The green campus
Subtitle: meeting the challenge of environmental sustainability
By: Walter Simpson, editor.
Publisher: APPA
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Alexandria, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
ISBN-13: 9781890956462
Subjects: Universities and colleges -- Environmental aspects -- United States; College campuses -- Environmental aspects -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Initial thoughts:; title: A reflection on green campuses  -- Walter Simpson; title: Rating colleges  -- David W. Orr; title: Higher education's critical role in creating a healthy, just, and sustainable society  -- Anthony D. Cortese; title: Will sustainability take root?  -- Karla Ignite; title: The 800-pound gorilla: the threat and taming of global climate change  -- Jim Hansen; title: Energy and climate change:; title: Going climate neutral: the American college & university presidents climate commitment  -- Judy Walton; title: Organizing an effective campus energy program: lessons from the University at Buffalo  -- Walter Simpson; title: On-site renewables: installing solar, wind, and biomass energy systems on campus  -- Michael Philips, Andrea Putnam, and Walter Simpson; title: Buying green power from utilities and other suppliers  -- Michael Philips, Andrea Putnam, and Walter Simpson; title: UC Berkeley's climate commitment  -- Fahmida Ahmed; title: Responding to climate change: making it happen at Middlebury College  -- Jack Byrne and Nan Jenks-Jay; title: Green buildings:; title: Making the case for green building: cataloging the benefits of environmentally responsible design and construction  -- Alex Wilson -- Successful strategies for planning a green building / -- William D. Browning; title: Architecture, ecological design, and education: the creation of the Adam Joseph Lewis Center at Oberlin College  -- David W. Orr; title: Green purchasing and materials:; title: Waste not: a discussion about green purchasing with Rutger's University's Kevin Lyons  -- Karla Hignite with Kevin Lyons; title: Building materials: what makes a product green?  -- Alex Wilson; title: Recycling and waste reduction:; title: Recycle this! A look at campus recycling programs  -- R. Marc Fournier; title: In pursuit of recycling excellence at the University of Oregon  -- Karyn Kaplan; title: Campus landscaping and grounds:; title: The role of the landscape in creating a sustainable campus  -- Carol Franklin, Teresa Durkin, and Sara Pevaroff Schuh; title: Why go native? Campus landscaping for biodiversity and sustainability  -- Brian Kermath; title: Pesticide-free campuses  -- Steve Abercrompie; title: Transportation:; title: The road less traveled: sustainable transportation on campus  -- Will Toor; title: Green cleaning:; title: Harvard University's green cleaning program  -- Jason Luke and Dara Olmsted; title: Green campus profiles:; title: Sustainability at Arizona State University: a top-down approach  -- Benny Bentzin; title: The greening of Ball State University: a whole systems approach  -- Robert J. Koester, James Eflin, and John Vann; title: Creating a culture of sustainability at the University of British Columbia  -- Gillian Allan; title: From advocating to institutionalizing sustainability at Cornell University  -- Dean Koyanagi; title: Sustainability, campus operations, and academic entrepreneurship at Ithaca College  -- Peter W. Bardaglio and Marian Brown; title: Green campus evaluation:; title: A sustainability assessment and rating system for colleges and universities  -- Judy Walton; title: Overcoming existential paralysis:; title: The last word: a cartoon by Tom Toles --; title: Steps toward environmental sustainability: 125 ways to green your campus  -- UB Green Office, University at Buffalo; title: Key organizations, programs, and references -- Walter Simpson and Judy Walton.