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Universities as sustainability champions: the performance of top Canadian institutions

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  • Joseli Macedo

    (University of Calgary)

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University campuses are microcosms of urban areas, illustrating the complexity of environmental issues faced by cities. This paper presents an analysis of Canadian U15 universities’ policies and practices and uses sustainability indicators to determine their levels of commitment to implementing sustainable environments. The survey, based on both a quantitative analysis of environmental sustainability outputs and a sustainability assessment model, compares the sustainability levels of the U15 universities with the purpose of ranking them according to their environmental sustainability practices and the institutionalized policies that support these practices. The results indicate that the type of evaluation method used can make a significant difference in which of the U15 universities are deemed to be most sustainable. This work is relevant to university leaders, campus planners, faculty and students who spend their lives on university campuses, and anyone interested in using university campuses as living laboratories for practices that could be adopted citywide.

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  • Joseli Macedo, 2024. "Universities as sustainability champions: the performance of top Canadian institutions," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 26(12), pages 30861-30874, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:26:y:2024:i:12:d:10.1007_s10668-023-04046-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-023-04046-7
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