AASHE Monographs

This resource lists AASHE monographs, reports, and "how-to" guides published since 2006. Readers may also wish to see AASHE's annual higher education sustainability reviews, listed separately.


call to action Sustainability Curriculum in Higher Education: A Call to Action This report is a culmination of the ideas presented during AASHE’s Summit on Sustainability in the Curriculum to address how higher education institutions can further infuse sustainability topics into college and university curricula. Recognizing the scale of the challenges faced by higher education and the urgency with which changes must be addressed, this report includes opportunities for building on further strategies and gives recommendations for broad national strategies for meeting these challenges.


cap guide Cool Campus! A How-To Guide for College and University Climate Action Planning This manual is designed to assist colleges and universities in creating climate action plans. It is intended to fill the gap in currently available resources by outlining a how-to approach for each of the various steps required to develop and implement a plan for campus climate leadership. It was released in July 2009.

A wiki version of this report is also available.


raise Raise the Funds: Campus Action Toolkit This is a guide to funding mechanisms for campus sustainability initiatives projects for students and administrators. It was released in November 2008.


cerf

Creating a Campus Sustainability Revolving Loan Fund: A Guide for Students This publication describes innovative and powerful mechanisms for financing sustainability projects on campus including energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy installations. The guide provides step-by-step guidance for establishing revolving loan funds for campus sustainability, based on the experiences of the authors in setting up such a fund at Macalester College. It was released in April 2007.