The role of planning in implementing sustainable development in a higher education context

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

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Article

Leal Filho, Walter¹  Skanavis, Constantina²  Kounani, Aristea²  Brandli, Luciana Londero³  Shiel, Chris⁴  do Paco, Arminda⁵  Pace, Paul⁶  Mifsud, Mark⁶  Beynaghi, Ali⁷  Price, Elizabeth⁸  Salvia, Amanda Lange³  Will, Markus⁹  Shula, Kalterina¹⁰ 

[1] Hamburg Univ Appl Sci, European Sch Sustainabil Sci & Res, Ulmenliet 20, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany

[2] Univ Aegean, Dept Environm, Res Ctr Environm Commun & Educ, Univ Hill Mytilene, Mitilini 81100, Greece

[3] Univ Passo Fundo, Grad Program Civil & Environm Engn, Km 171,BR 285, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

[4] Univ Bournemouth, Christchurch House C212,Talbot Campus, Poole BH12 5BB, Dorset, England

[5] Univ Beira Interior, Dept Management & Econ, Res Unit NECE, P-6200209 Covilha, Portugal

[6] Univ Malta, Ctr Environm Educ & Res, Msida Msd 2080, Malta

[7] Amirkabir Univ Technol, Off Sustainabil, Tehran, Iran

[8] Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Dept Nat Sci, Chester St, Manchester M1 5GD, Lancs, England

[9] Univ Appl Sci Zittau Gorlitz, Theodor Korner Allee 16, D-02763 Zittau, Germany

[10] Univ Bonn, Ctr Dev Res, ZEF, Genscherallee 3, D-53113 Bonn, Germany

关键词: Sustainable development;    Higher education;    Strategic sustainability planning;    Implementation of sustainability plans;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.322

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The implementation of sustainable development in higher education is an important goal, and one which requires much planning. The many recurring problems and barriers that hinder the attainment of sustainable development objectives at universities are either directly or indirectly related to deficiencies in planning which pose a significant barrier to the implementation of sustainable development. There is therefore a perceived need to foster a better understanding of how planning may help higher education institutions to become more successful in implementing sustainable development. Based on this need, this paper describes the role of planning as a tool for improved knowledge and sound decision-making towards a better understanding of sustainability in a science and technology context, and the motivation towards transformation. In particular, it reports on a survey in the context of which some of the major obstacles for planning and implementing sustainable development at universities are outlined. The study identified the fact that many universities are yet to have fully developed plans to take into account matters related to sustainable development, and describes some the elements which could be considered in attempts to give a greater emphasis to sustainability to planning in a higher education context. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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