International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education: Volume 24 Issue 7

Lost in translation? Tanzanian students’ views on sustainability and language, and the implications for the pledge to leave no one behind

Nico Ulmer, Ntiokam Divine, Kerstin Wydra

Less than eight years remain to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Numerous authors underlined the importance of language in achieving the SDGs; however, its role…

Campus sustainability plans: past, present and future

Robert F. Eby, Nandhini Rangarajan

This study aims to describe the different elements included in campus sustainability plans (CSPs) in colleges and universities across the USA.

Ensuring sustainability in internationalisation efforts at higher education institutions

Walter Leal Filho, Laís Viera Trevisan, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Subarna Sivapalan, Zujaja Wahaj, Olena Liakh

Higher education institutions (HEIs) around the world are engaged in internationalisation efforts. Yet internationalisation per se is associated with significant pressures on the…

What is the role of economics and business studies in the development of attitudes in favour of sustainability?

Javier Cifuentes-Faura, Pedro Noguera-Méndez

This paper aims to find out what attitudes Economics and Business students have towards sustainability and what they expect from their education in relation to the achievement of…

Proposed mapping and evaluation model of sustainable development goals in graduate programs in environmental sciences in Brazil

José Carmino Gomes Junior, Sandra Dalila Corbari, Cláudia Terezinha Kniess, Gérsica Moraes Nogueira da Silva, Simone Caroline Piontkewicz, Maiara de Souza Melo, Amanda Silveira Carbone, Oklinger Mantovaneli Jr, Maria do Carmo Martins Sobral, Arlindo Philippi Junior, Felipe Fernandez, Ana Regina de Aguiar Dutra, Robert Samuel Birch, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra, Carlos Alberto Cioce Sampaio

This paper aim to propose a methodological mapping approach for the evaluation of dissertations and theses of graduate programs in the area of environmental sciences in Brazil in…

Waste governance and campus sustainability: formal and informal waste systems at football tailgates in Michigan

Noleen R. Chikowore, John M. Kerr

Football tailgating is a focus of campus sustainability in the United States because it produces large amounts of waste. In states where recyclables can be redeemed for cash, this…

Environmental behavior of university students

Macarena Torroba Diaz, Anna Bajo-Sanjuan, Ángela María Callejón Gil, Ana Rosales-Pérez, Lidia López Marfil

This study aims to build a model for the analysis of the environmental behavior of university students.

To what extent can collaborative platforms in urban planning education enhance transformative learning outside of academia?

Ratka Čolić, Danijela Milovanović Rodić, Josefine Fokdal

This paper aims to explore the effects of collaborative innovation (CI) in urban planning practice by investigating the influence of a platform for collaboration between academia…

An analysis of students’ attitudes and behaviors toward on-campus sustainable dining initiatives

Alexia F. Franzidis, Steven M. Zinder, Olivia Backston

The purpose of this paper is to examine students’ attitudes toward sustainable dining. It aims to identify the level of importance that students place on specific on-campus…

Carbon emissions measurement as intra-action: incentives to disclose air emissions at a Canadian university

Marcela Porporato, Tameka Samuels-Jones

The purpose of this paper is to use the case of York University in Canada to analyze the connection between University Social Responsibility and voluntary disclosure. The authors…

Internationalisation, sustainability and the contested environmental impacts of international student mobility

David McCollum, Hebe Nicholson

This paper aims to stimulate the nascent research agenda on the environmental sustainability of the ongoing mushrooming of international student mobility (ISM). The higher…

Visual images of sustainability in higher education: the hidden curriculum of climate change on campus

Debby Cotton, Jennie Winter, Joseph A. Allison, Rachel Mullee

Perceptions of climate change are strongly influenced by visual cues and images. Many universities have made significant steps towards decarbonisation, yet these often remain…

Key insights from climate communication – and how they can inspire sustainability in higher education

Maike Sippel

To combat climate change and safeguard a liveable future, humanity needs fundamental and rapid social change. The purpose of this paper is to show, why and how climate…

Awareness and perception of the environmental sustainability of the UAE University campus: a case study of sustainability course

Mohammed Albattah, Lindita Bande

This study aims to investigate the entry-level student’s awareness of environmental sustainability focussing on the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) campus and measure the…

The role of sustainable development in the academic curriculum and prospective employment: a survey of information technology students in Bulgaria

Denitza Anguelova Charkova, Elena Somova

The information technology (IT) sector is a powerful factor in present-day society, and its role in pro-sustainability policies is crucial. This study aims to gain insight into IT…

The Anthropocene and the sustainable development goals: key elements in geography higher education?

Carlos Martínez-Hernández, Carmen Mínguez

The current “Anthropocene” epoch has witnessed an imbalanced global change, but it is an opportunity to design a better and sustainable future. Sustainability criteria need to be…