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the KU as an example, the previous remarks show a way towards becoming a more
sustainable university. Essential conclusions for a successful sustainable orientation
of a university are multi-perspective approaches to cope with the interrelated complex
challenges. These include top-down measures and bottom-up initiatives on the one
hand and simultaneous processing of several fields of action (governance, research,
teaching, student initiatives and commitment, campus management and operations,
transfer) on the other hand, in order to achieve a whole-institution approach.
These steps must be consistently pursued in the years to come. Progress is documented in detail in the annual sustainability reports. In the future, it is planned to
accompany the path towards becoming a more sustainable university from a research
perspective and to compare the implementation successes with those achieved at other
universities. In addition, continuously updated recommendations and challenges will
be formulated.
References
AASHE (2012) framing campus sustainability, STARS quarterly review. The Association for
the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED538365.
Accessed 18 Jan 2020
AASHE (2015) STARS Technical Manual. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability
in Higher Education. https://stars.aashe.org/pages/about/technical-manual.html. Accessed 18 Jan
2020
Altmeppen K-D, Zschaler F, Zademach H-M, Böttigheimer Ch, Müller M (eds) (2017) Nachhaltigkeit in Umwelt, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven. Springer,
Wiesbaden, p 285
Barlett PF, Chase GW (2013) Sustainability in higher education: stories and strategies for
transformation. The MIT Press, Cambridge, p 316
Bauer M, Bormann I, Kummer B, Niedlich S, Rieckmann M (2018) Sustainability governance at
universities: using a governance equalizer as a research heuristic. High Educ Policy 31(4):491–
511. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-018-0104-x
Bormann I, Rieckmann M, Bauer M, Kummer B, Niedlich S (2018) Nachhaltigkeitsgovernance
an Hochschulen (Betaversion). BMBF-Projekt „Nachhaltigkeit an Hochschulen: entwickeln—
vernetzen—berichten (HOCHN). https://www.hochn.uni-hamburg.de/-downloads/handlungsfel
der/governance/hoch-n-leitfaden-nachhaltigkeitsgovernance-an-hochschulen.pdf. Accessed 18
Jan 2020
Brinkhurst M, Rose P, Maurice G, Ackerman JD (2011) Achieving campus sustainability: top-down,
bottom-up, or neither? Int J Sustain High Educ 12(4):338–354
Ceulemans K, Molderez I, Van Liedekerke L (2015) Sustainability reporting in higher education:
a comprehensive review of the recent literature and paths for further research. J Clean Prod
106:127–143
DUK—Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission e.V. (2014) UNESCO Roadmap zur Umsetzung des
Weltaktionsprogramms „Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung“. https://www.bmbf.de/files/
2015_Roadmap_deutsch.pdf. Accessed 18 Jan 2020
Fischer D, Jenssen S, Tappeser V (2015) Getting an empirical hold of the sustainable university: a
comparative analysis of evaluation frameworks across 12 contemporary sustainability assessment
tools. Assess Eval High Educ 40(6):785–800
Gräsel C, Parchmann I (2004) Implementationsforschung—oder: der steinige Weg. Unterricht zu
verändern. Unterrichtswissenschaft 32(3):196–214
319
the KU as an example, the previous remarks show a way towards becoming a more
sustainable university. Essential conclusions for a successful sustainable orientation
of a university are multi-perspective approaches to cope with the interrelated complex
challenges. These include top-down measures and bottom-up initiatives on the one
hand and simultaneous processing of several fields of action (governance, research,
teaching, student initiatives and commitment, campus management and operations,
transfer) on the other hand, in order to achieve a whole-institution approach.
These steps must be consistently pursued in the years to come. Progress is documented in detail in the annual sustainability reports. In the future, it is planned to
accompany the path towards becoming a more sustainable university from a research
perspective and to compare the implementation successes with those achieved at other
universities. In addition, continuously updated recommendations and challenges will
be formulated.
References
AASHE (2012) framing campus sustainability, STARS quarterly review. The Association for
the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED538365.
Accessed 18 Jan 2020
AASHE (2015) STARS Technical Manual. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability
in Higher Education. https://stars.aashe.org/pages/about/technical-manual.html. Accessed 18 Jan
2020
Altmeppen K-D, Zschaler F, Zademach H-M, Böttigheimer Ch, Müller M (eds) (2017) Nachhaltigkeit in Umwelt, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven. Springer,
Wiesbaden, p 285
Barlett PF, Chase GW (2013) Sustainability in higher education: stories and strategies for
transformation. The MIT Press, Cambridge, p 316
Bauer M, Bormann I, Kummer B, Niedlich S, Rieckmann M (2018) Sustainability governance at
universities: using a governance equalizer as a research heuristic. High Educ Policy 31(4):491–
511. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-018-0104-x
Bormann I, Rieckmann M, Bauer M, Kummer B, Niedlich S (2018) Nachhaltigkeitsgovernance
an Hochschulen (Betaversion). BMBF-Projekt „Nachhaltigkeit an Hochschulen: entwickeln—
vernetzen—berichten (HOCHN). https://www.hochn.uni-hamburg.de/-downloads/handlungsfel
der/governance/hoch-n-leitfaden-nachhaltigkeitsgovernance-an-hochschulen.pdf. Accessed 18
Jan 2020
Brinkhurst M, Rose P, Maurice G, Ackerman JD (2011) Achieving campus sustainability: top-down,
bottom-up, or neither? Int J Sustain High Educ 12(4):338–354
Ceulemans K, Molderez I, Van Liedekerke L (2015) Sustainability reporting in higher education:
a comprehensive review of the recent literature and paths for further research. J Clean Prod
106:127–143
DUK—Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission e.V. (2014) UNESCO Roadmap zur Umsetzung des
Weltaktionsprogramms „Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung“. https://www.bmbf.de/files/
2015_Roadmap_deutsch.pdf. Accessed 18 Jan 2020
Fischer D, Jenssen S, Tappeser V (2015) Getting an empirical hold of the sustainable university: a
comparative analysis of evaluation frameworks across 12 contemporary sustainability assessment
tools. Assess Eval High Educ 40(6):785–800
Gräsel C, Parchmann I (2004) Implementationsforschung—oder: der steinige Weg. Unterricht zu
verändern. Unterrichtswissenschaft 32(3):196–214