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Creating a “green university” in China: a case of Shenyang University
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Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper proposed an integrated model on green university, which aims to manage all the campus activities on a sustainable basis, addressing all the issues related with one university's metabolism and ensuring that the views and goals of different stakeholders are considered together.About:
This article is published in Journal of Cleaner Production.The article was published on 2013-12-15. It has received 144 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Environmental education.read more
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A review of commitment and implementation of sustainable development in higher education: results from a worldwide survey
Rodrigo Lozano,Rodrigo Lozano,Kim Ceulemans,Mar Alonso-Almeida,Donald Huisingh,Francisco J. Lozano,Tom Waas,Wim Lambrechts,Wim Lambrechts,Rebeka Kovačič Lukman,Jean Huge +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a survey with 84 respondents from 70 higher education institutions and found that academic leadership's commitment was a leading cause for signing a declaration, charter, or initiative, and implementing sustainable development.
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Evaluating the cooling effects of greening for improving the outdoor thermal environment at an institutional campus in the summer
Manat Srivanit,Kazunori Hokao +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, two main strategies of greening modification have been proposed to improve campus environments and aim to include more greening area by adding trees to current green areas and by growing a grass layer on the rooftop of educational buildings.
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Promoting and implementing urban sustainability in China: An integration of sustainable initiatives at different urban scales
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the linkages among and mutual benefits among sustainable initiatives at different urban scales for tackling their risks and uncertainties, and propose an approach to overcome the barriers in SI implementation.
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A critical assessment of the Higher Education For Sustainable Development from students' perspectives – a Chinese study
Xueliang Yuan,Jian Zuo +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the awareness of students on sustainability and their perceptions on Higher Education for Sustainable Development and find that sustainability curricula, the faculty and staff development, and rewards are perceived by students as less important compared to other factors.
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Sustainability at universities: Students’ perceptions from Green and Non-Green universities
TL;DR: In this paper, the differences in campus sustainability, environmental information, university's role in sustainable development, students' attitudes to the university's self-presentation as green, and students' involvement in sustainability in these two universities were analyzed.
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Declarations for sustainability in higher education: becoming better leaders, through addressing the university system
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the texts of eleven declarations, charters, and partnerships developed for higher education institutions to represent university leaders' intentions to help improve the effectiveness of education for sustainable development (ESD).
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Ground-source heat pumps systems and applications
TL;DR: A detailed literature-based review of ground-source heat pump technology, concentrating on loops, ground systems, and looks more briefly at applications and costs and benefits is provided in this paper. But, despite potential environmental problems, geothermal heat pumps pose little if any serious environmental risk when best management practices are applied during the installation, operation, and decommissioning of these systems.
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Environmental Management Systems (EMS) implementation processes and practices in european higher education institutions: top-down versus participatory approaches
Antje Disterheft,Antje Disterheft,Sandra Caeiro,Sandra Caeiro,Maria do Rosário Ramos,Maria do Rosário Ramos,Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro,Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of European higher education institutions with Environmental Management Systems (EMS) implemented at their campuses, and a comparison of top-down versus participatory implementation approaches is presented.
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Measuring carbon performance in a UK University through a consumption-based carbon footprint: De Montfort University case study
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a consumption-based carbon footprint study for a UK university including scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions under the classification of the WRI/WBCSD Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Standard.
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Training and communication in the implementation of environmental management systems (ISO 14001): a case study at the University of Gävle, Sweden
TL;DR: In this article, a literature review, a case study of methods for training and communication, and results of a semi-quantitative survey of the perception of training and communications are presented.