana Rita; Rodrigues, Eugénio; Gaspar, Adélio Rodrigues; Gomes, Álvaro

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119558

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“…Amaral et al [43] carries out a bibliographic review on the sustainability policies implemented and case studies in universities around the world reported in scientific publications. The research proposes to establish an integrated framework to disseminate and monitor the impact of key actions and their viability.…”

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confidence: 99%

Environmental Impact of Mobility in Higher-Education Institutions: The Case of the Ecological Footprint at the University of A Coruña (Spain)

2021

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Ecological footprint (EF) determines the area of ecologically productive territory necessary to produce the resources utilised and to assimilate the waste produced by a given population over a year. Knowing your own EF is the first step in planning and implementing policies to reduce it. Considering that transport is a significant component of the impact of human activity on the environment, this study calculates the EF of the CO2 emissions associated with person mobility (EFM) at the University of A Coruña (UDC). The results presented are based on statistical inference from surveys conducted in 2008, 2016, and 2020. The period 2008–2016 coincides with the effects of the economic crisis, and 2020 with those of the COVID-19 pandemic. The EFM of UDC in 2016 was 2177 global hectares (gha), 148 times its biocapacity. Ninety-two percent of it was generated by car trips. Policies to reduce the environmental impact of mobility should focus on reducing car use. This study analyzes various factors of variability. The EFM per capita of the commutes from the place of residence to the UDC campuses grew between 2008 and 2020 by 17%. The results obtained are compared with those of other nearby universities and around the world.

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Environmental Impact of Mobility in Higher-Education Institutions: The Case of the Ecological Footprint at the University of A Coruña (Spain)

2021

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“…After that, international conferences in launching and promoting higher education, such as the conference entitled "Committing Universities to Sustainable Development," were organized in Austria in 2005 to discuss universities' role in supporting sustainable development (Paletta et al, 2019). During this particular conference, the Graz Declaration on Committing Universities to Sustainable Development was accepted under the agreement that universities should provide information about the status of sustainable development within their strategies and activities (Paletta et al, 2019), which signifies universities growing active involvement in sustainability issues (Amaral et al, 2020).…”

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Sustainable Universities as Brand Marketing for Universities: A Case of Universiti Sains Malaysia

Saleh¹,

Kassim²,

Tukur³

et al. 2021

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Numerous universities have promoted a sustainable university's brand by offering sustainability curricula, conducting sustainability studies, enforcing sustainable policies, etc. As such, sustainable universities take advantage of the opportunity to market these activities to attract potential students. This research explores international students' perception towards the sustainable brand of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and choosing a sustainable university. The study further examines the influence of factors in choosing USM regarding being USM a sustainable university. A survey was conducted involving 391 international students, using a self-assessment questionnaire followed by collecting and analysing the data using PLS-SEM. The results discovered positive relationships between brand image and brand meaning of USM as a sustainable university regarding students' intention in choosing USM. Aside from that, USM's credibility, informativeness, entertainment, and irritation of information affected students' intention to study at USM. In contrast, the study found that both the perception of USM as a sustainable university and the brand identity of USM as a sustainable university had an antagonistic relationship towards students' intention to study at USM.

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“…It is clearly mentioned on international platforms that water scarcity will be one of the major problems of the coming centuries in every region of the world on a global scale, and therefore the lives of billions of people depend on the rational and correct management of water. Today, supplying of water is becoming a major problem due to some reasons such as the rapid increase of the population, increasing water needs in all areas, unconscious consumption, and the pollution of clean water sources (Amaral et al, 2020;Washington-Ottombre et al, 2018). Therefore, instead of being a pollutant, domestic wastewater has become a source of water that can be used by reevaluating.…”

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The Importance of Smart Campuses in the Context of Boyd Cohen Wheel and Sustainable Environmental Dimension

Çelebi

Bahadır

Şimşek

et al. 2020

Mühendislik Bilimleri Ve Tasarım Dergisi

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The global climate change and the elements of the increasing consumption have led to the risk of emerging environmental deformation in cities. In light of these parameters, it is the matter that campuses, which are a core component of cities, are also affected. Today, universities prefer to use the Boyd Cohen Wheel to develop their campuses in terms of the sustainable environment as in cities. Because campuses are small-scale cities in terms of many ways, studies to be conducted in these areas can set a model for smart cities as well. There are also several approaches in literature and practice related to the process of conversion to smart campuses. This study aims to examine the idea of 'smart campus' and its relationship with 'smart city' by focusing on examples from Aksaray University. In this context, approaches to a sustainable environment in university campuses are discussed.

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A review of empirical data of sustainability initiatives in university campus operations

Cited by 111 publications

References 114 publications

Environmental Impact of Mobility in Higher-Education Institutions: The Case of the Ecological Footprint at the University of A Coruña (Spain)

Environmental Impact of Mobility in Higher-Education Institutions: The Case of the Ecological Footprint at the University of A Coruña (Spain)

Sustainable Universities as Brand Marketing for Universities: A Case of Universiti Sains Malaysia

The Importance of Smart Campuses in the Context of Boyd Cohen Wheel and Sustainable Environmental Dimension

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