38
A. L. Salvia and L. L. Brandli
6
2%
22
5%
73
18%
151
37%
155
38%
Bibliometric study
Behaviour
Buiding efficiency
Renewable energy
Energy efficency
Fig. 6 Proportion of articles classified as “research”
developed by universities to include energy sustainability and efficiency in their
teaching processes. In this systematic review, 38 articles (7%) were classified as
presenting evidence of curriculum greening.
Another role is to contribute to SD through “campus operations”. In this case, universities invest in themselves in order to promote awareness, efficiency and working
in a living lab for students, employees and the community (Kalkan et al. 2011;
Kolokotsa et al. 2016; Mytafides et al. 2017). In total 13% of the articles included in
this review presented evidence of “campus operations”.
“Research” is another important role that universities has to play in SD. This is
because research is one of the pillars of universities, seeking to investigate phenomena
and to create the knowledge required to promote societal changes, besides creating
opportunity to exchange knowledge, methods, experiences and knowhow (Berchin
et al. 2018; Mills and Schleich. 2012; Sesana et al. 2016). Approximately 75% of the
reviewed articles represent studies related to “research” in the energy sustainability
or efficiency context.
This notable contribution of “research” as a university role necessitated further
investigation. The research presented in the articles was therefore further categorised
in terms of the following: bibliometric study, human behaviour, building efficiency,
renewable energy or energy efficiency. The last four categories represent common
research areas in the energy context, while bibliometric study was included since
articles on this topic were not so easily framed within the context of the other areas.
As shown in Fig. 6, a total of 407 articles were further subdivided according to this
classification. This subdivision was also used to prepare Fig. 7, showing a breakdown
per year of the number of articles published according to this classification.
Only 6 articles presented bibliometric studies. They were about the scientific
production of renewable/alternative energy and energy efficiency over the past few
A. L. Salvia and L. L. Brandli
6
2%
22
5%
73
18%
151
37%
155
38%
Bibliometric study
Behaviour
Buiding efficiency
Renewable energy
Energy efficency
Fig. 6 Proportion of articles classified as “research”
developed by universities to include energy sustainability and efficiency in their
teaching processes. In this systematic review, 38 articles (7%) were classified as
presenting evidence of curriculum greening.
Another role is to contribute to SD through “campus operations”. In this case, universities invest in themselves in order to promote awareness, efficiency and working
in a living lab for students, employees and the community (Kalkan et al. 2011;
Kolokotsa et al. 2016; Mytafides et al. 2017). In total 13% of the articles included in
this review presented evidence of “campus operations”.
“Research” is another important role that universities has to play in SD. This is
because research is one of the pillars of universities, seeking to investigate phenomena
and to create the knowledge required to promote societal changes, besides creating
opportunity to exchange knowledge, methods, experiences and knowhow (Berchin
et al. 2018; Mills and Schleich. 2012; Sesana et al. 2016). Approximately 75% of the
reviewed articles represent studies related to “research” in the energy sustainability
or efficiency context.
This notable contribution of “research” as a university role necessitated further
investigation. The research presented in the articles was therefore further categorised
in terms of the following: bibliometric study, human behaviour, building efficiency,
renewable energy or energy efficiency. The last four categories represent common
research areas in the energy context, while bibliometric study was included since
articles on this topic were not so easily framed within the context of the other areas.
As shown in Fig. 6, a total of 407 articles were further subdivided according to this
classification. This subdivision was also used to prepare Fig. 7, showing a breakdown
per year of the number of articles published according to this classification.
Only 6 articles presented bibliometric studies. They were about the scientific
production of renewable/alternative energy and energy efficiency over the past few