Towards Green Campus Operations: Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development Initiatives at Universities

Book Overview

Space, like time, is money: Evaluating space utilisation in Saudi Arabian universities.- Reflections on Sustainable Practices: Analyzing the Teaching, Research, Extension and Management of a Brazilian Public University.- Sustainable Brazilian Universities: Composition of Characteristics, Indicators and Performance Parameters.- Sustainability and climate action in the value proposition of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation: is the future already happening?- Campuses in the Global South: is sustainability possible without considering social and territorial dimensions?- Sustainability dimensions and public relations practices in public health system.- The divestment from fossil fuels movement and the commitments settled within universities - proactive examples in the transition towards clean energy.- Arts-based approaches for Environmental Awareness in University Campuses.- The application of eco-efficiency in university buildings: policies and decision-making processes.- Organic waste composting and vermicomposting as sustainable practice in higher education institutions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030083187
• ISBN13: 9783030083182
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 909 Pages
• Weight: 2.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"