Need a University Adopt a Formal Environmental Management System?: Progress without an EMS at a Small University

Autor/inn/en	Spellerberg, Ian F.; Buchan, Graeme D.; Englefield, Russell
Titel	Need a University Adopt a Formal Environmental Management System?: Progress without an EMS at a Small University
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 5 (2004) 2, S.125-132 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/14676370410526215
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sustainable Development; Environmental Education; Environmental Research; Environmental Standards; Policy Analysis; Strategic Planning; Case Studies; Sanitation; Higher Education; Critical Path Method; Organizational Objectives; Systems Development; Small Colleges; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Environmental study; Umweltforschung; Umweltauflage; Politikfeldanalyse; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Betriebshygiene; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Business goal; Unternehmensziel; System development; Systementwicklung; College; Colleges; Oberschule; Neuseeland
Abstract	What system does a university need to optimise its progress to sustainability? Discusses the gradation of approaches possible for a university as it strives to improve its environmental performance. Argues that an environmental policy plus mechanisms for its implementation can be adequate, and endorsement of a single formal EMS need not be necessary. Illustrates this with progress at Lincoln University, the smallest public university in New Zealand. Lincoln University introduced its environmental policy in 1992, but its full implementation was delayed due to pressures on the tertiary sector in New Zealand. However, a new policy has now been adopted and an environmental task force established. Also briefly addresses the following topics: why have an environmental policy?; the establishment and content of the Lincoln University environmental policy; putting the policy into practice--an example based on waste reduction; and a discussion of the main obstacles to progress, in the current university climate. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10