| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.85 |
| Liaison | Srinivasan Raghavan |
| Submission Date | Feb. 25, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Missouri
ER-15: Sustainability Research Identification
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Steve
Burdic Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability Office |
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Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability research?:
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A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability research:
University of Missouri
Environmental Affairs and Sustainability Education Subcommittee
Definition of Sustainability in Research
July 12, 2012
The University of Missouri Sustainability Policy directs actions that incorporate sustainability and social responsibility in teaching curriculum and research. Sustainability was defined by the United Nations Brundtland Commission in the 1987 report, Our Common Future, as follows:
“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
These needs are dependent upon the balance of ecological, social, and economic systems. This framework divides sustainability into three interrelated aspects:
1. Ecological Sustainability: Interactions of Earth’s physical and biological processes, including the relationship and interaction of humans and ecosystems.
2. Economic Sustainability: Systems of production and consumption, and economic viability.
3. Social Sustainability: Processes and institutions, governance, values, ethics, and enhancement of human well-being.
Sustainability Focused Research is research that concentrate primarily on one or more of the three interrelated aspects of sustainability described above.
Sustainability Related Research is research having a substantial emphasis on one or more of the three aspects of sustainability described above.
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Has the institution identified its sustainability research activities and initiatives?:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:
MU's Office of Sponsored Research querried their database of active and recent research projects with key words including: AQUATIC ECOLOGY; CLIMATE VARIATION ANY; CLIMATOLOGY, WIND; ECOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ECOLOGY, AQUATIC; ECOLOGY, WETLANDS; ENVIRON, ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENT, WASTE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENT, ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH; ENVIRONMENT, WATER QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL LAW; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREST ECOLOGY;.
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Does the institution make its sustainability research inventory publicly available online?:
Yes
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The website URL where the sustainability research inventory is posted (required if claiming Part 3 of the credit):
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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