Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.32
Liaison Eric Boles
Submission Date Feb. 14, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of Arkansas
ER-15: Sustainability Research Identification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Marty Matlock
Executive Director
Office for Sustainability
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Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability research?:
Yes

A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability research:

Sustainability research investigates origin and occurrence of Earth resources and their associated long-term management, allocation, and utilization with respeect to social equity, ecosystems, and economies. It is systems oriented. Five systems include: Academic, Built, Managed, Natural, and Social.


Has the institution identified its sustainability research activities and initiatives?:
Yes

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:

The document "UA Sustainability Research 2011-2013" identifies all funded and ongoing research projects underway at the University. They are determined to be either related or unrelated to sustainability and categorized into five sustainability and categories.


Does the institution make its sustainability research inventory publicly available online?:
Yes

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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