University research for sustainable development: definition and characteristics explored |
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| Authors: | T. Waas A. Verbruggen T. Wright |
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| Affiliation: | 1. University of Antwerp, Institute of Environment & Sustainable Development, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium;2. University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium;3. Dalhousie University, College of Sustainability, 1355 Oxford Street, Halifax B3H 4J1, NS Canada;1. College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China;2. School of Economics and Management, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China;1. Department of Science and Technology, Universidade Aberta, Campus do Taguspark, Edifício Inovação I, 2740-122 Porto Salvo, Oeiras, Portugal;2. Centre for Functional Ecology, University of Coimbra, 3001-455 Coimbra, Portugal;3. CENSE – Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, Department of Science and Environmental Engineering, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Campus da Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal;4. School of Science and the Environment, Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester, M15GDU, United Kingdom;1. University of Bremen, Germany;2. Centre for Sustainable Futures, Plymouth University, United Kingdom;3. Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, The Netherlands;4. Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Communication, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany;5. Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Communication, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Scharnhorststr. 1, D-21335 Lüneburg, Germany;1. School of Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University, 17923 Jingshi Road, Jinan 250061, Shandong, China;2. School of Natural and Built Environments, University of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000, Australia;3. Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA;1. University of Helsinki, Centre for Environment, Viikinkaari 2a, 00014 Helsinki, Finland;2. University of Helsinki, Department of Environmental Sciences, Viikinkaari 2a, 00014 Helsinki, Finland |
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| Abstract: | University research is pivotal for sustainable development, but to succeed, new ways of conducting research are needed. Only recently has the field of “sustainability and higher education” (SHE) started to deal with the issue. In this paper we define “university research for sustainable development” comprehensively as “all research conducted within the institutional context of a university that contributes to sustainable development”, and propose a set of twenty two preliminary characteristics of this concept. We provide foundational information in particular for various university stakeholders, and those of higher education in general, considering the (re)orientation of research towards sustainable development and offer a beginning of dialogue on the subject, within SHE. |
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