TY - JOUR
T1 - Leveraging assets
T2 - a case study of the sustainability initiative at the University of Minnesota, Morris
AU - Goodnough, Troy
AU - Kildegaard, Arne
AU - Kuchenreuther, Margaret A
AU - Rasmussen, Lowell
AU - Wyckoff, Pete
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2009/8
Y1 - 2009/8
N2 - This article presents an overview of the sustainability initiative at the University of Minnesota, Morris, key components of which include a realistic goal of energy self-sufficiency by 2010, a new environmental studies curriculum, and various research and outreach projects. Many non-obvious institutional assets - such as lobbying networks in the state legislature, and geographic/demographic features that are more commonly thought of as liabilities - turned out to play critical roles in setting the initiative in motion. The initial physical assets have been leveraged into complementary opportunities for research, teaching, and institutional development in this direction.
AB - This article presents an overview of the sustainability initiative at the University of Minnesota, Morris, key components of which include a realistic goal of energy self-sufficiency by 2010, a new environmental studies curriculum, and various research and outreach projects. Many non-obvious institutional assets - such as lobbying networks in the state legislature, and geographic/demographic features that are more commonly thought of as liabilities - turned out to play critical roles in setting the initiative in motion. The initial physical assets have been leveraged into complementary opportunities for research, teaching, and institutional development in this direction.
KW - Academic institutions and sustainability
KW - Environmental education
KW - Sustainability initiatives
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.12.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.12.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:67349260059
VL - 17
SP - 1138
EP - 1142
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
SN - 0959-6526
IS - 12
ER -