Trends in Research: Carbon Footprint Reduction in Universities as a Way to Achieve a Green Campus

Autor/inn/en	da Silva, Liziane Araújo; Dutra, Ana Regina de Aguiar; Soares, Thiago Coelho; Birch, Robert Samuel; Guerra, José Baltazar Salgueirinho Osório de Andrade
Titel	Trends in Research: Carbon Footprint Reduction in Universities as a Way to Achieve a Green Campus
Quelle	In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 24 (2023) 3, S.584-601 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-6370
DOI	10.1108/IJSHE-10-2021-0440
Schlagwörter	Trend Analysis; Organizational Change; Conservation (Environment); Factor Analysis; Sustainable Development; Research Reports; Productivity; Citation Analysis; College Administration; Attitude Change; COVID-19; Pandemics; Food; Air Transportation; Educational Facilities; Energy Conservation; Distance Education; Research Needs; Universities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trendanalyse; Organisationswandel; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Faktorenanalyse; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Produktivität; Citation; Citations; Zitatenanalyse; Zitat; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Lebensmittel; Bildungsstätte; Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Forschungsbedarf; University; Universität
Abstract	Purpose: Reducing our carbon footprint (CF) or decarbonizing is a sustainable development goal. Although there has been an increase in research on this topic, little is known about the status of CF research within universities. The purpose of this paper is to identify the initiatives implemented in universities aimed at reducing CF in their efforts toward creating a Green Campus. Design/methodology/approach: Using a bibliometric method, the status of this field of research was examined for the purpose of identifying the main publications and the most central researchers in terms of productivity and citations. Also, by using an exploratory factor analysis (EFA), the regions of the world with the most active research, as well as the direction of research, were identified. Findings: The survey identified the region that published the most on the subject in the past 10 years, as well as the most relevant authors in the publications. Through this factor analysis, it was possible to identify, among the 105 publications analyzed, four distinct factors (clusters) with different thematic strands that appear to define a difference between the related studies on this topic. These factors were identified as campus management: supply and consumption operations; greenhouse gases emissions assessment: CF calculation; university air travel; sustainable food systems. The changes in people's attitudes and in the use of university spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to the CF was also noted as a point that can be investigated in future research. As well as the reflection of the reduction in academic air travel and the "forced" occurrence of online events during the same period. Originality/value: The paper aims to innovate by applying the multidimensional scaling method and EFA to scientific articles on the topic of decarbonizing campuses and identifying the clusters that constitute this field of study. The research seeks to contribute to current metric knowledge on the topic and to the creation of a specific research agenda. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01