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A Strategy and a Toolkit to Realize System Integration of Sustainable Development (SISD)

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Sustainability Assessment Tools in Higher Education Institutions

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A chain of action research programs on education for sustainable development (ESD) has delivered a coherent strategy to integrate SD into higher education. Based on the ‘tree metaphor’ for education, a range of tools was developed and applied, e.g., the ESD Checklist, RESFIA+D for SD competences, an introductory textbook, the SD Curriculum Scan, and the AISHE assessment tool plus the ESD Certificate. Together, they enable a university to realize ‘SISD’, i.e., ‘System Integration of Sustainable Development.’The ESD strategy and its toolbox is described, and illustrated through a number of cases.

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    Niko Roorda

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  1. Universidade Aberta (UAb), Lisbon, Portugal

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  2. Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  3. Brazilian National Council of Research, Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Charbel Jabbour

  4. Universidade Aberta, Lisbon, Portugal

    Ulisses M. Azeiteiro

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Roorda, N. (2013). A Strategy and a Toolkit to Realize System Integration of Sustainable Development (SISD). In: Caeiro, S., Filho, W., Jabbour, C., Azeiteiro, U. (eds) Sustainability Assessment Tools in Higher Education Institutions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02375-5_6

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