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Publications on Campus Sustainability (General)

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Articles in the Popular Media

The Greening of America's Campuses
Egan, Timothy, "New York Times," January 8, 2006, Education Life Supplement, Sec. 4A, p. 20.

Colleges Compete to Shrink Their Mark On the Environment
Eilperin, Juliet, "Washington Post," June 26, 2005, p. A01.

Campuses get a 'sustainable' look
Wombacher Knox, Leila, "Christian Science Monitor," May 21, 2002.

Articles from Specialized Journals and Magazines

Going Beyond Green: Integrating Sustainability into the Marketing Curriculum
Bridges, Claudia M. and Wendy Bryce Wilhelm; “Journal of Marketing Education”; April 2008.

Integrating Sustainability in the Learning Community
Cortese, Anthony D., "Facilities Manager," January/February 2005.

The Critical Role of Higher Education in Creating a Sustainable Future (pdf)
Cortese, Anthony D., "Planning for Higher Education," March-May 2003.

Will Sustainability Take Root? (pdf)
Hignite, Karla, "Business Officer," April 2006.

Making The Business Case For Sustainability: It's Not Just About Getting Points
Hodges, Christopher P. and William W. Elvey, "Facilities Manager," July/August 2005.

Green Expectations
Klein, Alana, "University Business," February 2005.

Big News on Campus (pdf)
Lothstein, Jessica, "Organic Style," April 2005.

The Hidden Economics of Campus Sustainability
Morris, John P., "Facilities Manager," May/June 2005.

The Payoffs of Planet-Friendly Initiatives
Newport, Dave and Larry Litten, "Business Officer," June 2005.

Getting it Done: Effective Sustainable Policy Implementation at the University Level
Pearce, Joshua M. and Christopher F. Uhl, "Planning for Higher Education," March-May 2003.

The Greenest Campuses: an Idiosyncratic Guide
Perrin, Noel, "The Chronicle of Higher Education," April 6, 2001, p. B7.

Higher Education: Good for the Planet? (pdf)
Uhl, Christopher, Amy Anderson, and Garrett Fitzgerald, "Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America," April 2002, pp. 152-156.

Green Destiny: Universities Leading the Way to a Sustainable Future (pdf)
Uhl, Christopher, and Amy Anderson, "BioScience," January 2001, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 36-42.

Reports and Themed Issues of Journals

We Rise to Play a Greater Part: Students, Faculty, Staff, and Community Converge in Search of Leadership from the Top (pdf)
Calhoun, Terry and Anthony D. Cortese, Society for College and University Planning, 2005.

Green Investment, Green Return
Eagan, David J. and Julian Keniry, National Wildlife Federation, 1998.

Creating a Culture of Sustainability: How Campuses Are Taking the Lead (pdf)
Herman Miller Inc., 2005.

State of the Campus Environment: A National Report Card on Environmental Performance and Sustainability in Higher Education
McIntosh, Mary et al., National Wildlife Federation, 2001.

Sustainability
Themed issue of "Facilities Manager," January/February 2005.

Sustainability: Taking the Long View
Themed issue of "Planning for Higher Education," March-May, 2003.

Sustainability and the University
Feature in "Presidency Magazine," Winter, 2006.
Thank you to the American Council on Education (ACE) for making this article available.

Campuses Move Toward Sustainability
Themed issue of "Priorities," Spring 2000, No. 14.

Conference Proceedings

Strategies for Institutionalizing Sustainability in Higher Education: Report on the Northeast Campus Sustainability Consortium 3rd Annual Conference and International Symposium
Newman, Julie and Lisa Fernandez, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, April 2007.

Periodicals Focused on Campus Sustainability

AASHE Bulletin
A weekly compilation of news, opportunities, new resources, job postings, and events related to sustainability in higher education. Produced by AASHE.

AASHE Digest
An annual review of campus sustainability efforts comprised of news stories and resources collected from AASHE Bulletin. Produced by AASHE.

Campus Ecology Yearbook
Provides case studies about campus environmental projects from campus team members. Produced annually by the National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Program.

The Declaration
Offers in-depth articles on current sustainability initiatives in curriculum, research, operations and outreach at higher education institutions around the world. Published twice a year by the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future.

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (IJSHE)
The first fully refereed academic journal for the analysis of sustainability programs and initiatives at colleges and universities worldwide. Published quarterly by Emerald Group Publishing Limited in conjunction with the Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future.

Book Chapters

U.S. Progress Toward Sustainability in Higher Education
Calder, Wynn and Richard M. Clugston, in "Stumbling Toward Sustainability," ed. by John C. Dernbach, Environmental Law Institute, 2002.

Critical Dimensions of Sustainability in Higher Education (pdf)
Clugston, Richard M. and Wynn Calder, in "Sustainability and University Life," ed. by Walter Leal Filho, Peter Lang, 1999.

Books

Planet U: Sustaining the World, Reinventing the University
M'Gonigle, Michael and Starke, Justin, New Society Press, 2005.

Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change
Barlett, Peggy F. and Geoffrey W. Chase, MIT Press, 2004.

The Sustainability Curriculum: The Challenge for Higher Education
Blewitt, John and Cedric Cullingford (eds.), Earthscan, 2004.

University Reform in an Era of Global Warming
Bowers, C. A., 2008

Colleges and Universities as Citizens
Bringle, Robert G. et. al., Allyn & Bacon, 1999.

Educating Citizens: Preparing America's Undergraduates for Lives of Moral and Civic Responsibility
Colby, Anne, Thomas Ehrlich, Elizabeth Beaumont, and Jason Stephens, Jossey-Bass, 2003.

Higher Education and the Challenge of Sustainability: Problematics, Promise, and Practice
Corcoran, Peter Blaze and Arjen E.J. Wals (eds.), Springer, 2004.

Greening the Ivory Tower: Improving the Environmental Track Record of Universities, Colleges, and Other Institutions
Creighton, Sarah Hammond, MIT Press, 1998.

The Campus and Environmental Responsibility
Eagan, David and David Orr (eds.), Jossey Bass Publishers, 1992.

Civic Responsibility and Higher Education
Ehrlich, Thomas, ed., American Council on Education/Oryx Press, 2000.

Ecodemia: Campus Environmental Stewardship at the Turn of the 21st Century
Keniry, Julian, National Wildlife Federation, 1995.

Teaching Sustainability at Universities: Towards curriculum greening
Leal Filho, Walter (ed.), Peter Lang, 2002.

Sustainability and University Life
Leal Filho, Walter (ed.), Peter Lang, 2000.

Implementing Sustainable Development at University Level: A Manual of Good Practice
Leal Filho, Walter, Frances MacDermott and Jenny Padgham, European Research & Training Centre on Environmental Education, 1996.

Earth In Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect
Orr, David W., Island Press, 2004.

Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World
Orr, David W., State University of New York Press, 1991.

The Campus Environmental Audit: A Guide to Creating Environmental Change
Smith, April A., Living Planet Press, 1993.

Developing Ecological Consciousness: Paths to a Sustainable World
Uhl, Christopher, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2003.

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