The role of green and Sustainability Offices in fostering sustainability efforts at higher education institutions
The role of green and Sustainability Offices in fostering sustainability efforts at higher education institutions
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.273
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发表时间：
2019-09-20
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11.1
通讯作者：
Spira, Felix
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作者：
Leal Filho, Walter;Will, Markus;Spira, Felix
绿色和可持续发展办公室是一种特殊的环境，协助高等教育机构协调其在可持续发展领域的努力和工作。设立这些办事处，是支持在校园推行可持续发展措施，以及提高学生和教职员对可持续发展事宜的认识的有效工具。尽管绿色办公室和可持续发展办公室的实用性和有效性得到了证实，但它们的使用范围并没有达到应有的程度。此外，迄今为止，国际上开展的实证工作数量有限，这些工作调查了与其工作有关的各种障碍。本文着重探讨绿色办公室在高等教育中所扮演的角色，并提出一个研究空白。在需要解决这个研究差距的基础上，本文介绍了一项关于绿色和可持续发展办公室的国际研究的结果，该研究以来自世界各地的70所高等教育机构为样本。该研究包括一项在线调查，确定了绿色办公室或类似治理结构的部署程度、其运作的某些具体方面以及与其活动有关的障碍或困难。该研究最后提出了高等教育机构可以考虑的一些主题，以最大限度地发挥其潜在的利益。(C)2019爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
Green and Sustainability Offices are special settings which assist initiatives within higher education institutions to coordinate their efforts and work in the field of sustainable development. The set-up of such offices is known to be an effective tool in supporting the implementation of sustainability initiatives on campuses, and in fostering awareness among students and staff on matters related to sustainable development. But despite their usefulness and proven effectiveness, the use of Green Offices and Sustainability Offices is not as wide as it could -or should-be. Also, there is a limited amount of empirical international work performed to date, which have investigated the various barriers related to their works. This paper, which focus on the role played by green offices in a higher education context, addresses a research gap. On the basis of the need to address this research gap, this paper presents the results of an international study on Green and Sustainability Offices, performed with a sample of 70 higher education institutions from round the world. The study consisted of an on-line survey which identified the extent to which Green Offices or similar governance structures are being deployed, some specific aspects of their operations and the barriers or difficulties related to their activities. The study concludes by suggesting some topics higher education institutions may take into consideration, in order to maximise their potential benefits. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.