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The Sustainable University - Green Goals and New Challenges for Higher Education Leaders (Paperback)
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The Sustainable University - Green Goals and New Challenges for Higher Education Leaders (Paperback)
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Colleges and universities are at the forefront of efforts to
preserve the earth's resources for future generations. Carbon
neutrality, renewable energy sources, green building strategies,
and related initiatives require informed and courageous leaders at
all levels of higher education. James Martin and James E. Samels
have worked closely with college and university presidents,
provosts, and trustees to devise best practices that establish
sustainable policies and programs in the major areas of
institutional operations. While almost seven hundred chief
executive officers have signed the American College and University
Presidents' Climate Commitment, several thousand have yet to do so.
This book identifies four of the most formidable challenges facing
these presidents and leadership teams along with solutions to
address them: effectively institutionalizing sustainability
thinking; developing an efficient, flexible system of
sustainability benchmarks; implementing an accountable university
budget model; and engaging boards of trustees in the campus
sustainability agenda. The volume's contributors, including
recognized authorities on sustainability as well as campus
executives with broad-ranging experience, consider these challenges
and discuss specific action plans, best practices, and emerging
trends in sustainability efforts. They offer sustainability
solutions for almost every major operational area of campus and
consider what sustainability means for colleges and
universities-and the legacy of those entrusted with shaping their
future. The meaning of sustainability is evolving, and it differs
from one campus to the next. This timely and comprehensive volume
guides institutional leaders past the myths and misconceptions to
the sustainable university.
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