The pivotal role of education in shaping sustainable futures becomes increasingly apparent as the... more The pivotal role of education in shaping sustainable futures becomes increasingly apparent as the global community grapples with the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change. This article delves into the transformative power of education in addressing the complexities of climate change, unraveling its scientific intricacies. The narrative unfolds with an exploration of the symbiotic relationship between climate change and education. A critical analysis is presented on how education serves as a potent tool for disseminating comprehensive knowledge about the science behind climate change and instilling an understanding of the urgency for sustainable practices. An essential aspect of the article revolves around the global integration of climate change education (CCE) into school curricula. The discussion emphasizes the significance of incorporating climate change as a core subject, ensuring that future generations are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to confront the challenges posed by environmental degradation. Theoretical frameworks for CCE are examined to provide a conceptual foundation for effective pedagogy. The article goes on to present case studies focused on CCE in Nigeria, offering insights into the unique challenges faced by the country and the innovative approaches taken to address them. Furthermore, international case studies shed light on successful models adopted by other countries, fostering a global perspective on CCE. In conclusion, the analysis underscores the imperative of empowering individuals and communities to adapt to the impacts of climate change through targeted education. The implications for policy and practice are explored, emphasizing the need for a concerted effort to integrate CCE into the broader framework of sustainable development.
Applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques to optimize waste mana... more Applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques to optimize waste management strategies, focusing on enhancing economic efficiency and reducing environmental impact, is vital. The study utilized ML models to analyze and forecast waste generation trends, assess the viability of various waste management methods, and develop optimization models for resource allocation and operational efficiency. The research employs the World Bank's comprehensive waste management dataset. After rigorous data preprocessing, including cleaning and feature selection, a variety of ML techniques, such as regression models, classification algorithms like Support Vector Machines (SVM), Random Forest (RF), Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), and optimization algorithms, including linear programming, are applied. Unlike other research, this study achieved 85 % accuracy on predictive analytics models for forecasting waste generation trends, primarily attributed to integrating more diverse data sets, including socioeconomic factors. Also, the optimization resource allocation achieved a 15 % increase in operational efficiency. These findings provide significant insights for policymakers and urban planners, suggesting that integrating ML in waste management can lead to more sustainable and cost effective practices. This paper demonstrates the transformative potential of ML in optimizing waste management strategies, offering a pathway towards more sustainable and economically viable waste management solutions globally.
Cradle to Cradle (C2C) is a shift in the furnishing, carpet, and textile industries, aiming to mi... more Cradle to Cradle (C2C) is a shift in the furnishing, carpet, and textile industries, aiming to minimize environmental impact through closed-loop production. This study explores the best practices for C2C implementation using deductive qualitative coding. Case studies of H&M, Levi’®, DESSO, and Herman Miller reveal challenges such as high initial costs, limited C2C material availability, and scalability of closed-loop recycling. However, the study identifies C2C adoption best practices: prioritizing safe materials, research and development investment, closed-loop systems, stakeholder education, and supportive policies as keys to overcoming challenges and achieving circularity. Theoretically, the study connects C2C strategy with real-world critical industry sector implementation in furnishings, carpets, and textiles and identifies best practices and challenges for C2C success in these industries. Practically, the study offers actionable recommendations for manufacturing companies and policymakers to implement C2C principles, reducing their environmental footprint, gaining a competitive advantage, and contributing to a more sustainable future.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
University towns face many challenges in the 21st century due to urbanization, increased student ... more University towns face many challenges in the 21st century due to urbanization, increased student population, and higher educational institutions’ inability to house all their students on-campus. For university towns to be resilient and sustainable, the challenges facing them must be assessed and addressed. To carry out community resilience assessments, this study adopted a novel methodological framework to harness the power of artificial intelligence and social media big data (user-generated content on Twitter) to carry out remote studies in six university towns on six continents using Text Mining, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing. Cultural, social, physical, economic, and institutional and governance community challenges were identified and analyzed from the historical big data and validated using an online expert survey. This study gives a global overview of the challenges university towns experience due to studentification and shows that artificial intelligence c...
Smart cities rely on innovative technologies, guidelines, and mechanisms to advance city dwellers... more Smart cities rely on innovative technologies, guidelines, and mechanisms to advance city dwellers’ quality of life (QoL). Notwithstanding the global attention the smart city concept has received within the last decade, studies establishing pragmatic approaches for implementing smart sustainable city strategies in the Gulf region are rare. This study modelled a practical framework for implementing smart sustainable city strategies and megaprojects in one of the Gulf cities. A qualitative research methodology was used to assess smart city strategies from four cities to identify the optimum implementation strategies. This study design framework adopted a case study methodology, the identification of knowledge gaps, data collection and analysis, and interpretations of key findings. Best practices, paramount/relevant stakeholders, main issues/relevant considerations, 15 key performance indicators (KPI), and outputs/deliverables involved in diverse smart sustainable city strategies and pr...
Abstract The appraisal of educational institution campuses’ sustainability performance has been o... more Abstract The appraisal of educational institution campuses’ sustainability performance has been on the rise within the past decades. This appraisal is primarily due to the importance of establishing and executing planning policies targeted at designing smart, healthy, and sustainable campuses. In ensuring environmental sustainability for smart development in Nigeria tertiary institution campuses, allocating relative importance and weights to selected indicators was carried out via the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The relevant indicators peculiar to Nigeria’s higher education institutions were identified based on social media user-generated content. The AHP involves a pairwise comparison survey with 18 certified town planning professionals from different parts of the country. The study prioritized transportation as the most important sustainability attribute for planning the smart campuses of tertiary-level education institutions in Nigeria elsewhere with similar environments. The study proposed the development of a spatial data infrastructure for achieving the Africa smart city agenda.
Institutions of higher education across the globe have commenced the appraisal of their sustainab... more Institutions of higher education across the globe have commenced the appraisal of their sustainability performance via the utilization of various existing campus sustainability assessment tools. A comprehensive review of these existing tools reveals insufficient utilization of weighting methods and theoretical approaches that allow for the monitoring, review, and enhancement of the appraisal process and tools. Social media and spatial-based indicators usage are also deficient in the existing tools. This paper addresses these research gaps and develops a Modifiable Campus-wide Appraisal Model (MOCAM) for a comprehensive spatial-based information and assessment framework for policymakers, local authorities, and campus planners in countries with unknown campus sustainability status. In this model, the specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) approach was utilized to identify environmental-dimension indicators with campus-wide and spatial-based attributes. The ...
Abstract Despite the plethora of comprehensive review of campus sustainability assessment tools, ... more Abstract Despite the plethora of comprehensive review of campus sustainability assessment tools, reporting, and indicators in the extant literature, studies are absent specifically on campus-wide and spatial-based indicators in existing tools. Although, several academic campuses across the globe are located on a vast area of land with multiple activities and operations associated with serious ecological consequences. This paper explores the environmental-dimension indicators with spatial and campus-wide attributes in 13 existing campus sustainability appraisal tools via coverage evaluation and the SMART approach. The findings reveal a severe absence of comprehensive coverage of spatial-based indicators and the lack of the integration of a GIS and or related spatial software in their appraisal process. The article demonstrates how integrating GIS and or other related spatial techniques and software into environmental dimension indicators with campus-wide and spatial attributes could be carried out to remedy the challenges of absence, inadequate of or restrained access to basic information for campus sustainability appraisal project in developing world.
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
Purpose As one of the buzzwords in the present age with considerable impacts in tertiary institut... more Purpose As one of the buzzwords in the present age with considerable impacts in tertiary institutions, social media use in online teaching, learning and information dissemination have been extensively discussed in extant literature. This paper aims to explore the existing campus sustainability appraisal (CSA) tools to identify the length at which social media has been used, especially in environmental sustainability indicators’ selection and empirical verification. Design/methodology/approach The methodology is mainly based on a desktop study involving comprehensive review and content analysis of existing CSA tools’ documents. Webpage content analysis of selected sustainability monitoring and tracking system in higher education institutions was also conducted. Findings The tools' content analysis reveals insufficient utilization of social media data and platforms in campus sustainability environmental-dimension indicators selection. To bridge this identified research gap, social...
1 ABSTRACT Sustainable campus development has gained the atten tion of several policymakers and u... more 1 ABSTRACT Sustainable campus development has gained the atten tion of several policymakers and urban planners wit hin the past decades with different campuses across the world claiming to be sustainable or have adopted initiatives of becoming sustainable. The different tools for assessing sustainability in higher educat ion cannot be utilised in all institutions across the globe du to factors such as regional variation. This paper established and formalised a systematic approach to comprehensi vely review sustainability indicators identified in 13 campus sustainability assessment tools. Thereafter, Twitter social media and an online big data analys is tool were utilised in selecting environmental-based sust ainability indicators for higher educational instit u ons in Nigeria. The rise in the use of social media amongs t tertiary institution stakeholders ensures that a better understanding of environmental challenges can be de rived from the perspectives of these stakeholders. The f...
The pivotal role of education in shaping sustainable futures becomes increasingly apparent as the... more The pivotal role of education in shaping sustainable futures becomes increasingly apparent as the global community grapples with the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change. This article delves into the transformative power of education in addressing the complexities of climate change, unraveling its scientific intricacies. The narrative unfolds with an exploration of the symbiotic relationship between climate change and education. A critical analysis is presented on how education serves as a potent tool for disseminating comprehensive knowledge about the science behind climate change and instilling an understanding of the urgency for sustainable practices. An essential aspect of the article revolves around the global integration of climate change education (CCE) into school curricula. The discussion emphasizes the significance of incorporating climate change as a core subject, ensuring that future generations are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to confront the challenges posed by environmental degradation. Theoretical frameworks for CCE are examined to provide a conceptual foundation for effective pedagogy. The article goes on to present case studies focused on CCE in Nigeria, offering insights into the unique challenges faced by the country and the innovative approaches taken to address them. Furthermore, international case studies shed light on successful models adopted by other countries, fostering a global perspective on CCE. In conclusion, the analysis underscores the imperative of empowering individuals and communities to adapt to the impacts of climate change through targeted education. The implications for policy and practice are explored, emphasizing the need for a concerted effort to integrate CCE into the broader framework of sustainable development.
Applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques to optimize waste mana... more Applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques to optimize waste management strategies, focusing on enhancing economic efficiency and reducing environmental impact, is vital. The study utilized ML models to analyze and forecast waste generation trends, assess the viability of various waste management methods, and develop optimization models for resource allocation and operational efficiency. The research employs the World Bank's comprehensive waste management dataset. After rigorous data preprocessing, including cleaning and feature selection, a variety of ML techniques, such as regression models, classification algorithms like Support Vector Machines (SVM), Random Forest (RF), Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), and optimization algorithms, including linear programming, are applied. Unlike other research, this study achieved 85 % accuracy on predictive analytics models for forecasting waste generation trends, primarily attributed to integrating more diverse data sets, including socioeconomic factors. Also, the optimization resource allocation achieved a 15 % increase in operational efficiency. These findings provide significant insights for policymakers and urban planners, suggesting that integrating ML in waste management can lead to more sustainable and cost effective practices. This paper demonstrates the transformative potential of ML in optimizing waste management strategies, offering a pathway towards more sustainable and economically viable waste management solutions globally.
Cradle to Cradle (C2C) is a shift in the furnishing, carpet, and textile industries, aiming to mi... more Cradle to Cradle (C2C) is a shift in the furnishing, carpet, and textile industries, aiming to minimize environmental impact through closed-loop production. This study explores the best practices for C2C implementation using deductive qualitative coding. Case studies of H&M, Levi’®, DESSO, and Herman Miller reveal challenges such as high initial costs, limited C2C material availability, and scalability of closed-loop recycling. However, the study identifies C2C adoption best practices: prioritizing safe materials, research and development investment, closed-loop systems, stakeholder education, and supportive policies as keys to overcoming challenges and achieving circularity. Theoretically, the study connects C2C strategy with real-world critical industry sector implementation in furnishings, carpets, and textiles and identifies best practices and challenges for C2C success in these industries. Practically, the study offers actionable recommendations for manufacturing companies and policymakers to implement C2C principles, reducing their environmental footprint, gaining a competitive advantage, and contributing to a more sustainable future.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
University towns face many challenges in the 21st century due to urbanization, increased student ... more University towns face many challenges in the 21st century due to urbanization, increased student population, and higher educational institutions’ inability to house all their students on-campus. For university towns to be resilient and sustainable, the challenges facing them must be assessed and addressed. To carry out community resilience assessments, this study adopted a novel methodological framework to harness the power of artificial intelligence and social media big data (user-generated content on Twitter) to carry out remote studies in six university towns on six continents using Text Mining, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing. Cultural, social, physical, economic, and institutional and governance community challenges were identified and analyzed from the historical big data and validated using an online expert survey. This study gives a global overview of the challenges university towns experience due to studentification and shows that artificial intelligence c...
Smart cities rely on innovative technologies, guidelines, and mechanisms to advance city dwellers... more Smart cities rely on innovative technologies, guidelines, and mechanisms to advance city dwellers’ quality of life (QoL). Notwithstanding the global attention the smart city concept has received within the last decade, studies establishing pragmatic approaches for implementing smart sustainable city strategies in the Gulf region are rare. This study modelled a practical framework for implementing smart sustainable city strategies and megaprojects in one of the Gulf cities. A qualitative research methodology was used to assess smart city strategies from four cities to identify the optimum implementation strategies. This study design framework adopted a case study methodology, the identification of knowledge gaps, data collection and analysis, and interpretations of key findings. Best practices, paramount/relevant stakeholders, main issues/relevant considerations, 15 key performance indicators (KPI), and outputs/deliverables involved in diverse smart sustainable city strategies and pr...
Abstract The appraisal of educational institution campuses’ sustainability performance has been o... more Abstract The appraisal of educational institution campuses’ sustainability performance has been on the rise within the past decades. This appraisal is primarily due to the importance of establishing and executing planning policies targeted at designing smart, healthy, and sustainable campuses. In ensuring environmental sustainability for smart development in Nigeria tertiary institution campuses, allocating relative importance and weights to selected indicators was carried out via the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The relevant indicators peculiar to Nigeria’s higher education institutions were identified based on social media user-generated content. The AHP involves a pairwise comparison survey with 18 certified town planning professionals from different parts of the country. The study prioritized transportation as the most important sustainability attribute for planning the smart campuses of tertiary-level education institutions in Nigeria elsewhere with similar environments. The study proposed the development of a spatial data infrastructure for achieving the Africa smart city agenda.
Institutions of higher education across the globe have commenced the appraisal of their sustainab... more Institutions of higher education across the globe have commenced the appraisal of their sustainability performance via the utilization of various existing campus sustainability assessment tools. A comprehensive review of these existing tools reveals insufficient utilization of weighting methods and theoretical approaches that allow for the monitoring, review, and enhancement of the appraisal process and tools. Social media and spatial-based indicators usage are also deficient in the existing tools. This paper addresses these research gaps and develops a Modifiable Campus-wide Appraisal Model (MOCAM) for a comprehensive spatial-based information and assessment framework for policymakers, local authorities, and campus planners in countries with unknown campus sustainability status. In this model, the specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) approach was utilized to identify environmental-dimension indicators with campus-wide and spatial-based attributes. The ...
Abstract Despite the plethora of comprehensive review of campus sustainability assessment tools, ... more Abstract Despite the plethora of comprehensive review of campus sustainability assessment tools, reporting, and indicators in the extant literature, studies are absent specifically on campus-wide and spatial-based indicators in existing tools. Although, several academic campuses across the globe are located on a vast area of land with multiple activities and operations associated with serious ecological consequences. This paper explores the environmental-dimension indicators with spatial and campus-wide attributes in 13 existing campus sustainability appraisal tools via coverage evaluation and the SMART approach. The findings reveal a severe absence of comprehensive coverage of spatial-based indicators and the lack of the integration of a GIS and or related spatial software in their appraisal process. The article demonstrates how integrating GIS and or other related spatial techniques and software into environmental dimension indicators with campus-wide and spatial attributes could be carried out to remedy the challenges of absence, inadequate of or restrained access to basic information for campus sustainability appraisal project in developing world.
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
Purpose As one of the buzzwords in the present age with considerable impacts in tertiary institut... more Purpose As one of the buzzwords in the present age with considerable impacts in tertiary institutions, social media use in online teaching, learning and information dissemination have been extensively discussed in extant literature. This paper aims to explore the existing campus sustainability appraisal (CSA) tools to identify the length at which social media has been used, especially in environmental sustainability indicators’ selection and empirical verification. Design/methodology/approach The methodology is mainly based on a desktop study involving comprehensive review and content analysis of existing CSA tools’ documents. Webpage content analysis of selected sustainability monitoring and tracking system in higher education institutions was also conducted. Findings The tools' content analysis reveals insufficient utilization of social media data and platforms in campus sustainability environmental-dimension indicators selection. To bridge this identified research gap, social...
1 ABSTRACT Sustainable campus development has gained the atten tion of several policymakers and u... more 1 ABSTRACT Sustainable campus development has gained the atten tion of several policymakers and urban planners wit hin the past decades with different campuses across the world claiming to be sustainable or have adopted initiatives of becoming sustainable. The different tools for assessing sustainability in higher educat ion cannot be utilised in all institutions across the globe du to factors such as regional variation. This paper established and formalised a systematic approach to comprehensi vely review sustainability indicators identified in 13 campus sustainability assessment tools. Thereafter, Twitter social media and an online big data analys is tool were utilised in selecting environmental-based sust ainability indicators for higher educational instit u ons in Nigeria. The rise in the use of social media amongs t tertiary institution stakeholders ensures that a better understanding of environmental challenges can be de rived from the perspectives of these stakeholders. The f...
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using deductive qualitative coding. Case studies of H&M, Levi’®, DESSO, and Herman Miller reveal challenges such as high initial costs, limited C2C material availability, and scalability of closed-loop recycling. However, the
study identifies C2C adoption best practices: prioritizing safe materials, research and development investment, closed-loop systems, stakeholder education, and supportive policies as keys to overcoming challenges and
achieving circularity. Theoretically, the study connects C2C strategy with real-world critical industry sector implementation in furnishings, carpets, and textiles and identifies best practices and challenges for C2C success
in these industries. Practically, the study offers actionable recommendations for manufacturing companies and policymakers to implement C2C principles, reducing their environmental footprint, gaining a competitive advantage, and contributing to a more sustainable future.
using deductive qualitative coding. Case studies of H&M, Levi’®, DESSO, and Herman Miller reveal challenges such as high initial costs, limited C2C material availability, and scalability of closed-loop recycling. However, the
study identifies C2C adoption best practices: prioritizing safe materials, research and development investment, closed-loop systems, stakeholder education, and supportive policies as keys to overcoming challenges and
achieving circularity. Theoretically, the study connects C2C strategy with real-world critical industry sector implementation in furnishings, carpets, and textiles and identifies best practices and challenges for C2C success
in these industries. Practically, the study offers actionable recommendations for manufacturing companies and policymakers to implement C2C principles, reducing their environmental footprint, gaining a competitive advantage, and contributing to a more sustainable future.