Leveraging assets: a case study of the sustainability initiative at the University of Minnesota,Morris |
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| Authors: | Troy Goodnough Arne Kildegaard Margaret Kuchenreuther Lowell Rasmussen Pete Wyckoff |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Minnesota, Morris, 600 E. 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267, USA;2. Department of Economics, University of Minnesota, Morris, 600 E. 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267, USA;3. Department of Biology, University of Minnesota, Morris, 600 E. 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267, USA;4. Physical Plant and Master Planning, University of Minnesota, Morris, 600 E. 4th Street, Morris, MN 56267 USA;1. European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ulmenliet 20, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany;2. Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Natural Sciences, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK;3. University of Passo Fundo, Graduate Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering, BR 285, Passo Fundo/RS, Brazil;4. Universidade da Beira Interior, NECE-UBI (Research Centre for Business Sciences), Rua Marquês D''Ávila e Bolama 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal;5. Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Materials, State University of Campinas, Mendeleyev Street, 200. Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil;6. Laboratory of Technology, Business and Environment Management, Federal Fluminense University, Passo da Pátria Street, 156. Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;7. School of Professional Education and Executive Development, College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China;8. Geospatial Analysis and Modelling Research (GAMR) Group, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia;9. Tian Shan Policy Center, American University of Central Asia, 7/6 Aaly Tokombaev Street, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan;1. School of Sciences and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester M1 5GD, UK;2. Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK;3. University of Beira Interior, Department of Business and Economics, Estrada do Sineiro, s/n, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | This article presents an overview of the sustainability initiative at the University of Minnesota, Morris, key components of which include a realistic goal of energy self-sufficiency by 2010, a new environmental studies curriculum, and various research and outreach projects. Many non-obvious institutional assets – such as lobbying networks in the state legislature, and geographic/demographic features that are more commonly thought of as liabilities – turned out to play critical roles in setting the initiative in motion. The initial physical assets have been leveraged into complementary opportunities for research, teaching, and institutional development in this direction. |
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