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Greening Universities in Australia: Progress and Possibilities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2015

Donna Noonan  and
Ian Thomas
Donna Noonan
Affiliation:
RMIT University
Ian Thomas*
Affiliation:
RMIT University
*
†Senior Lecturer, School of Social Science and Planning, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia. Email: ian.thomas@rmit.edu.au
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Abstract

The greening of universities has been on the international agenda for at least a decade. While there has been considerable activity at some universities overseas, progress in Australian universities has been less easily identifiable. Also, the term ‘greening’ has often been taken to apply to the operations of a university, whereas the universities' curricular should also be examined. After providing a background to the greening of curricula and operations, this article presents an overview of the current status of Australian universities. The relatively poor progress is discussed in the context of the issues associated with bringing about change in universities, and some proposals are made for facilitating change.

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Research Article
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Australian Journal of Environmental Education , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , 2004 , pp. 67 - 79
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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