Universities and Sustainable Communities: Meeting the Goals of the Agenda 2030 (World Sustainability Series)

The book showcases examples of university engagement in community initiatives and reports on the results from research and from a variety of institutional projects and programmes. As a whole, the book illustrates how actors at the community (microlevel) and other levels (meso and macro) can make valuable and concrete contributions to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, more specifically, to achieving the objectives defined at the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is one of the outcomes of the “Second World Symposium on Sustainability Science”, which was jointly organised by the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (Brazil), the Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management” and the “European School of Sustainability Science and Research” at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany), in cooperation with the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme (IUSDRP). Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Economic Complexity and the Environment: Evidence from Brazil (Julia Swart, Lisa Brinkmann)....Pages 3-45 Consideration of Environmental and Socio-economic Aspects of a Territory for Sustainable Production and Consumption in a Biorefinery Context (Tatiana Bratec, Pauline Marty, Nadège Troussier)....Pages 47-60 The Role of the Ecological Fiscal Transfers for Water Conservation Policies (Felipe Luiz Lima de Paulo, Pedro Jorge Sobral Camões)....Pages 61-69 Green Infrastructure and Social Welfare. Lessons for Sustainable Urban Development in the Metropolitan Zone of Leon, Mexico (Jairo Agustín Reyes Plata, Mónica Elías Orozco, Iliana Zuri Jiménez Villaseñor)....Pages 71-88 Exploring the Locus of Social Sustainability Implementation: A South Asian Perspective on Planning for Sustainable Development (Usama Awan, Andrzej Kraslawski, Janne Huiskonen, Nazia Suleman)....Pages 89-105 Brief Analysis of the Scientific Articles Produced About “Social Innovation”, During the Last Ten Years (Sandra Aparecida Santos, Norma Brambilla, Ubiratã Tortato, Carlos Olavo Quandt)....Pages 107-114 Green Practices in the Fashion Supply Chain: A Literature Review (Pedro Seolin dos Santos, Lucila M. S. Campos)....Pages 115-132 Environmental Performance Measurement in Hospitals: A Bibliometric Review of Literature (1987–2017) (Andreia Pasqualini Blass, Sergio E. Gouvea da Costa, Edson Pinheiro de Lima, Ubiratã Tortato, Lilian Adriana Borges)....Pages 133-145 Implementing Sustainable Development Through Environmental Camps: The Case of Skyros Project (Constantina Skanavis, Aristea Kounani, Konstantinos Tsamopoulos, Georgios Polymeris-Maripas, Athanasios Koukoulis, Lampros Topaltsis et al.)....Pages 147-167 Front Matter ....Pages 169-169 Strategies for the Promotion of Sustainable Urban Development: A Multicriteria Analysis (Samara da Silva Neiva, Jéssica de Souza Mauro, Wellyngton Silva de Amorim, Samuel Borges Barbosa, João Marcelo Pereira Ribeiro, Giovanna Guilhen Mazaro Araújo et al.)....Pages 171-185 International Transdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability Research Related to Place: Sustainable, Affordable Homes and Ecosystem Services in the U.S. and Brazil (Clarissa Ferreira Albrecht, Joyce Correna Carlo, Lisa Domenica Iulo, Peter D. Buckland)....Pages 187-201 Analysis of Behavioral Changes Observed in Users of Sustainable Practices (Carlos Victor Bragatto Prates, Matheus Cardoso Esposito Rafael, Miguel Augusto Sabino de Freitas, Erick de Almeida Soares)....Pages 203-213 Measuring the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals at a Local Level: The WeGIx Index (Gisela Marta Oliveira, Diogo Guedes Vidal, Lilian Monteiro Ferrari Viterbo, Rui Leandro Maia)....Pages 215-245 Sustainable Behavior and Its Antecedents: A Systematic Literature Review (Aline Alvares Melo, Ubiratã Tortato, Fabrício Baron Mussi)....Pages 247-257 The Amerindian Good Living as a Sustainable Alternative to Latin American Development (Adriano Fabri, Dimas Floriani)....Pages 259-272 Application of Information Entropy to Assessment Environmental Sanitation Sustainability Conditions: A Case Study at the River Grande Basin, Brazil (Janaína Ferreira Guidolini, Angélica Giarolla, Gustavo Felipe Balué Arcoverde, Evandro Albiach Branco, Jean Pierre Henry Balbaud Ometto)....Pages 273-289 Sustainability in the Decision Making Process: A Systematic Review of Literature (Rafael Felix da Silva, Edelvino Razzolini Filho)....Pages 291-305 Governance, Risk and Compliance: Concerns in Sustainability Research Agendas (Janaína Gabrielle Moreira Campos da Amarante, Amanda Lange Salvia, Mark Mifsud)....Pages 307-317 A Search for the Spiritual Roots of Sustainable Development—Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation (Lars Rydén)....Pages 319-332 Sustainability Practices at Hotels and BnB Establishments on the Island of Gotland in Sweden (Anette Oxenswärdh)....Pages 333-361 Brazilian Legal Time of Sustainable Development: a Short Term View in Contrast with Agenda 2030 (Carlos Luiz Strapazzon, Clarissa Bueno Wandscheer)....Pages 363-374 Errors in Decision Making, Using Ecobalance—LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) (Viktoria Arnold)....Pages 375-381 Front Matter ....Pages 383-383 The Fundão Tailings Dam Catastrophe: How Unsustainable Practices and Sloppy Management Led to the Disaster (Victor Meyer Jr., Diórgenes Falcão Mamédio, Milton Adrião)....Pages 385-399 Methodology for the Environmental Service Suppliers’ Qualification, Under the Approach of Sustainable Procurement and Collaborative Initiatives: A Case Study of Industries in Curitiba (Patricia Accioly Calderari da Rosa, Marielle Feilstrecker)....Pages 401-415 India’s Emerging Ecological Public and the Western Ghats: The Gadgil Committee Report and the Responses of Contiguous States (Rose Veera D’Souza)....Pages 417-430 The Role of Neighborhood Origin in the Residential Satisfaction of Residents of Low-Income Areas in Bogotá, Colombia (Dario Vanegas, Mallika Bose)....Pages 431-447 Responsible Investment and the Disclosure of ESG Information in the Companies’ Integrated Reports (Hong Yuh Ching)....Pages 449-463 Urban Spaces Sustainability. Applied Study to Curitiba’s Central District—Brazil (Ana María Osorio Guzmán, Fabio André Chedid Sivestre, Jéssica Sayuri Yamamura, Marina Klug Heinzen, Nathália Alves Frazon)....Pages 465-478 Governance Contributions for the Revitalization of Urban Hydrographic Basins: Challenges and Perspectives for the Belém River Basin, Curitiba/PR (Demian da Silveira Barcellos, Ana Paula Coelho Schimaleski, Augusto Pimentel Pereira)....Pages 479-491 Urban Management: Learning from Green Infrastructure, Socioeconomics and Health Indicators in the Municipalities of the State of Paraná, Brazil, Towards Sustainable Cities and Communities (Luciene Pimentel da Silva, Fábio Teodoro de Souza)....Pages 493-509 Using Public Deliberation and Environmental Issues Forums to Achieve the 2030 Goals for Sustainable Development: A Case Study in Missouri, USA (Christine Jie Li, Christine Costello, Sara Thuston, Bora Simmons)....Pages 511-528 Empowering Communities to Drive Sustainable Development: Reflections on Experiences from Rural South Africa (Rudi Pretorius, Melanie Nicolau)....Pages 529-545 Front Matter ....Pages 547-547 Proposals for Teacher Training in the Face of the Challenge of Educating for Sustainable Development: Beyond Epistemologies and Methodologies (Mari Regina Anastacio)....Pages 549-561 An Enhanced Data-Analyses Method for the Graphical Assessment of Universities’ Sustainability Image (GAUSI) Instrument: A Case Study in Federal University in Brazil (Gabriela Nicolino, Sergio Ricardo S. Barros)....Pages 563-583 Comparative Analysis of Sustainable Practices/Innovations Between University of Pretoria, Gauteng and University of Venda, Limpopo (Emma Eudine Mukwevho, Mucha Togo)....Pages 585-599 Universities, Sustainability and Businesses: A Common Agenda for 2030 (Lucas A. Moscato, Walter Oscar Serrate, Paulo W. Patullo)....Pages 601-615 Teacher’s Approach on Climate Change Education a Case Study (Vanessa Tibola da Rocha, Luciana Londero Brandli, Janaina Mazutti, Leila Dal Moro, Liane Dalla Gasperina, Rosa Maria Locatelli Kalil)....Pages 617-642 The Use of Mobile Devices in Environmental Education (Regina Célia Soares Pereira, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Luis Borges Gouveia)....Pages 643-649 The Role of Institutions in Promoting Resilience in the Development of Sustainable Food Systems: The Farmer’s Perspective in the Northeast of Brazil (Monica Dantas)....Pages 651-666 Benchmarks Analysis of the Higher Education Institutions Participants of the GreenMetric World University Ranking (Nathália Hipólito Cardozo, Sérgio Ricardo da Silveira Barros, Osvaldo Luis Gonçalves Quelhas, Euricerio Rodrigues Martins Filho, Wagner Salles)....Pages 667-683 Principles for Responsible Management Education: Sustainability and Ethics Information on Shares of Signatories Institutions (Paulo Roberto Cueto, Edelvino Razzolini Filho)....Pages 685-699 The Potentiality of University Extension to Stimulate Sustainable Awareness and Ecosystem Valorization in Services, Territories and with Children and Their Relatives (Valkiria Guilherme Assis da Silva, Vanessa Ayumi Uezono, Maria Eduarda Maehara, Bettina Correa da Silva Vostoupal, Nadja Shinyashiki Igarashi, Lúcia da Rocha Uchôa-Figueiredo)....Pages 701-713 Scientific Dissemination and Environmental Education Focusing on Composting and Valorization of Coffee Grounds: Contributions and Challenges to the Achievement of the Goals 4 and 11 of UN 2030 Agenda (Isael Colonna Ribeiro, André Diego da Silva Ferreira, Isabella Maria de Castro Filogônio, Poliana Daré Zampirolli Pires, Jacqueline R. Bringhenti, Adriana Marcia Nicolau Korres)....Pages 715-736 Bioethical Reflections on the UN 2030 Agenda and its Repercussions for Teachers' Health (Ivaní Nadir Carlotto, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis)....Pages 737-748 Sustainability of Sufficiency-Based Schools (Molraudee Saratun, Priyanut Dharmapiya (Piboolsravut))....Pages 749-765 Recognizing Sustainability in a University Campus Through a Green Trail (Evanisa Fátima Reginato Quevedo Melo, Ricardo Henryque Reginato Quevedo Melo, Luise Tainá Dalla Libera, Rodrigo Henryque Reginato Quevedo Melo, José Humberto Quevedo Melo)....Pages 767-776 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Brazil’s Government: An Exploratory Approach (Teresa Villac, Maria Cecília Loschiavo dos Santos)....Pages 777-781 School of Nature Conservation: An Experience in Education for the Sustainable Development of the Northern Coast of the State of Paraná, Brazil (Solange Regina Latenek dos Santos, Liz Buck Silva, Ricardo Aguiar Borges, Eloy Fassi Casagrande)....Pages 783-789 University and Community Engagement: Toward Transformational Sustainability-Focused Problem Solving (Hock Lye Koh, Su Yean Teh)....Pages 791-804 Higher Education Institutions as Drivers of Sustainable Communities: A Case Study of the University of Southern Santa Catarina Empowering the Community (Wellyngton Silva de Amorim, Samara da Silva Neiva, Brenda Caroline Geraldo Castro, André Borchardt Deggau, Ana Valquiria Jonck, Celso Lopes de Albuquerque Junior et al.)....Pages 805-823 Collaborative Learning Through an Extension Program: Building Sustainable Knowledge and Challenges for Undergraduate Students (T. Corredato Periotto, J. Gonçalves Vicente)....Pages 825-831 Universities, Regional Development and Sustainability (Walter Leal Filho)....Pages 833-838