Print Email Facebook Twitter Jumping sustainability meme; SD transfer from society to universities Part of: Knowledge Collaboration & Learning for Sustainable Innovation: 14th European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP) conference and the 6th Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities (EMSU) conference· list the conference papers Title Jumping sustainability meme; SD transfer from society to universities Author Lozano, R. Lukman, R. Lozano, F.J. Huisingh, D. Zilahy, G. Date 2010-10-28 Abstract Since the 1972 Stockholm Conference, many Sustainable Development declarations, charters, and partnerships have been developed, both in the overall societal context and within higher education frameworks. This paper addresses two issues: (1) a comparison of the development of sustainable development initiatives in society and in universities and (2) an analysis of how those initiatives are influencing educational institutions? SD activities. The analysis indicates that SD needs to be incorporated in a transdisciplinary manner throughout: curricula, research, operations, outreach and engagement with stakeholders, collaboration with other universities, assessment and reporting, institutional framework, on-campus life experiences, and educate the educators programmes. These key elements must be integrated systemically in the HEIs in order to provide learning and career value to those participating in the SD transition. One of the key observations is that the concept of meme? diffusion/transfer from the diverse declarations, charters and partnerships is slow and inefficient. The question is why is it so slow and ineffective and what can be done to speed it up throughout society? The authors propose the following ways to speed up the transfer, and implementation of the SD in higher education meme?: universities and their leaders should become more proactive in engaging with SD, SD should be made the Golden Thread? throughout the university system, and recognise those engaged with SD and foster multiplier effects Subject sustainable developmenthigher educationdeclarationscharterspartnerships To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:66a6d957-f9e1-4913-bcf0-fbc4ebf15a1d Part of collection Conference proceedings Document type conference paper Rights (c) 2010 Lozano, R.; Lukman, R.; Lozano, F.J.; Huisingh, D.; Zilahy, G. Files PDF 604_lozano.pdf 401.05 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:66a6d957-f9e1-4913-bcf0-fbc4ebf15a1d/datastream/OBJ/view