Leveraging Opportunities for Campus Sustainability
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Kristan Cockerill Ph.D., Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Abstract: Institutions of higher education are well situated globally for transformation toward sustainability. The case of the
Water Resources Planning Committee (WRPC) at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, United States offers
insight into how educational institutions might identify and leverage transformative opportunities. The article suggests
that a “window of opportunity” can open when diverse actor-groups share a common interest or goal and when
individuals are able to “bridge” the groups as a way to create synergy. Once together, these groups can collaborate
by sharing knowledge and resources. They do not avoid conflict, but rather constructively use organizational tensions
and cultivate flexibility to further common goals. This case study focuses on interrelationships among a public university’s
teaching and research missions and its place within a broader community as it transforms toward sustainably
managing campus-water resources.
Leveraging Opportunities for Campus Sustainability
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Cockerill, K. and J. Carp. (2009). Leveraging Opportunities for Campus Sustainability. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy 5(2): 28 – 37. (Fall 2009) Published by ProQuest (ISSN: 1548-7733). Open access journal article available at: http://sspp.proquest.com/archives/vol5iss2/0904-017.cockerill.html
- Language: English
- Date: 2009