Sustainability in the Australasian University Context

Citation

(2006), "Sustainability in the Australasian University Context", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 7 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijshe.2006.24907dae.003

Sustainability in the Australasian University Context

Sustainability in the Australasian University Context

Walter Leal Filho (TuTech Innovation, Germany) and David Carpenter (Australian National University, Australia)Peter Lang Scientific PublishersFrankfurtSeries “Environmental Education, Communication and Sustainability”vol 22-ISBN 3-631-55272-6/US ISBN 0-8204-9910-2292 pp.(www.peterlang.de)

Sustainable development, a process that is characterised by the use of existing natural resources in a way that they are available in the long-term for future generations, has now been placed in a central position at an international level. Sustainability has also found its way into academia, especially in North America, Europe and Australasia, where many universities have expressed a commitment towards its implementation as part of their programmes. Thanks to their wealth of experiences and well-organised structure, Australasian Universities are very well placed to promote sustainability both in respect of policy and in respect of academic practice. This book which provides a broad overview of sustainable development in Australasian universities, documents and disseminates a set of initiatives in the region. It discusses the context of sustainability in the Australasian tertiary sector, provides some examples of innovative and engaging education for sustainability initiatives and frameworks and provides details of leading campus greening projects. This is one of the few publications ever produced, which addresses sustainability issues in an Australasian context. It is hoped that it will serve the purpose of outlining some of the good works taking place in Australasia at present and foster even closer links between institutions in that region and in other parts of the world.