Promotion of sustainable development at Universities: the adoption of green campus strategies at the University of Southern Santa Catarina, Brazil

1. Promotion of sustainable development at Universities: The
adoption of Green Campus Strategies at the University of
Southern Santa Catarina, Brazil
Autores: João Marcelo Pereira Ribeiro, Samuel Borges Barbosa, Jacir
Leonir Casagrande, Simone Sehnem, Issa Ibrahim Berchin, Camilla
Gomes da Silva, Ana da Silveira, Gabriel Zimmer, Rafael Ávila Faraco, José
Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade Guerra

2. The "Greening" of University Campuses
Green Campus is an initiative that conducts environment of the
campus, creates environmental purchasing policies, reduces
campus waste, maximizes energy efficiency, implements
sustainable land use, transportation and building, as well as
creates a student environment center and support those
students interested in environmental responsible careers.
(Heinz Family Foundation 1995)

3. o Enhancing the well-being of all members of the campus;
o Reducing energy demand in the production;
o Promoting a curriculum aimed at sustainable development
o Protecting and restoring ecological
The "Greening" of University Campuses

4. o Fostering environmental protection and conservation
o Promote the consumption of clean energy
o Investments in Research and Technology
The "Greening" of University Campuses

5. The "Greening" of University Campuses
Education
Members
issues
Investment in
research and
technology
Improvement
of university
infrastructure

6. Sustainable campuses are designed to reduce the overall
impact of the built environment for the benefit of human
health and the natural environment through:
 Efficient use of energy, water and other resources;
 Protecting members’ health and improving employee
productivity;
 Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation.
The "Greening" of University Campuses

7. The university is in 3 main campus located in Santa Catarina State and
77 DL Centers spread out the Brazilian county
Unisul – Municipal University

8. o Founded in 1964, is a municipal university established by the
Municipal Government of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
o Aims to promote education, science, culture, sustainable
community and social development with the creation and
diffusion of technology primarily in the region in which it is
located.
Unisul – Municipal University

9. o Works under an Environmental Policy.
o Facilitates the operation of the Environmental Education in
different places, such as classrooms, virtual environments,
administrative offices.
Unisul – Municipal University

10. Aims to:
 Raise consciousness of the environment, in a broad way;
 Make sure the access of the environmental information;
 Stimulate and strength the critical thinking about the
environment and society
 Stimulate the participation of the community considering the
environmental preservation;
Unisul – Environmental Policy

11. Aims to:
 Stimulate the development of a society founded on the
principals of liberty, equality, solidarity, democracy, welfare
and sustainability;
 Support the integration between science and technology
applied to environment;
 Promote the environmental educational through
international partnerships
Unisul – Environmental Policy

12. Aims to:
 Stimulate the development of a society founded on the
principals of liberty, equality, solidarity, democracy, welfare
and sustainability;
 Support the integration between science and technology
applied to environment;
 Promote the environmental educational through
international partnerships
Unisul – Environmental Policy

13. Green Campus Indicators
Indicators Authors
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, 2008; PRINCETON
UNIVERSITY, 2015; US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL, 2010; HEINZ FAMILY FOUNDATION JANUARY, 1995;
VALENCIA COLLEGE, 2011
RENEWABLE ENERGY
ALSHUWAIKHAT; ABUBAKAR, 2008; MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFAIRS, 2008; PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, 2015; FAGHIHIMANI, 2011; DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
MADHYA PRADESH, 2013
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ALSHUWAIKHAT; ABUBAKAR, 2008; MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFAIRS, 2008; PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, 2015; FAGHIHIMANI, 2011; TAN ET AL, 2013; INTERNATIONAL
ALLIANCE OF RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, 2014; DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION MADHYA PRADESH
WASTE MANAGEMENT
ALSHUWAIKHAT; ABUBAKAR, 2008; MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFAIRS, 2008; PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, 2015; FAGHIHIMANI, 2011; AKPAN et al, 2003; INTERNATIONAL
ALLIANCE OF RESEARCH UNIERSITIES, 2014; HEINZ FAMILY FOUNDATION, 1995
HYDRO EFFICIENCY
ALSHUWAIKHAT; ABUBAKAR, 2008; MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFAIRS, 2008; PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, 2015; FAGHIHIMANI, 2011; INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF RESEARCH
UNIERSITIES, 2014; DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION; MADHYA PRADESH, 2013.
SUSTAINABLE
TRANSPORTATION
ALSHUWAIKHAT; ABUBAKAR, 2008; MASSACHUSETTS EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFAIRS, 2008; PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, 2015; FAGHIHIMANI, 2011; HEINZ FAMILY FOUNDATION, 1995;
FARZANEH, 2009

14. o Use multi-criteria analysis in order to identify indicators and
create an assessment model to serve as a supportive decision
tool for sustainable universities.
o Evaluate how much a university campus is close or far to be
considered a Green Campus.
Multi-Criteria Tree for Green Campus

15. o In this research, the authors selected scientific journals and
documents in the area of sustainable universities and
conducted a literature review and a subsequent choice of
indicators to reach a comparative table.
o The basic criterion to include an indicator was its citation in
at least three articles published by different authors and from
two distinguished scientific journals.
Multi-Criteria Tree for Green Campus

16. Renewable Energy
GREEN
CAMPUS
Energy Efficiency
Hydro Efficiency
Transport Efficiency
Waste Management
Education

17. o Each of these key factors was divided into secondary factors,
according to the review of scientific literature.
o After establishing the factors that determine a GC, their
relative values were established.
o These values were determined querying sustainability
experts from several countries, including the United
Kingdom, India, Italy, Cabo Verde, Chile, Germany and Brazil.
Multi-Criteria Tree for Green Campus

18. o Seventeen experts were consulted.
o The Green Campus Multi-criteria Tree importance scales
defined in a percentage for each factor.
Multi-Criteria Tree for Green Campus

19. Fig. 1 - Green Campus Multi-criteria Tree

21. This study was conducted by the Energy
Efficiency and Sustainability Research Group,
from the UNISUL, in the context of the
Projects: Links 2015 - Linkages between
energy, food and water consumption in the
context of climate change mitigation
strategies, and BRIDGE - Building Resilience in
a Dynamic Global Economy: Complexity across
scales in the Brazilian Food-Water-Energy
Nexus, funded by the Newton Fund, FAPESC
— Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e
Inovação do Estado de Santa Catarina.
Acknowledgments

22. Thank You!
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