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Table 1 Interview questionnaire
1—What does sustainable development mean to you?
2—Are you aware of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations?
3—In your opinion as a university manager, do universities have a responsibility for sustainable
development?
4—How is your university promoting sustainable development? What are the key-programs and
actions towards sustainability developed by your university?
5—Are you aware of the current refugee crisis? If yes, what is your opinion on how this issue is
being addressed by the international community?
6—Have you heard about climate change refugees? Can you define them?
7—Do you think universities can support those refugees? If yes, how?
8—Does your university contribute to support refugees? If yes, how? If not, what could be done?
wellbeing by implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (Berchin et al. 2018;
de Andrade et al. 2018).
To analyze the data from the semi-structured interviews, we followed the indications of Bardin (2011), which are pre-analysis, when the interviews are transcribed
and reviewed; material exploration, when an in-depth analysis of the collected material takes place; and subjective interpretation of the research outcomes, through the
analysis and comparison among the propositions stated on the current scientific
literature.
4 Results and Discussions: The Contributions
of Universities to Implement the Sustainable
Development Goals for Climate Refugees
As living laboratories, universities have the knowledge and the means to promote
effective initiatives for sustainable development. These initiatives include social
and economic wellbeing, environmental preservation, technology and infrastructure
innovations.
Questionnaire 1st Question: What Does Sustainable Development Mean
to You?
interviewees understand sustainable development as “an ethical duty of all”, which
promotes “economic development, whilst being inclusive and environmentally
responsible”. According to another interviewee, sustainable development integrates
“environmental preservation and economic growth, ensuring social wellbeing and
the longevity of human beings, whilst respecting the planetary boundaries”.
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Table 1 Interview questionnaire
1—What does sustainable development mean to you?
2—Are you aware of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations?
3—In your opinion as a university manager, do universities have a responsibility for sustainable
development?
4—How is your university promoting sustainable development? What are the key-programs and
actions towards sustainability developed by your university?
5—Are you aware of the current refugee crisis? If yes, what is your opinion on how this issue is
being addressed by the international community?
6—Have you heard about climate change refugees? Can you define them?
7—Do you think universities can support those refugees? If yes, how?
8—Does your university contribute to support refugees? If yes, how? If not, what could be done?
wellbeing by implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (Berchin et al. 2018;
de Andrade et al. 2018).
To analyze the data from the semi-structured interviews, we followed the indications of Bardin (2011), which are pre-analysis, when the interviews are transcribed
and reviewed; material exploration, when an in-depth analysis of the collected material takes place; and subjective interpretation of the research outcomes, through the
analysis and comparison among the propositions stated on the current scientific
literature.
4 Results and Discussions: The Contributions
of Universities to Implement the Sustainable
Development Goals for Climate Refugees
As living laboratories, universities have the knowledge and the means to promote
effective initiatives for sustainable development. These initiatives include social
and economic wellbeing, environmental preservation, technology and infrastructure
innovations.
Questionnaire 1st Question: What Does Sustainable Development Mean
to You?
interviewees understand sustainable development as “an ethical duty of all”, which
promotes “economic development, whilst being inclusive and environmentally
responsible”. According to another interviewee, sustainable development integrates
“environmental preservation and economic growth, ensuring social wellbeing and
the longevity of human beings, whilst respecting the planetary boundaries”.