{"product_id":"the-sustainable-university-9781421412511","title":"The Sustainable University","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis timely and comprehensive volume guides institutional leaders past the myths and misconceptions to the sustainable university.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides a fascinating insight into the current status of action on sustainability in the higher education sector in the USA. -- Victoria Jenkins Journal of Environmental Law In a series of case studies and examples, the authors conclude there is, ultimately, no common path to sustainability success. However, administrators and community partners can work together to find the solutions that work best for them. University Business\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Updating the National Conversation on Sustainability: Key Trends and Challenges\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. The Sustainable University: A Need to Move Forward\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Promises Made and Promises Lost: A Candid Assessment of Higher Education Leadership and the Sustainability Agenda\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Trends, Skills, and Strategies to Catalyze Sustainability Across Institutions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Measuring Campus Sustainability Performance: Implementing The First Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS)\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Institutionalizing Sustainability: Achieving Transformations From the Inside\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Sustainability: Shifting Definitions and Evolving Meanings\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Sustainable Citizenship: The Challenge for Students and Their Institutions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Sustainability and the Leadership Team: New Assignments \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Sustainability and the Presidency: Five Starting Points\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Not So Fast: A Dose of Reality about Sustainability\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. The Importance of Sustainability in the Community College Setting\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Sustainability, Leadership, and the Role of the Chief Academic Officer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Fresh Agendas for Campus Operations \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Greening the Endowment\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Sustainability and Higher Education Architecture: Best Practices for Institutional Leaders\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. Sustainable Campus Housing: Building a Better P\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. Food for Thought: Building Sustainable Food Systems and Healthy Communities\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. University Athletics and Sustainability: Start on the Field\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Beyond the Green Gates: Sustainability and the Institution's External Partners\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17. The Impact of Sustainability on Institutional Quality Assurance and Accreditation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18. Green Legal: Creating a Culture of Vigilance, Compliance, and Sustainability Thinking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Complex Path Ahead\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19. Conclusion: New Goals and New Challenges for Institutional Leaders\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelected Bibliography \u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408112820567,"sku":"9781421412511","price":25.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sustainable-university-9781421412511","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}