Barriers to innovation and sustainability at universities around the world

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

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Article

Avila, Lucas Veiga^1,2  Leal Filho, Walter^3,4  Brandli, Luciana⁵  Macgregor, Colin J.⁶  Molthan-Hill, Petra⁷  Ozuyar, Pinar Gokcin⁸  Moreira, Rodrigo Martins^9,10 

[1] State Univ Rio Grande South, Ave Roraima 1000,Camobi Neighborhood Room 4303, BR-97105900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

[2] Univ Fed Santa Maria, PhD Program Adm, Ave Roraima 1000,Camobi Neighborhood Room 4303, BR-97105900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

[3] Hamburg Univ Appl Sci, World Sustainable Dev Res & Transfer Ctr, Fac Life Sci, Lohbrugger Kirchstr 65, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany

[4] Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Sch Sci & Environm, Chester St, Manchester M1 5GD, Lancs, England

[5] Univ Passo Fundo, Grad Program Civil & Environm Engn, CAMPUS 1 Km 171 BR 285,Caixa Postal 611, BR-99001970 Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

[6] James Cook Univ, Coll Sci & Engn, POB 6811, Cairns, Qld 4870, Australia

[7] Nottingham Business Sch, Business Sustainabil, Nottingham, England

[8] BlackSea Ind Symbiosis Platform BSISP, Fac Business Sustainabil Initiat Advisory & Coord, Cekmekoy Campus, Istanbul, Turkey

[9] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Engn Sao Carlos, Sci Environm Engn Program, Sao Paulo, Brazil

[10] Univ Michigan, Sch Nat Resources & Environm, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

关键词: Sustainable development;    Innovation;    Sustainability;    Higher education;    Barriers;    Research;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.025

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This paper explores the link between innovation and sustainability in the context of higher education, with the purpose of investigating the fundamental barriers for innovation and sustainable development in universities around the world. The method used involves both a quantitative and a qualitative approach, gathering the views of 301 experts from 172 universities across all continents. The results show that there are similar barriers across different geographical regions that require greater support from university administrations and management. In particular, the willingness of leaders, policy makers and decision-makers to envisage a sustainable future inside universities is often missing. Yet, without the support of senior management within a university, bottom-up sustainable initiatives seem destined to fail in the longer term due to a lack of investment and administrative support. This study also identifies that in order to yield the anticipated benefits, the challenges listed should be taken seriously. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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