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Green Universities and Sustainable Development

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Synonyms

Ecological University; Sustainable University

Definition

University that aims for sustainability in all its aspects, such as Green Teaching (including resumes), Green Research, Green Building and Green Campus.

Introduction

Climate and environmental changes turned sustainability into a mandatory theme of discussions in the international agenda, by both public and private organisms in diversified sectors, including institutions of education. Universities may influence society by increasing awareness with knowledge, capacities, and values. Therefore, when university is a model to follow, it may be seen by society in a positive way. Based on these ideas, organizations working in favor of the natural environment have urged for the participation of universities on sustainable development (Wang et al. 2013; Zhao and Zou 2015).

The first declaration mentioning sustainability in higher education was the Stockholm Declaration in 1972, suggesting different approaches to reach...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Tubarão, SC, Brazil

    Stephane Louise Boca Santa

  2. Department of International Relations, University of Southern Santa Catarina (Unisul), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    João Marcelo Pereira Ribeiro

  3. Centre for Sustainable Development (Greens), Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (Unisul), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra

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  1. Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

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  1. Centre for Sustainable Development (Greens), Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (Unisul), Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

    José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra

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Santa, S.L.B., Ribeiro, J.M.P., de Andrade Guerra, J.B.S.O. (2019). Green Universities and Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability in Higher Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63951-2_471-1

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