Sustainable University Green Goals and New Challenges for Higher Education Leaders

Name: Sustainable University Green Goals and New Challenges for Higher Education Leaders
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ISBN: 9781421404592

ISBN-10: 1421404591

ISBN-13: 9781421404592

Edition: 2012

Authors: James Martin, James E. Samels

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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…

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List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 5/1/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



Updating the National Conversation On Sustainability: Key Trends and Challenges



The Sustainable University: A Need to Move Forward




Promises Made and Promises Lost: A Candid Assessment of Higher Education Leadership and the Sustainability Agenda




Trends, Skills, and Strategies to Catalyze Sustainability across Institutions




Measuring Campus Sustainability Performance: Implementing the First Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS)




Institutionalizing Sustainability: Achieving Transformations from the Inside




Sustainability: Shifting Definitions and Evolving Meanings




Sustainable Citizenship: The Challenge for Students and Their Institutions




Sustainability and the Leadership Team: New Assignments



Sustainability and the Presidency: Five Starting Points




Not So Fast: A Dose of Reality about Sustainability




The Importance of Sustainability in the Community College Setting




Sustainability, Leadership, and the Role of the Chief Academic Officer




Fresh Agendas for Campus Operations



Greening the Endowment




Sustainability and Higher Education Architecture: Best Practices for Institutional Leaders




Sustainable Campus Housing: Building a Better Place




Food for Thought: Building Sustainable Food Systems and Healthy Communities




University Athletics and Sustainability: Start on the Field




Beyond the Green Gates: Sustainability and the Institution's External Partners



The Impact of Sustainability on Institutional Quality Assurance and Accreditation




Green Legal: Creating a Culture of Vigilance, Compliance, and Sustainability Thinking




The Complex Path Ahead



Conclusion: New Goals and New Challenges for Institutional Leaders



Notes


Selected Bibiliography


List of Contributors


Index