Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-182) and index.

What is higher education for? -- Sustainable development and the free society -- Sustaining development -- Case study one - an international initiative in higher education management: university leaders for a sustainable future (USLF) -- Case study two - a United Nations environment programme initiative: mainstreaming environment and sustainability in African universities (MESA) -- Case study three - a UNESCO initiative: re-orienting teacher education to address sustainability -- Case study four - sustainable development and higher education management: the work of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) -- Case study five - Russian interpretation of sustainability and its reflection in higher education / Nikolai S. Kasimov, Yuri L. Mazurov -- Case study six - sustainability in management education: an initiative in sustainable procurement training -- Case study seven - sustainability in engineering education: the Royal Academy of Engineering visiting professors scheme -- The case studies: clarity and confusion -- The environment in sustainable development and higher education -- Society in sustainable development and higher education -- Economy in sustainable development and higher education -- Individual learning in higher education -- Collective learning in higher education -- Linking learning and research -- Managing sustainable development in higher education: context and principles -- Managing change -- Managing across the organisational boundary -- Higher education and sustainable development: an identity of interest?