Institutionalizing Sustainability: The Case of Sustainability at Griffith University Australia
Author(s)
Heck, Debbie
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2005
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This article presents the story of one university's reflecting on sustainability. It is the story of Griffith Univeristy in Australia and the process of review that identified the focus on sustainability within teaching, research, operational practices, community service, and institutional leadership. The review makes use of the "Assocation of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future" developed Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire. The outcomes of this review agreed to by university management and the university's governing council are an example of a futher step towards insitutionalizing sustainability within this university.This article presents the story of one university's reflecting on sustainability. It is the story of Griffith Univeristy in Australia and the process of review that identified the focus on sustainability within teaching, research, operational practices, community service, and institutional leadership. The review makes use of the "Assocation of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future" developed Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire. The outcomes of this review agreed to by university management and the university's governing council are an example of a futher step towards insitutionalizing sustainability within this university.
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Journal Title
Applied Environmental Education and Communication
Volume
4
Issue
1
Subject
Environmental Sciences
Education