Azzali, Simona, and Abdel Sabour, Eman (2015) How to improve sustainability inside higher educational institutions: a strategic plan for Qatar University. In: QScience Proceedings (2015) From: Qatar Green Building Conference 2015, 27-28 April 2015, Doha, Qatar.

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Designing and implementing sustainable solutions means to take responsibility for the welfare of future generations as well as for our environment and planet. Positive approach towards sustainability should be an essential part of the ethical base of our lifestyle and actions. Moreover, sustainable development is a vital aspect of the educational agenda at all levels. Universities and higher education institutions have a great responsibility in promoting sustainable development, not only through the educational programs they offer, but also through the involvement of students and staff in the sustainability issues, by encouraging interaction with them. Universities should implement sustainable solutions and adopt sustainability in their future plans, and ultimatel they should have an impact on the society and lead the way by offering knowledge, solutions through influential individuals. Indeed, most universities understood the responsibility and the extreme importance of shifting to more sustainable policies and plans, and most of them have started investing in green buildings future that includes, green building, greener practices and green products along with less environmental impact, and ways of engaging its faculty and students.

Item ID:	54642
Item Type:	Conference Item (Abstract / Summary)
Keywords:	Qatar University, sustainability plan, urban planning
Copyright Information:	Copyright: 2015 Azzali, Abdel Sabour, licensee Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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