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Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development in Higher Education pp 77–92Cite as

Strategic Performance of Sustainable Campus Development: Case Study of a Multi-campus Tertiary Institution in a Highly Dense City of Asia

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Tertiary institutions around the world have attempted to embrace sustainability in their campus development. Complementary initiatives are made to uphold social responsibilities to the community and the environment. Such campus development could nurture a culture whereby the stakeholders are able to learn about effective ways to enhance sustainability. Hong Kong, as a global financial center in Asia, has developed initiatives to support sustainable development in both public and private sectors. Through case study of a tertiary institution with multiple campuses in Hong Kong, a strategic approach to develop a sustainable campus is revealed. This study looks into a leadership-driven method reinforced by comprehensive policy, multi-disciplinary team, technological infrastructure as well as a detailed implementation plan. A framework for strategic performance of sustainable campus is constructed to illustrate allocation of resources accompanied by knowledge gained from the main campus that facilitates learning among the affiliated campuses and their communities.

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    These four principles are: (a) Academic Freedom and Autonomy, (b) Transparency and Public Accountability, (c) Performance, Ethics and Professionalism, and (d) Social Responsibility.

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    PolyU commissioned Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA) to conduct an independent verification of its 2011/12 Sustainability Report.

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  1. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

    Simon Leung & Artie W. Ng

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  1. FTZ-ALS, HAW Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Department of Environment, University of the Aegean , Mytilene, Greece

    Constantina Skanavis

  3. Business and Economics, NECE, University of Beira Interior , Covilhã, Portugal

    Arminda do Paço

  4. School of Architecture and Design, RMIT University , Melbourne, Australia

    Judy Rogers

  5. Manchester Metropolitan University , Manchester, United Kingdom

    Olga Kuznetsova

  6. Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra , Coimbra, Portugal

    Paula Castro

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Leung, S., Ng, A.W. (2017). Strategic Performance of Sustainable Campus Development: Case Study of a Multi-campus Tertiary Institution in a Highly Dense City of Asia. In: Leal Filho, W., Skanavis, C., do Paço, A., Rogers, J., Kuznetsova, O., Castro, P. (eds) Handbook of Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development in Higher Education. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47889-0_6

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