| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.54 |
| Liaison | Tavey Capps |
| Submission Date | Oct. 18, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Duke University
ER-15: Sustainability Research Identification
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Tavey
Capps Environmental Sustainability Director Office of the Executive Vice President |
Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability research?:
A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability research:
Sustainability research is the systematic investigation of social, environmental, and economic solutions towards a more sustainable world. Sustainability is defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Has the institution identified its sustainability research activities and initiatives?:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:
Duke does not currently track research related to sustainability themes. The University is exploring ways to identify research as it is developed as sustainability related or focused but for the current inventory another method had to be utilized.
The Office of Research Support utilized the Sponsored Projects Systems Database to search by key word for sustainability related research.
Keywords in the title field:
- climat*
- sustainabl*
- conservation
- energy
- water
- environment*
- ecosystem
- renewable
- fisheries
- habitat
- carbon dioxide
- CO2
- methane
- greenhouse
- waste
- transportation
- fuel
* = wild card, for forms of words
Keywords in the body-text search:
- climat*
- sustainabl*
- conservation
- environment*
- ecosystem
- renewable
- fisheries
- habitat
- methane
- greenhouse
Does the institution make its sustainability research inventory publicly available online?:
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:
In 2012 Dr. Jay Golden became Associate Vice Provost for Research. A major focus of Golden's position will be to increase research in sustainability and economic development at Duke over the coming years. In the near future, therefore, Duke expects to see more research dollars allocated toward sustainability-related research. http://today.duke.edu/2012/11/golden
In the future, Duke intends to do a more extensive search of sustainability research. Currently, the search terms that are used to locate sustainability research in the university heavily emphasize environmental sustainability. In order to locate more research in the fields of social and economic sustainability, Duke is in the process of expanding its search term list. In future iterations of STARS, Duke's Sustainability Research Inventory will highlight research in all three areas of sustainability: environmental, social, and economic.
In 2012 Dr. Jay Golden became Associate Vice Provost for Research. A major focus of Golden's position will be to increase research in sustainability and economic development at Duke over the coming years. In the near future, therefore, Duke expects to see more research dollars allocated toward sustainability-related research. http://today.duke.edu/2012/11/golden
In the future, Duke intends to do a more extensive search of sustainability research. Currently, the search terms that are used to locate sustainability research in the university heavily emphasize environmental sustainability. In order to locate more research in the fields of social and economic sustainability, Duke is in the process of expanding its search term list. In future iterations of STARS, Duke's Sustainability Research Inventory will highlight research in all three areas of sustainability: environmental, social, and economic.
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