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1. Environmental management in Swedish higher education: Directives, driving forces, hindrances,
environmental aspects and environmental co-ordinators in Swedish universities...........................................

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Environmental management in Swedish higher education: Directives, driving forces, hindrances,

environmental aspects and environmental co-ordinators in Swedish universities
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( English): This study of environment management systems implementation in Swedish universities
contributes to the dialogue about the role of management systems as tools in developing sustainability in higher
education. The empirical study is based on Government directives that make environmental management
systems implementation compulsory for all public organisations in Sweden, annual environmental reports of
Swedish universities for the years 1997-2002, their internet home pages, and a survey. Many universities focus
only on direct environmental aspects like paper use and waste handling, even though the main tasks of the
universities, namely education, research and co-operation with the surrounding society, that is the indirect
aspects, are likely to have a considerable environmental impact. The organisation of the environmental work
and the placement of the environmental coordinator also vary. Two main patterns appear; the coordinator has a
function in the service department or an administrative function in the president's office. The goal of certification
increases the likelihood of the environmental coordinator being placed in the president's office. The aim is to
increase the understanding of why and how a concept that was first introduced in industry is applied to
institutions of higher education.
: Linking Service
: Education; Personnel; Wastes; Environmental impact; Industries; Certification; Environmental
management; Educational institutions; Internet; Sustainability;
: Sweden
: M1 340: Environmental Advocacy, Education and Awareness; M3 1010: Issues in Sustainable
Development
: Environmental management in Swedish higher education: Directives, driving forces, hindrances,
environmental aspects and environmental co-ordinators in Swedish universities
: Sammalisto, K1 ; Arvidsson, K1 University of Gaevle, Gaevle, Sweden
: Sammalisto, K
: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
: 6
: 1
: 18-35
: 18
: 2005
: 2005
: 1467-6370
: Scholarly Journals
:
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: Journal Article
: Sustainability Science Abstracts; Human Population
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/14676370510573113
: 2005-05-01
: 6227319
ProQuest: 19925278
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https://unmtaos.idm.oclc.org/login?URL=?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/19925278?accountid=14689
: 2015-03-24
: Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management

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