dc.contributor.advisor	Rangarajan, Nandhini
dc.contributor.author	Eby, Robert Freeman
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Fields, Billy
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Giuffre, Patti
dc.date.accessioned	2020-07-30T19:18:31Z
dc.date.available	2020-07-30T19:18:31Z
dc.date.issued	2020-08
dc.description	Supplementary files included: Codebook, Schools with Agreement, Schools with Score.
dc.description.abstract	As the sustainability movement gains traction around the globe, institutions of higher education are increasingly being looked to for leadership. One established method of improving a campus’s environmental, economic, and social impact is through the creation of a campus sustainability plan. Very little research has been conducted on the quality and content of these plans. The purpose of this study is to describe the different themes and elements included in campus sustainability plans from colleges and universities across the United States. This was done through a systematic document analysis of 155 U.S. campus sustainability plans. Results of the study indicate that most plans are strong in the environmental sphere of sustainability but lacking in the social and economic spheres. It was also found that the topics of engagement, academics, and operations are more frequently discussed than administration, research, or equity. Finally, suggestions for improving the quality of campus sustainability plans are provided for institutions of higher education wishing to create or update their own plan. These suggestions include the engagement of stakeholders in both the plan creation process and the plan implementation process, buy-in from executive leadership, the inclusion of a publication date and revision history, a description of the plan author(s) and the writing process including stakeholder engagement, a definition of terms, ties to the institutional mission, and the use of SMART goals.
dc.description.department	Sociology
dc.format	Text
dc.format.extent	166 pages
dc.format.medium	4 files (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citation	Eby, R. F. (2020). <i>Campus sustainability plans: A descriptive analysis of sustainability plans from institutions of higher education in the United States</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10877/12251
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject	Sustainability
dc.subject	Higher education
dc.subject	Planning
dc.subject.lcsh	Sustainable living
dc.subject.lcsh	Sustainable development
dc.subject.lcsh	Sustainability
dc.subject.lcsh	Universities and colleges--Environmental aspects--United States
dc.title	Campus Sustainability Plans: A Descriptive Analysis of Sustainability Plans from Institutions of Higher Education in the United States
dc.type	Thesis
thesis.degree.department	Sociology
thesis.degree.discipline	Sustainability Studies
thesis.degree.grantor	Texas State University
thesis.degree.level	Masters
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science

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