Current status of green curriculum in higher education of Mainland China

Xiong, Huabin; Fu, Denggao; Duan, Changqun; Liu, Chang'E.; Yang, Xueqing; Wang, Renqing

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.06.033

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“…Although there have been many policy regulations on energy conservation in the sphere of industrial production (Liu et al, 2012), the Chinese government pays relatively less attention to information publicity for guiding residents' energy use. Taking the environmental education system as an example, many institutions in China have failed to establish a comprehensive environmental education framework (Xiong et al, 2013). Education is an important channel for connecting related information to individual attitudes.…”

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Determinants of energy-saving behavioral intention among residents in Beijing: Extending the theory of planned behavior

Wang

Zhang

2014

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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Given the rapid increase of residential energy consumption in Beijing, the question of how to promote residential energy-saving behavior is an emerging topic that is increasingly engaging the attention of scholars. To address this issue, this paper provides an empirical analysis that identifies and explores the determinants of an energy-saving behavioral intention among residents from the perspective of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). A theoretical model was constructed by refining and extending the classic TPB model according to the scope and requirements of this study and the existing situation in China. Survey data collected from 276 residents in Beijing were analyzed, and hypothesized relationships in the model were then verified using a structural equation model. The results show that subjective norms, environmental attitudes, information publicity, lifestyles, and perceived behavioral control significantly influence residents' energy-saving behavior, while demographic factors, such as educational background, household income, and age, had no obvious effects on behavioral intentions. Although knowledge regarding energy did not exert a direct influence on residents' energy-saving behavioral intentions, it did exert an indirect influence via environmental attitudes. Our results indicate that the role of households in saving energy expenditure should be emphasized, and financial incentives could be adopted to help promote environmental awareness among Beijing's residents. In addition, environment-friendly and energy-saving habits should also be inculcated. V C 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.

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Determinants of energy-saving behavioral intention among residents in Beijing: Extending the theory of planned behavior

Wang

Zhang

2014

Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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“…China, with 2.6 million undergraduate degrees awarded annually, is the third largest source of scientific publications (National Science Foundation of National Science Board, 2014) and is being strongly pressured to mitigate the emission of GHGs over the next several decades, although the Green University initiative is being promoted (CGUN, 2011;Xiong, 2013;World Nuclear News, 2014;Yuan, 2013). Our study objectives were thus: (i) to quantify student behaviors in operating ICT devices to produce a scientific publication through a questionnaire survey on the campus of the Dalian University of Technology (DLUT), Dalian, China, (ii) to calculate CF generation and its components from various media, (iii) to compare the differences in the CFs from e-reading and p-reading, and (iv) to develop scenarios of scientific publication for future CF mitigation on campuses.…”

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Carbon footprint of a scientific publication: A case study at Dalian University of Technology, China

Song

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Zhang

2016

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“…For instance, Niu et al (2010) describe the status of higher education for sustainable development in China from the national perspective [16]. Xiong et al (2013) analyze the status of green curricula across Chinese universities and colleges [18]. However, case studies of sustainability at the university level in China remain scarce, with only a few having been conducted.…”

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Comparing Sustainable Universities between the United States and China: Cases of Indiana University and Tsinghua University

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It is widely accepted that universities can play critical roles in promoting sustainability. In the United States and China, many universities have initiated sustainability programs. Employing Indiana University, Bloomington, the U.S. (IUB) and Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (Tsinghua) as two cases, we examine the conceptualization and implementation of university sustainability programs through a comparison of their respective definitions, goals, organizational dynamics, and strategies. We find that IUB's sustainability scheme is more detailed and specific, while Tsinghua's is more general; this is principally attributable to differences in national and local contexts. Furthermore, IUB values the environmental, economic, and social aspects of university sustainability equally, while Tsinghua focuses more on the environmental aspect. In addition, IUB has a more loosely-structured and more inclusive sustainability organizational dynamic while Tsinghua has a more hierarchical one. This comparative study helps us to understand how these two research universities understand and implement sustainability within the respective cultural, political, and institutional contexts of the United States and China. OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 11800

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Current status of green curriculum in higher education of Mainland China

Cited by 51 publications

References 21 publications

Determinants of energy-saving behavioral intention among residents in Beijing: Extending the theory of planned behavior

Determinants of energy-saving behavioral intention among residents in Beijing: Extending the theory of planned behavior

Carbon footprint of a scientific publication: A case study at Dalian University of Technology, China

Comparing Sustainable Universities between the United States and China: Cases of Indiana University and Tsinghua University

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