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Implementing climate change research at universities: Barriers, potential and actions
Ist Teil von
Journal of cleaner production, 2018-01, Vol.170, p.269-277
Ort / Verlag
Elsevier Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr
2018
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Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Complete
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Many universities around the world have been active centres of climate change research. However, there are a number of barriers to climate change research, stemming both from the nature of the research and the structure of institutions. This paper offers an overview of the barriers which hinder the handling of matters related to climate change at institutions of higher education (IHEs), and reports on an empirical study to investigate these barriers using a global survey of higher education institutions. It concludes by proposing some steps which could be followed with a view to making climate change more present and effective in university research and teaching. These include changing approaches to research, outreach and teaching to better support action on climate change.
•A theoretical and empirical study of barriers to climate change research in universities was conducted.•Barriers included institutional and capacity issues.•The need for inter- and transdisciplinary research calls for new approaches to research and teaching.•The article highlights opportunities for universities to overcome some of these institutional and capacity barriers.