DEVELOPMENT OF A SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN GUIDELINES AND POLICY MEASURES FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES IN BRIDGING GAP OF CURRENT SITUATION AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE ASPECTS

Abstract

Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) are essential institutions; they are a vital support of intellectual life in all societies, and especially in developing countries. Through its commitment and understanding of vigilant campus management, HEIs can set a paradigm for the society and also an example for other institutes. In order to enhance the mainstreaming of sustainability in HEI, sustainability assessment and evaluation can be seen as a milestone. Many promising sustainability assessment frameworks are developed. However, most of the present assessment framework apply to a narrow emphasis on specific aspects of sustainable development and are often sheltered into the deficiencies of pure economic numbers. Moreover, the frameworks are not based on participatory approaches i.e. involvement of major stakeholders and lag behind in completely addressing the multi-dimensional sustainability approach. As a result, sustainability could not be measured and implemented as a whole. The main objective of this paper is to make guidelines and policy for sustainable higher educational institution within the city of Lahore. This study involves case studies and data from literature for two different universities with reference to advancement of sustainability in higher education institutes.