Sustainable Development and Higher Education Institutions: Acting with a purpose

• Main Author: Verhoef, Leendert (auth)
• Other Authors: Finnveden, Göran (auth), Newman, Julie (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Education; management model; cities´ decarbonization; sustainable development goals; keyword search; universities; sustainability in higher education; wellbeing; sustainable energy; education for sustainability (EfS); sustainable modes of transportation; sustainable environment; living lab; Campus; Education for Sustainable Development; willingness to use; whole institution approach; impacts; sustainability reporting; water bottle refill stations; academic organizational change; transdisciplinarity; SDGs; contingent valuation method; gender; sustainability solutions; Research; leaky pipeline; networks; organizational change; university campus; sustainable university; behavioral change; institutional design; community partnership; innovation; sustainability assessment; higher education institution; change drivers; curriculum innovation; university cooperation; social innovation; academic career; interdisciplinarity; equal opportunities; grand challenges; transportation; campus sustainability; participatory action research; CO2 emissions; European Union; collaboration; prefigurative politics; undergraduate; public university; governance; circularity; sustainability course inventory; global south; environmental footprint mitigation; agent of change; zero carbon cities; responsible science; macro-universities; sustainability indicators; campus development; discrimination; Sustainable Development Goals; UNAM; barriers to change; cities; sustainable development goals and universities; Higher Education Institutions; EMU; sustainability; sustainable development; circular economy; smart cities; city-university partnerships; smart city; education for sustainable development (ESD); willingness to pay; student engagement; sustainable development in higher education institutions (SD in HEI); transformative learning; university; area development; education for sustainable development; learning; faculty empowerment; university living lab; regenerative approach; research database; higher education; air travel; agenda 2030; carbon footprint; higher education institutions; capacity-building; Mexico; sustainability assessment tools; critical case study; age
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Higher education institutions (HEIs) have a unique role and responsibility for the future and for driving the development of a sustainable society. HEIs are charged with the task of fostering sustainability in the leaders of tomorrow, developing solutions and methods for addressing a sustainable fut...