Developing a Novel Index for Assessing and Managing the Contribution of Sustainable Campuses to Achieve UN SDGs

Alawneh, Rami; Jannoud, Ismael; Ahmad, Hesham S.; Ali, Hikmat H.

doi:10.3390/su132111770

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“…In the Education and Culture domain, as reported in [145], the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) provides a list of 58 indicators to carry out the SDG monitoring process in universities. A composite indicator, namely the Green Metric Indicator Contributions Index, was developed by [177] to sum up the percentage contribution to each UI Green Metric Indicator [190] in sustainable campuses. In [93] they selected and weighted 14 indicators to set a composite culture value index.…”

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Progress by Research to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU: A Systematic Literature Review

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Scientific research has been acknowledged to play a pivotal role in achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda. Vice-versa, since its adoption, the 2030 Agenda has been reinvigorating the academic production on sustainable development. This study provides a systematic literature review of the most used and newly developed approaches by academic research to support the achievement of the SDGs in the EU. The results are presented by descriptive, bibliometric, and content analysis. The descriptive analysis highlights a rising interest of scholars in operationalizing the 2030 Agenda, with a growing interest at the urban level. A text-mining tool was employed to scan the most investigated SDGs in the selected papers. Major interest by scholars is devoted to environmental concerns (especially linked to SDG 13, 7, 6, 12, and 15), while social issues (e.g., SDG 4, 5, and 10) still deserve more research. The bibliometric analysis unveiled poor intra-cluster connections, highlighting the need for more transdisciplinary research. The most recurrent research fields on the SDGs in the EU are governance, circular economy, ecosystem services, urban localization, and decision making. We advise future studies to focus on gaps highlighted and adopt a system perspective, boosting Policy Coherence across governance levels and scales of implementation by looking at trade-offs and assessing context-specific priorities.

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Progress by Research to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU: A Systematic Literature Review

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“…The survey results can be utilized to enhance sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives on campus and to evaluate the impact of these initiatives [63][64][65][66]. Furthermore, the survey can serve as a useful tool for identifying areas where further work is required to achieve sustainability goals [67,68]. The analysis of the survey results should include an evaluation of the community's level of engagement and the representativeness of the results which were obtained [69].…”

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Preliminary Approach for the Development of Sustainable University Campuses: A Case Study Based on the Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

2023

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University campuses consume a significant amount of energy. Given the high volume of people who commute to and from campuses, the resources consumed, such as water and energy, and the amount of waste that must be managed, they can be compared to small towns. To address this issue, university managers and decision-makers have implemented various technical measures to improve water and energy efficiency and waste management. These measures aim to increase campus sustainability and enhance the well-being of the academic community. One popular measure is the installation of autonomous energy production systems, such as photovoltaic (PV) systems, which replace external energy sources and reduce GHG emissions. For example, a PV system installed on a university campus has been found to supply 19% of the campus’s electricity needs and replace 21 tCO2·yr−1. However, adopting organizational measures to manage the use of produced energy and increasing school community’s environmental awareness about energy efficiency is crucial in order to change behavior and improve campus sustainability.

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“…A green bond maintains debt security that the bank issues to raise capital that can effectively support the climatic change and other environmental programs [12]. Labelled green bonds are officially advertised as 'green'.…”

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A Bibliometric Analysis of Green Bonds and Sustainable Green Energy: Evidence from the Last Fifteen Years (2007–2022)

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Organizations are shifting their focus towards utilizing green energy in the business process to enhance environmental sustainability. Similar to other business roles, the managerial team in the financial sector has also engaged in environment-friendly operations. A green bond is a new financial approach integrating the protection of the ecosystem into economic profits. This paper analyzes green bonds’ intellectual structure, publication, and networking. The bibliometric statistics utilized in the green bonds emerged from the Scopus database. The research examines published works from the most resourceful nations, institutions of higher learning, scholars, and high-profile publications on green bonds. Additionally, the study maps bibliographic coupling and co-citation to visualize the knowledge network.

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Developing a Novel Index for Assessing and Managing the Contribution of Sustainable Campuses to Achieve UN SDGs

Cited by 7 publications

References 40 publications

Progress by Research to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU: A Systematic Literature Review

Progress by Research to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU: A Systematic Literature Review

Preliminary Approach for the Development of Sustainable University Campuses: A Case Study Based on the Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A Bibliometric Analysis of Green Bonds and Sustainable Green Energy: Evidence from the Last Fifteen Years (2007–2022)

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