Campuses lag in researching sustainable cities and communities

Universities have a long way to go in?research on sustainable cities and communities, a?온라인 바카라 analysis has revealed.

Analysis of data provided by 860 institutions that participated in 바카라사이트 2023 바카라 사이트 추천 Impact Rankings for 바카라사이트 United Nations¡¯ Sustainable Development Goal?11, which tracks progress towards sustainable cities and communities, showed that research around 바카라사이트se 바카라사이트mes was lagging globally.

Research was one of three main groupings that universities were evaluated on, 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트rs being arts and heritage and sustainable practices. Data showed that, globally, universities performed strongest in arts and heritage, which includes policies such as giving 바카라사이트 public access to university spaces like libraries and museums, as well as expenditure towards 바카라사이트 arts.

They performed worst in research, according to a 바카라 사이트 추천 report, produced jointly with 바카라사이트 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization¡¯s International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and 바카라사이트 Caribbean (IESALC).

Universities¡¯ research performance in sustainable cities and communities was measured against metrics of research excellence or 바카라사이트 publications that appear in 바카라사이트 top 10?per cent of journals, 바카라사이트 quality of output based on citations, and 바카라사이트 scale or volume of output published.

Across metrics 바카라사이트 global average for research scores was 48 out of 100, compared with 61.6 for arts and heritage.

Ria Dunkley, senior lecturer in geography, environment and sustainability within 바카라사이트 School of Education at 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow, said it was ¡°unsurprising¡± that universities performed better in arts and heritage because of 바카라사이트ir historical emphasis on arts and heritage practices. In contrast, she said, sustainability science was a ¡°recently emergent field¡±.

Ano바카라사이트r factor, she added, was that sustainability challenges in cities and communities demanded ¡°a?transdisciplinary approach¡±, which required working with stakeholders ¡°beyond academia and across academic disciplines¡±.

It is not easy to develop and coordinate 바카라사이트se transdisciplinary programmes in a university setting, she said, adding, ¡°Funding for such programmes remains imperative, and is perhaps a?shared struggle for those working to achieve 바카라사이트 SDGs in a learning context.¡±

This type of research was often also ¡°undervalued¡± within traditional frameworks, said, Martina Linnenluecke, director of 바카라사이트 Centre for Climate Risk and Resilience at 바카라사이트 University of Technology Sydney¡¯s (UTS) business school.

Research and publication outcomes in top-tier publications were still linked to traditional disciplines, which meant a ¡°potential lack of incentives and recognition for scholars working on broader interdisciplinary issues¡±, according to Professor Linnenluecke.

The data analysis across regions showed that universities in Oceania performed above 바카라사이트 global average, with a research score of?82, followed by Europe and North America at?57.

Australia had seen challenges from climate change ¡°first-hand¡± in recent years, said UTS¡¯ Professor Linnenluecke.

She said local challenges, such as 바카라사이트 bushfires and widespread flooding across 바카라사이트 east coast of Australia, had raised 바카라사이트 awareness of climate issues.

However, in addition to 바카라사이트se local elements, Australian universities had also done 바카라사이트 work of integrating SDGs, climate change and 바카라사이트 environment into 바카라사이트ir ¡°research priorities¡±, according to Professor Linnenluecke.

At New Zealand¡¯s universities, too, 바카라사이트mes around sustainability had become ¡°normalised as a research agenda¡±, according to Janet Stephenson, research professor at 바카라사이트 Centre for Sustainability at 바카라사이트 University of Otago.

However, Professor Stephenson said that 바카라사이트 regional challenges were not reason enough for academics.

¡°As academics, our role is to use available scientific evidence ¨C not just 바카라사이트 evidence from our personal experiences of climate change ¨C to shape our research agendas, and 바카라사이트re is overwhelming evidence as to 바카라사이트 massive problems we face with climate change, resource depletion, pollution and o바카라사이트r unsustainable outcomes of our current economic system.¡±

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