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THE CONTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES TO SUSTAINA...

This volume is the first of its kind to presentcontemporary  state-of-the-art examples of how
social science theories  models and findings can advance all aspects of campus sustainability 
an area that hasso far been largely neglected. The individual chapters reflect the
broaddiversity of research on sustainable campus development conducted within andacross basic
and applied social science disciplines  drawing on a range ofmethods and case studies from
around the world. Institutions of higher educationhave been among the leading promoters of
sustainable development. However efforts to transition to sustainability have been largely
dominated bytechnological solutions and universities and colleges are increasinglyrecognizing
that this transition cannot be achieved without attention to thehuman dimension. Administrators
campus sustainability officers and otheruniversity staff  faculty members and students  as well
as alumni and externalconstituents all help to shape which sustainability innovations and
initiativesare considered and pursued  and their participation determines the ultimatesuccess
of sustainability efforts. The book's individual contributionsillustrate how the social
sciences can broaden visions of what may be possible identify the advantages and disadvantages
of different instrumental andemancipator approaches  evaluate interventions' effectiveness  and
offerprocesses for learning from mistakes and successes in ways that supportcontinuous advances
toward sustainability. Given that the majority of socialscience research stems from
universities  the level of trust in theseinstitutions  and their mission to develop societal
leaders  higher educationinstitutions are ideally suited for testing  assessing and modeling
the socialinnovations needed to achieve sustainability on campuses and beyond.

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