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Sustainability and University Life

Second, revised edition

by Walter Leal Filho (Volume editor)
©2000 Edited Collection 272 Pages

Summary

Prepared in cooperation with the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF), this book presents a number of case studies and experiences which illustrate how higher education institutions (e. g. universities and colleges) may pursue sustainability. A wide range of views and perspectives illustrate how, via projects, networks, academic programmes, curriculum greening initiatives and student involvement, higher education institutions in various countries (for example the United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, France) are trying to bring sustainability closer to their institutional lives.

Details

Pages
272
Year
2000
ISBN (Softcover)
9783631368107
Language
English
Published
Frankfurt/M., Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 1999, 2000. 272 pp., num. fig. and tab.

Biographical notes

Walter Leal Filho (Volume editor)

The Editor: Prof. Walter Leal Filho (Ph.D., DSc) is the series editor. The Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) is an affiliate of the Center for Respect of Life and Environment (CRLE). ULSF promotes academic leadership for the advancement of global environmental literacy. Working in partnership with more than 250 signatory institutions in over 40 countries, ULSF helps to build and strenghten institutional capacity to develop ecologically sound policies and practices.

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