Implementing Innovation on Environmental Sustainability at Universities Around the World
Walter Leal Filho 1,2
, Kay Emblen-Perry 3, Petra Molthan-Hill 4, Mark Mifsud 5, Leendert Verhoef 6, Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro 7, Paula Bacelar-Nicolau 8,9, Luiza Olim de Sousa 10, Paula Castro 9, Ali Beynaghi 11, Jennifer Boddy 12, Amanda Lange Salvia 1,13,*, Fernanda Frankenberger 14,15 and Elizabeth Price 2
, Kay Emblen-Perry 3, Petra Molthan-Hill 4, Mark Mifsud 5, Leendert Verhoef 6, Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro 7, Paula Bacelar-Nicolau 8,9, Luiza Olim de Sousa 10, Paula Castro 9, Ali Beynaghi 11, Jennifer Boddy 12, Amanda Lange Salvia 1,13,*, Fernanda Frankenberger 14,15 and Elizabeth Price 2
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European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, 21033 Hamburg, Germany
2
School of Science and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
3
City Campus, University of Worcester Business School, Worcester WR1 3AS, UK
4
Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK
5
Centre for Environmental Education and Research, University of Malta, MSD 2080 Msida, Malta
6
Program Lead Living Labs, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions, 1018 JA Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Department of Biology & CESAM Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Department of Science and Tecnology, University of Alberta, 1269-001 Lisboa, Portugal
9
Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
10
Department of Geography Education and Environmental Education, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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Office of Sustainability, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 15875-4413, Iran
12
Menzies Health Institute, School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast QLD 422, Australia
13
Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Passo Fundo, BR 285, São José-Passo Fundo 99052-900, Brazil
14
Business School PUCPR, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, 1155 Curitiba, Brazil
15
Business School, Positivo University, 5300 Curitiba, Brazil
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Sustainability 2019, 11(14), 3807; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11143807
Received: 30 May 2019 / Revised: 28 June 2019 / Accepted: 5 July 2019 / Published: 11 July 2019
Abstract
Innovation is known to be an important and influential factor in fostering sustainable development. Yet, there is a paucity of literature on the extent to which universities are successfully implementing innovation in this field. This paper addresses this gap, by examining the role of innovation in the field of environmental sustainability in universities, and by reporting on the results of an international study, in which examples of successful experiences and good practice were identified. The paper outlines the lessons learned from such examples, with the aim of motivating other universities to engage in this rapidly growing field. View Full-TextKeywords:
innovation change; experiences; good practice; innovation for sustainable development; higher education
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Leal Filho, W.; Emblen-Perry, K.; Molthan-Hill, P.; Mifsud, M.; Verhoef, L.; Azeiteiro, U.M.; Bacelar-Nicolau, P.; de Sousa, L.O.; Castro, P.; Beynaghi, A.; Boddy, J.; Lange Salvia, A.; Frankenberger, F.; Price, E. Implementing Innovation on Environmental Sustainability at Universities Around the World. Sustainability 2019, 11, 3807.
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