Governance and sustainable development at higher education institutions

被引:43
作者
Filho, Walter Leal [1 ,2 ]
Salvia, Amanda Lange [3 ]
Frankenberger, Fernanda [4 ,5 ]
Akib, Noor Adelyna Mohammed [6 ]
Sen, Salil K. [7 ,8 ,9 ,10 ]
Sivapalan, Subarna [11 ]
Novo-Corti, Isabel [12 ]
Venkatesan, Madhavi [13 ]
Emblen-Perry, Kay [14 ]
机构
[1] Hamburg Univ Appl Sci, Fac Life Sci, European Sch Sustainabil Sci & Res, Ulmenliet 20, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany
[2] Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Dept Nat Sci, Chester St, Manchester M1 5GD, Lancs, England
[3] Univ Passo Fundo, Grad Program Civil & Environm Engn, BR 285, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
[4] Pontifical Catholic Univ Parana PUCPR, Business Sch, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
[5] Univ Positivo UP, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
[6] Univ Sains Malaysia, Ctr Global Sustainabil Studies, Usm 11800, Penang, Malaysia
[7] Indian Inst Management, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
[8] Sustainabil Management Sch, Geneva, Switzerland
[9] Inst Mines Telecom Business Sch, Evry, France
[10] NIDA Business Sch MT BS, Bangkok, Thailand
[11] Univ Teknol PETRONAS, Ctr Excellence Teaching & Learning CETaL, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia
[12] Univ A Coruna, Fac Econ & Business, Dept Econ, EDaSS Res Grp Econ Dev & Social Sustainabil, La Coruna, Spain
[13] Northeastern Univ, Dept Econ, 301 Lake Hall, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[14] Univ Worcester, Worcester Business Sch, Castle St, Worcester WR1 3AS, England
关键词
Sustainability; Higher education; Governance; Planning; Strategies; TRANSFORMATION; STATE;
D O I
10.1007/s10668-020-00859-y
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Governance issues, here interpreted as the provisions of adequate policy frameworks characterized by reliability and accountability, coupled with resources to support their implementation, are known to be the basis for the implementation of sustainable development measures. This paper discusses the influence of governance in the ways sustainability is perceived and practiced in a higher education context. Apart from due considerations to the role of governance as the basis for regulation and institutional actions and management decisions, this paper reports on an empirical study undertaken in a sample of higher education institutions. This study entailed an analysis of sustainable development policies, certification, organizational structure, budget, reports, team for sustainability, staff training, and challenges for the integration of sustainability and governance. The results suggest that even though there are different opinions and attitudes on the role of governance, it is regarded as an important component in supporting efforts by higher education institutions to include considerations on sustainable development as part of their strategies.
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页码:6002 / 6020
页数:19
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