University contributions to environmental sustainability: challenges and opportunities from the Lithuanian case

R Dagiliūtė, G Liobikienė - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2015 - Elsevier
Higher education plays an important role in shaping an ecologically sound society. By
greening the campus, initiating internal and external policies and activities, and including all …

Sustainability at universities: Students' perceptions from Green and Non-Green universities

R Dagiliūtė, G Liobikienė, A Minelgaitė - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
As institutions of higher education, universities have a significant impact on society and can
play a key role in sustainability provision. Particularly, it is expected that green universities …

An analysis of attitudes of pedagogical students towards environmental education in Greece

A Kyridis, E Mavrikaki, H Tsakiridou… - International Journal of …, 2005 - emerald.com
Purpose–Greek pedagogical students' attitudes towards environmental education in Greece
are very important as these students represent future teachers who will affect the success of …

Challenges and opportunities for sustainability in regional universities: a case study in Mytilene, Greece

KI Evangelinos, N Jones, EM Panoriou - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2009 - Elsevier
Regional Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) may contribute significantly to the promotion of
sustainability through several means connected with their functioning. Nevertheless, several …

The role of environmental management performance in higher education institutions

N Roos, X Heinicke, E Guenther, TW Guenther - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Higher education institutions (HEIs) are influential social institutions which educate future
decision-makers and shape society as a whole. Motivated by new public management, the …

The path toward a sustainable green university: The case of the University of Florence

S Fissi, A Romolini, E Gori, M Contri - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last thirty years, sustainability has become an increasing concern for academics,
students and policy makers. In this scenario, universities may play a pivotal role in the …

Towards a definition of environmental sustainability evaluation in higher education

D Alba-Hidalgo, J Benayas del Álamo… - Higher Education …, 2018 - Springer
Sustainability is increasing their presence at universities, so it is convenient to reflect on the
impact and effectiveness that university sustainability actions are having. Several authors …

Assessing sustainability in university curricula: exploring the influence of student numbers and course credits

R Lozano, W Young - Journal of cleaner production, 2013 - Elsevier
As more universities become interested in, and engaged with, sustainability, there has been
a growing need to assess how their curricula addresses sustainable development and its …

The implementation of environmental management towards sustainable universities and education for sustainable development as an ethical imperative

A Nicolaides - International Journal of Sustainability in Higher …, 2006 - emerald.com
Purpose–To show that the practices, processes and resources for the management of the
university environment should be aligned to meet the ever‐growing demands of …

An integrated approach to achieving campus sustainability: assessment of the current campus environmental management practices

HM Alshuwaikhat, I Abubakar - Journal of cleaner production, 2008 - Elsevier
Universities can nowadays be regarded as 'small cities' due to their large size, population,
and the various complex activities taking place in campuses, which have some serious …