Visit the websites below and spend some time going
through their resources. Think about the questions posed at the bottom
of this page. Participate in the threaded discussion.
Resources - Look at at least two of these in depth.
The University of Idaho - Go Vandals!
http://www.uidaho.edu/sustainability
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher
Education
http://www.aashe.org/
Center for Sustainable Systems - Univ. of Michigan
http://css.snre.umich.edu/
University Leaders for a
Sustainable Future
http://www.ulsf.org/index.html
Society for College and University Planning -
Sustainability Planning
http://www.scup.org/page/resources/topic-issue/sustainability
Second Nature: Education for Sustainability
http://www.secondnature.org/
Reading Assignments
Read Hawken:
Chapters 5 and 6 or Orr: Chapters 9 to 12 or Pollan: Chapters 8 to 11.
Read Clugston, Richard M. and
Wynn Calder. Critical Dimensions of Sustainability in Higher Education.
http://www.ulsf.org/pdf/Critical_dimensions_SHE.pdf
Abstract: This chapter explores the evolution of the concern for
sustainability in higher education. It describes the origin of the
Talloires Declaration as a guiding set of commitments for colleges and
universities pursuing sustainability. Critical dimensions of
sustainability in higher education are presented as a result of the
Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future's
Sustainability Indicators Project. Critical conditions determining the
success of sustainability initiatives are then discussed. Two case
studies of university efforts to "green" their institutions are
described in light of these dimensions and conditions for success.
Read about green building at Oberlin:
http://www.oberlin.edu/ajlc/ajlcHome.html
Lesson Description
This Module is an overview of
sustainability and pollution prevention in higher education. It is intended to raise questions such as:
How are institutions of higher education
becoming involved in the sustainability movement?
What types of curriculum changes are
underway?
What barriers stand
in the way of these changes, both in infrastructure and curriculum?
