This book highlights how universities contribute to addressing critical challenges related to water security, sustainable urban development, climate resilience, and green campus transitions across Developing Asia.

This book explores curriculum transformation, indigenous knowledge integration, smart technologies, sustainable infrastructure, flood resilience, urban heat management, water governance, and carbon-neutral campus initiatives. It demonstrates how Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) extend their impact beyond academic boundaries through research, innovation, partnerships, and community outreach aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Designed for researchers, academicians, policymakers, planners, sustainability practitioners, students, and institutional leaders, this book presents practical insights into emerging challenges and opportunities for embedding sustainability into higher education systems.

Demonstrates Asia-specific cases and delivers practical strategies for embedding SDGs in higher education Showcases HEIs driving empowerment, resilience, and cross-sector partnerships in the Global South Positions HEIs as active agents of transformation in water, urban, and climate action, not just education providers

Autorentext

Baskaran Venkatesh is affiliated with Alagappa Chettiar Government College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi. His research has contributed to urban sustainability monitoring and assessment and urban infrastructure planning. He has published his research works in reputed indexed journals and authored some book chapters from popular publishers. He reviewed various journal articles related to urban sustainability studies. He has completed a Construction Management and Geographic Information Systems specialization course offered by Columbia University and University of California, Davis. In addition to these specialization courses, he achieved Introduction to Sustainability and Responsive City certifications from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich. He is recognized as an Innovative Mentor by Startup TN, a Government of Tamil Nadu unit. He has been involved in various consultancy activities for construction projects implemented under Smart City Mission and other infrastructure schemes. Currently, he is actively participating in assessing and monitoring the implementation of different infrastructure-related targets from Sustainable Development Goals at the City and Municipality levels. He is a part of the SDG Club of ACGCET, which was established to foster youth in social, economic and environmental initiatives at the college level. He has initiated a Circle for Climate Change and Community Collaboration, a platform dedicated to advancing climate action through education and engagement.

Inhalt

Part I. Higher Education and Sustainability Transitions: Policy and Research Perspectives.- Chapter 1. From Awareness to Action: Evolving Higher Education Engagement in Urban Environmental Sustainability Goals (Venkatesh Baskaran).- Chapter 2. Understanding Stakeholder Pressure and Reimagining the Curriculum for Sustainable Transitions in Higher Education (G. Balaji).- Chapter 3. Transforming Curriculum for Sustainability: A Scientometric Exploration of Global Research Patterns and Educational Practices (Chockalingam T).- Chapter 4. Decolonizing Climate Action: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Climate Justice Frameworks in Asian Higher Education (Manju Bala).- Chapter 5. Higher Education Institutions as Soft Power Actors in Transboundary Water Diplomacy in Asia (Ariharan S).- Chapter 6. Implementation Pathways, Case Evidence, and Impact Analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals in Indian Higher Education Institutions (S. Pauline).- Chapter 7. Integrating Sustainable Construction Practices into Civil Engineering Curriculum: A Higher Education Model (Nirmal P).- Chapter 8. Knowledge-Driven Strategies for Advancing Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Asia: A Higher Education Centric Framework for SDG 11.2 (Priyanka Kumaravel).- Chapter 9. Computational Drug Assessment as a Tool for Sustainable Health Research in Higher Education Institutions (S. Balasundar).- Part II. Water Security, Smart Technologies, and Environmental Monitoring.- Chapter 10. Sustainable Water Management and Conservation Strategies in Higher Education Institutions (Senthamizhan M ).- Chapter 11. Sustainable Campus Transitions through Rainwater Harvesting: A Climate-Responsive Water Management (P. Satheesh Kumar).- Chapter 12. HEI-Led IoT Solutions for Sustainable Water Governance in Rural India (Pradeep V).- Chapter 13. An Overview of Innovative Technologies in Water and Wastewater Systems (Hadi RezaeiRad).- Chapter 14. Higher Education Institutions Enabling Sustainable Water Quality Monitoring Through Machine Learning for SDG 6 (M. Nirmala Devi).