Main Title |
Implementing Campus Greening Initiatives Approaches, Methods and Perspectives / [electronic resource] : |
Type |
EBOOK |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, |
Year Published |
2015 |
Call Number |
GE195-199; GE196 |
ISBN |
9783319119618 |
Subjects |
Environmental sciences ;
Education, Higher ;
Civil engineering ;
Environmental management ;
Sustainable development
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Internet Access |
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Collation |
IX, 362 p. 74 illus., 66 illus. in color. online resource. |
Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
Contents Notes |
Evolving and Implementing Energy Recovering Strategy from Food wastes at Jawahar Navodaya Vidhyalaya (JNV) for Fostering Campus Sustainability -- The Charter of Todi and the Strategy of Education for a Sustainable Management and Promotion of Territory -- Overview of Natural Stones as an Energy Efficient and Climate Responsive Material Choice for Green Buildings -- The Role of Higher Educational Institutions and Other Training Organizations to Promote Renewable Energy in India -- Flag-shipping 'indicators' for green-campus transitions and sustainability: A Case Study of Learner-centered projects at Loyola Secunderabad -- Green Transport Solutions for Developing Cities: A Case Study of Nairobi, Kenya -- Food Waste Prevention and Management in Higher Education -- Renewable Energy on Campus at the University of Wyoming -- Strategies for Sustainable Development of Wet Land Resources: Lake Ousteri, Puducherry -- Integrated Land Use Development for Green Campus -- Gujarat Vidyapith: On the Way to Greening of the University -- Food Production as an Integrating Context for Campus Sustainability -- Campus Greening: Why it is Worthy it. . Firmly rooted in the theory and practice of sustainable development, this book offers a comprehensive resource on sustainability, focusing on both industrialized and developing nations. Implementing Campus Greening Initiatives: Approaches, Methods and Perspectives is an attempt to promote and disseminate the work being done in this field by universities around the world. The need to integrate the principles and concepts of green campuses and sustainability into the core of students' educational experiences, from high school to college or university, has now been broadly recognized. By doing so, we can ensure that the students of today and tomorrow will acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values needed to create a more sustainable economy and social environment. |
Place Published |
Cham |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
Title Ser Add Ent |
World Sustainability Series, |
Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
PUB Date Free Form |
2015 |
Series Title Untraced |
World Sustainability Series, |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
computer |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
online resource |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20150519174959 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
SPRINGER |
Type |
EBOOK |
OCLC Rec Leader |
03863nam a22005415i 45 |