This book, prepared in the context of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), also known as Rio+20, contains the papers submitted to the World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities (WSSD-U-2012), which took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 5 and 6 June 2012. It pursues the following main aims: to document and disseminate experiences from universities all round the world regarding education for sustainable development; to foster the exchange of information, ideas and experiences acquired in the execution of projects; and to introduce methodological approaches and projects which aim to integrate the topic of sustainable development in the curriculum of universities. Last but not least, a further aim is to document and disseminate the wealth of experiences available today, providing a truly global coverage. Sustainable Development at Universities: New Horizons is a highly comprehensive publication on sustainability in higher education. It is meant to go beyond a description of the current state of knowledge, and shall open the way for new thinking and new horizons in what is a rapidly expanding field, of central interest to both industrialised and developing countries.

Contents: Michael Shriberg: Building Sustainability Leaders: A Framework to Prepare Students to Thrive on Complexity and Lead Transformative Changes - Cheryl J. Desha/Karlson 'Charlie' Hargroves: Fostering Rapid Transitions to Education for Sustainable Development through a Whole-System Approach to Curriculum and Organizational Change - Paul Pace: Promoting Education for Sustainable Development through Grassroots Action in Malta: An Example of NGO-University Collaboration - Jennifer Thompson/Amelia Mayahi: Convergence and Confluence: A Systems Thinking Approach to Integrated Sustainability in Higher Education - Anne Sibbel: Bridging the Gaps to Develop Graduate Capabilities for Sustainability - Jennie Winter/Debby Cotton/Vivien Grant: Experiencing Transformation in Sustainability: A Student Perspective - Chris Shiel: Enabling University Leaders to Serve as Role Models for Sustainable Development - Michael A. Reiter/Will J. Focht/Paul A. Barresi/Susan Gill/Richard C. Smardon/Susan L. Baker/Kimberly D. Reiter/Eric Fitch/Terry Rolfe/Sue Bumpous: Making Education for Sustainability Work on Campus: The Proposals of the Roundtable on Environmental Systems and Sustainability - Kerry Shephard/John Harraway/Brent Lovelock/Sheila Skeaff/Liz Slooten/Mick Strack/Tim Jowett: Monitoring Changes in the Sustainability Attributes of Higher Education Students in a New Zealand University - Andelka Mihajlov: Needs for Tailored Knowledge and Skill-Based Education for Sustainable Development: Balkan Environment Life Leadership Standards Courses - Anupama Pasricha: Student Expectations on Content and Pedagogy for Sustainability within Textiles and Apparel Curricula - Mariano Ramirez: Inclusion of Environmental and Social Aspects of Sustainability in Industrial Design Education - Tatiana Teslenko: Using Sustainability in the Integrative Training of Engineering Students in Canada - Rudi Pretorius: The Value of Authentic Learning Spaces to Facilitate Education for Sustainable Development in Open and Distance Learning - Tamara Savelyeva/Jae Park: Complexity of Campus Sustainability Discourse - William M. Stigliani/Catherine Zeman/Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi: Faculty Enrichment Program for Infusing Sustainability Education across the University Curriculum - Patricia E. Perkins/Ana Louise Tavares Leary: Climate Justice Partnership Linking Universities and Community Organizations in Toronto, Durban, Maputo and Nairobi - Kelly A. Parker: Ecohumanities and Service Learning: New Directions in Pedagogy - Mark Giltrow: The Development of a Multidisciplinary Sustainable Business Leadership Degree in a Post-Secondary Institute - Adriano Ciani: The Sustainable Management and Promotion of Territory: A Strategic Operative Education Plan and Training as a Result of Collaboration between Perugia University, Todi's State Technical Agricultural College and the Local Municipality - Jurgis Kazimieras Staniskis: International MSc Programme «Environmental Management and Cleaner Production»: A Success Story - Tove Holm/Kaisu Sammalisto/Timo Vuorisalo/Thomas S. Grindsted: A Model for Enhancing Education for Sustainable Development with Management Systems: Experiences from the Nordic Countries - Gisela Cebrián/Marcus Grace/Debra Humphris: Developing People and Transforming the Curriculum: Action Research as a Method to Foster Professional and Curriculum Development in Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education - Kira Giesecke: Introducing the Methodology Background of the Lifestyle Index of Sustainability - Menno de Lind van Wijngaarden/Julia Planko: Impacts of Sustainability Courses on the Behavior of Business School Students - Fayyaz Vellani/Naveed Nanjee: Sustainable Development in Higher Education in the Muslim World - Matthew Rockall: Incorporating Sustainability in Curricula while Meeting Entrenched Traditional Learning Outcomes - Diana C. Cooper: Teaching Sustainable Management to US Undergraduates: Learning to be Change Leaders - Antje Disterheft/Sandra Sofia Ferreira da Silva Caeiro/Ulisses Manuel de Miranda Azeiteiro/Walter Leal Filho: Implementing Sustainability at the Campus - Towards a better Understanding of Participation Processes within Sustainability Initiatives - Simon Kemp/Stephen Scoffham/Peter Rands/Alastair Robertson/Zoe Robinson/Sarah Speight/Antonius Raghubansie/Heather Luna: A National Programme to Support Education for Sustainable Development in the United Kingdom: University Experiences of the HEA Green Academy Programme - Eric Pallant/Kelly Boulton/David McInally: Greening the Campus: The Economic Advantages of Research and Dialogue - Beatriz Acevedo/Romas Malevicius/Sarah Johnson/Charlotte Bonner: «Don't Think Twice - This is the Opportunity of a Lifetime!»: Students' [Passionate] Engagement with Processes of Greening the Campus - Valentin Tappeser/Arian Meyer: Change-Agents in Sustainability Governance: Institutional Transformation at Three Institutions of Higher Education - Natalia Tihomirova/Siarhei Zenchanka/Siarhei Malchenka: Sustainable Development of Universities and the «University of Sustainable Development»: Experience from Russia - David M. Hassenzahl/Molly Mehling/Esther Barazzone: Integrating Sustainability throughout an Institution: Eden Hall Campus and the School of Sustainability and the Environment - Mostafa Nejati/Amirul Shah Md Shahbudin/Azlan Amran: Transformation to a Sustainable-Led University: Insights from the South-East Asia Region - Lukas Paul Fesenfeld/Charlotte Filiz Merten/Christoph Michael Schulze/Felix Tilmann Vahle/Dennis Redeker: Exploring the Usefulness of Problem-Based Learning in Education for Sustainable Development: A Case Study - Lauren C. Edmonds/John P. Swaddle: Effective Structures for Sustainability Programs in Higher Education - Royann Jean Petrell/Susan Anne Baldwin: Enhancing the Sustainability Element in Chemical and Biological Engineering Problem-Based Laboratories by Partnering with Community Groups - Ljubov Kohutnicka: An University-Based Assessment of the Levels of Sustainability of Maritime Transport Systems in the Baltic Sea Region: Experiences from Warsaw University - Suzanne Savanick Hansen/Christopher W. Wells: The Campus as a Teaching Tool: A Case Study of Macalester College's EcoHouse - Louise Gonsalvez: Teacher Preparation Programs: Integrating Sustainability Education Components Using a Social Justice Framework - Natalia Moudrak/Amelia Clarke: Developing a First-Time Sustainability Report for a Higher Education Institution - Arja Sinkko: Promoting Transparency of Sustainability Factors through Responsibility Reporting: A Case study - Brandon P. Hollingshead/Peter Blaze Corcoran/Adnan A. Hezri/Kanayathu Chacko Koshy/Joseph P. Weakland/Zakri Abdul Hamid: The Ethical Dimension of Sustainability in Higher Education: Applying the Principles of the Earth Charter in Malaysia and Beyond - Gopalsamy Poyyamoli/Arun Prasath Ramaswamy/Muthu Nandhivarman/Golda Arpudhalin Edwin: Evolving and Implementing Green Campus Strategies in Indian Higher Educational Institutions for Sustainable Development - Robert W. Marans/Michael Shriberg: Creating and Assessing a Campus Culture of Sustainability: The University of Michigan Experience - Vlasios Voudouris/John Sedgwick: Developing and Implementing Energy Sustainability Research in Business Education - Chris Shiel/Arminda do Paço: The Impact of University Policies for Sustainable Development on Students: a Comparison of Students from two Institutions, One in the UK and One in Portugal - Michael D. Lee: Manifestos for Sustainable Development: Student Visioning of Change through a Geography Course - Arun Prasath Ramaswamy/Gopalsamy Poyyamoli/Muthu Nandhivarman/Golda Arpudhalin Edwin: Green Energy in Higher Educational Institutions for Sustainable Development: Potentials and Challenges in India - Norizan Md. Nor/Salfarina Abd Gapor/Govindran Jegatesen/Hamoon Khelghat-Doost: A Sustainable Strategy for Gauging Rural Vulnerability and Promoting Sustainable Rural and Urban Lifestyles - David Nugent/Lucia Rodríguez/Jairo García: New Approaches in Graduate Education for Sustainable Development: Modalities of Field Training in the Master's in Development Practice Programs - Ruzica Bogdanovic/Ranka Gajic/Svetlana Batarilo: Research of Sustainable Development for a Better Quality City - Linas Kliucininkas/Lars Rydén/Paula Lindroos: The Baltic University Programme: Twenty Years of Experience - Alline Storni/Valentina Castellani/Serenella Sala: Working with Stakeholders for a Successful Research on Sustainable Development - Mihaela Sima/Dan Balteanu/Ines Grigorescu: Connecting Universities and Stakeholders through Integrated Climate Services at Local and Regional Level: The EU-FP7 ECLISE Project Experience - Golda Arpudhalin Edwin/Gopalsamy Poyyamoli/Arun Prasath Ramaswamy/Muthu Nandhivarman: Water Management and Reuse Strategies at Pondicherry University: Sustainable Alternatives - Muthu Nandhivarman/Golda Arpudhalin Edwin/Arun Prasath Ramaswamy/Gopalsamy Poyyamoli: Integrated Organic Kitchen Waste Management for Campus Sustainability: A Case Study of Pondicherry University, India - Lev Karlin/Mikhail Shilin/Tatjana Eremina/Alexandra Ershova/Alexey Suzyumov: Studying Sustainability through Research with the Floating University Program - Moritz A. Drupp/Alejandro Esguerra/Lena Keul/David Löw Beer/Simon Meisch/Felix Roosen-Runge: Change from Below: Student Initiatives for Universities in Sustainable Development - Melissa Goodall/Allison Potteiger: Community Leadership within Universities: A Guide to Sub-institutional Sustainability Planning - Emily Anderson/Kieran M. Findlater/Olivia E. Freeman/Jordan Levine/Cynthia Morinville/Megan Peloso/Lucy Rodina/Gerald Singh/Dawit Tesfamichael/Leila Harris/Hisham Zerriffi: Bridging Disciplinary and Professional Divides to Improve International Development Research at Universities - Walter Leal Filho: Putting Concepts of Sustainable Development into Practice at Higher Education Institutions: Experiences from the SKINT Project - Osvaldo Luiz Gonçalves Quelhas/Marcelo Jasmim Meiriño/Sérgio Luiz Braga França/Valdir de Jesus Lameira/Leonardo Bezerra Pimentel: Fostering Sustainable Development at the Post-Graduate Level: Experiences from LATEC's Master's Programme in Systems Management - José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório De Andrade Guerra/Youssef Ahmad Youssef/Veronika Schulte: Towards Sustainable Electricity Generation in Latin America: The Footprint of the REGSA Project - Luis Vargas/Guillermo Jimenez/Manuel Díaz: Case Studies of University Contribution towards the Development of Renewable Energy in Chile - Munguía Nora/Javier Esquer Peralta/Zavala Andrea/Velazquez Luis: The Institutionalization of Sustainability at the University of Sonora Mexico - Eloy F. Casagrande Jr./Bruno V. Kobiski/João Gois/Libia Patricia P. Agudelo: Practical Strategy for Sustainable Development in Education: The Green Office's Case of the Federal University of Technology of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil - Francisco Bucchi/Martín Jacques-Coper/Pablo Sánchez: Towards a Sustainable Campus at Universidad de Chile: The Key Role of Students - Lisiane Celia Palma/Daniela Rodrigues da Silva: Sustainability as an Integration Proposal for Teaching: A Study of the Pedagogical Projects of the Management Courses at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS) - Daniel Conde/Daniel de Álava/Denise Gorfinkiel/Rodrigo Menafra/Ingrid Roche: Sustainable Coastal Management at the Public University in Uruguay: A Southern Cone Perspective - Claudio Senna Venzke/Luis Felipe Nascimento/Luciana Paulo Gomes/Darci Barnech Campani: Environmental Management on University Campuses in Southern Brazil - Oscar Jerez Yañez/Freddy Coronado Martínez/Gabriela Valenzuela Arcuch: A Development Model of Social Responsibility Competencies for Sustainable Development in the School of Economics and Business at the University of Chile - Martín Jacques-Coper/Pablo Sánchez/Ernesto Frodden/Francisco del Campo/José Ignacio Sánchez/Diego Oyarzo/Juan Macías/Francisco Bucchi/Ismael Aguilera: Solar Power to the People: The Solar Energy Workshop at Universidad de Chile - Felipe Rodrigo Horta Jaques/Carolina Andrea Cares Inostroza/Guido Leonardo Olave Reyes: Sustainable Campus Building in Complex Conditions - Gabriela Toledo Román/Oscar Jerez Yañez: Learn How to Manage Sustainability through Designing an Eco-Taxes Proposal.

Environmental Education, Communication and Sustainability. Vol. 34
Edited by Walter Leal Filho