Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change

by Peggy F. Barlett and Geoffrey W. Chase

Book Overview

Stories both practical and inspirational about environmental leadership on campus.

These personal narratives of greening college campuses offer inspiration, motivation, and practical advice. Written by faculty, staff, administrators, and a student, from varying perspectives and reflecting divergent experiences, these stories also map the growing strength of a national movement toward environmental responsibility on campus.Environmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262524228
• ISBN13: 9780262524223
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Very useful stories for sustainability leaders

This is a collection of very helpful stories about attempts to green university campuses around the U.S. The authors include faculty, staff and students who found themselves muddling through, learning and finally leading campus sustainability efforts at their own institutions. As a faculty member about to embark on a class on campus sustainability, I found the stories gave some invaluable insight that I used immediately in designing our course. The diversity of stories and experiences-- all of which include honestly portrayed problems and failures, as well as successes--give a succinct source of information and inspiration for anyone who aspires to move their own campus toward sustainability.