Towards a ‘Sustainable University’: Scenarios for sustainable university development
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In: International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, Vol. 5, No. 4, 10.2011, p. 313-332.
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T1 - Towards a ‘Sustainable University’
T2 - Scenarios for sustainable university development
AU - Barth, Matthias
AU - Adomßent, Maik
AU - Albrecht, Patrick
AU - Burandt, Simon
AU - Godemann, Jasmin
AU - Franz-Balsen, Angela
AU - Rieckmann, Marco
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Universities are key actors in sustainable development by generating new knowledge as well as contributing to the development of appropriate competencies and raising sustainability awareness. Within a project called 'Sustainable University' at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany), a scenario analysis was carried out in order to think structurally about both the challenges that universities could face in the long run and to establish what chances and problems might arise in future from implementing an orientation towards sustainable development. This analysis results in the characterization of a 'Higher Education Landscape 2035' consisting of eight clusters of possible future developments. This paper describes the process of inter- and transdisciplinary scenario development, gives an overview of the scenarios identified, and finally discusses the adaptability of the Lüneburg idea of a sustainable university to the future system of higher education.
AB - Universities are key actors in sustainable development by generating new knowledge as well as contributing to the development of appropriate competencies and raising sustainability awareness. Within a project called 'Sustainable University' at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany), a scenario analysis was carried out in order to think structurally about both the challenges that universities could face in the long run and to establish what chances and problems might arise in future from implementing an orientation towards sustainable development. This analysis results in the characterization of a 'Higher Education Landscape 2035' consisting of eight clusters of possible future developments. This paper describes the process of inter- and transdisciplinary scenario development, gives an overview of the scenarios identified, and finally discusses the adaptability of the Lüneburg idea of a sustainable university to the future system of higher education.
KW - Sustainability sciences, Communication
KW - Scenario analysis
KW - Nachhaltige Hochschule
KW - Future projections
KW - Higher Education Landscape 2035
KW - Higher education system
KW - Scenario analysis
KW - Sustainability
KW - Sustainability science
KW - Sustainable university development
KW - Trans-disciplinarity
KW - Transformative case study
KW - Future projections
KW - Higher Education Landscape 2035
KW - Higher education system
KW - Scenario analysis
KW - Sustainability
KW - Sustainability science
KW - Sustainable university development
KW - Trans-disciplinarity
KW - Transformative case study
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=80055069691&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJISD.2011.043322
DO - 10.1504/IJISD.2011.043322
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 5
SP - 313
EP - 332
JO - International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development
JF - International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development
SN - 1740-8822
IS - 4
ER -