Message-ID: <37DE53E5.1C1D8E52@tu-harburg.de> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:55:49 +0200 From: "Prof. Walter Leal Filho" <mailto:leal@tu-harburg.de> Subject: New book: Sustainability and University Life To: mailto:DEVEL-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Dear Colleagues,A new publication titled "Sustainability and University Life" (edited by Walter Leal Filho, 270pp. US ISBN 0-8204-4367-0. European ISBN 3-631-35297-2)is now available.
The book has been prepared based on the fact that the international debate on the merits of introducing sustainable approaches at universities can be greatly assisted by means of examples illustrating what can be done and, as importantly, how. There are many higher education institutions which still see sustainability as "theoretical" or disconnected to the reality, failing to recognise the institutional benefits that may be brought about by pursuing sustainable development.
The book "Sustainability and University Life", as the title implies, tries to show various ways via which sustainability may be brought closer to a university´s routine. By means of critical analyses, case studies and examples from North American, European and African universities, the book not only discusses the problems faced with the promotion of sustainability at institutional level, but also shows how sustainability is being put into practice by a number of higher education institutions. Be it via curriculum greening, networking, energy-saving projects, awards or via special teaching programmes, universities may gain a great deal by paying attention to sustainability and the book leaves no doubt that even the most sceptical institutions will see advantages in pursuing this path.
Published by Peter Lang Scientific Publishers (New York, Berlin, Bern, Vienna), as Volume 5 of the "Environmental Education, Communication and Sustainability Series".
Contents
Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Sustainability and University Life: some European Perspectives Walter Leal Filho
Chapter 2- Critical Dimensions of Sustainablity In Higher Education Richard Clougston and Wynn Calder
Chapter 3: Driving Environmental Strategy with Stakeholder Preferences - A Case Study of the University of Surrey Andy Davey, Graham Earl and Roland Clift
Chapter 4: Technology and Sustainable Development: Sustainability as a challenge for engineers Dr.ir. Karel F. Mulder
Chapter 5: Sustainability Through Incremental Steps? The Case of Campus Greening at Rensselaer Steve Breyman
Chapter 6: Managing U.S. Campuses with an Ecological Vision Alberto Arenas
Chapter 7: Institutional change and leadership in greening the campus Aaron Allen
Chapter 8: "ECOCAMPUS": a "Practice-What-You-Preach" European collaboration J. Roturier, A. de Almeida, E. Apostolidou, D. Berbecaru, J.F. Bonnet, R. Cazanescu, P. Faucher, S. Gabriel, A. Gula, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Laine, Th. Lamouche, J. Norgard, Ph. Outrequin
Chapter 9: Institutional Commitment to the Environment and Sustainability: A Peak of Excellence at Middlebury College Nan Jenks-Jay
Chapter 10: University support to local and regional agenda initiatives for sustainable development Dr. Andreas Megerle, Heidi Megerle
Chapter 11: Sustainability and Higher Education in Asia-Pacific Jacob Park and Ted Tschang
Chapter 12: Promoting Environmental Citizenship and Sustainability in Regional Campuses: Experiences from a Consortium of 15 Colleges and Universities Robert S. Whyte
Chapter 13: The Dutch Sustainability Award for Higher Education 1998 Hanno Lans
Chapter 14: Transformation or Irrelevance: The Challenge of Academic Planning for Environmental Education in the 21st Century David W. Orr
Chapter 15: Greening Campuses: An overview of student activism and progressive administration Scott Cole
Chapter 16: Sustainable agriculture and land management in the liberal arts: A case study Eugene B. Bakko
Appendix 1: University and Sustainability: an African perspective Samson Katikiti
Appendix 2: The Need for Student Inputs: oikos - International Student Organization for Sustainable Economics and Management Alexander Barkawi
The book may be ordered from Peter Lang Scientific Publishers´ web site (www.peterlang.de), via e-mail from mailto:peterlang@access.ch, or by post from:
Peter Lang Scientific Publishers Jupiter Strasse 15 CH- 3015 Bern Switzerland
Tel: +41-31-9402-121 Fax: +41-31-9402-131
-- Prof Walter Leal Filho TUHH/TU TECH Hamburg Germany