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Is Erasmus going green? The carbon footprint of European academic mobility and sustainability policies of European universities

dc.contributor.authorGabrielczak, Piotr
dc.contributor.authorSokołowicz, Mariusz E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-21T06:58:56Z
dc.date.available2024-10-21T06:58:56Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-30
dc.identifier.issn1231-1952
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11089/53471
dc.description.abstractThe European Union has promoted academic mobility for almost half a century. A side effect of that has been a growing carbon footprint, as most academic mobility in Europe is done by air. Based on mobility data for 2014−2020, we analysed its spatial distribution and identified dominant destinations. Juxtaposing these results with research on higher education institutions’ environmental measures and policies, we have identified that the willingness to reduce the carbon footprint is emerging yet tenuous, and more declarative than actual. We recommend more decisive steps to reduce air travel within Europe, outlining the possibilities for carbon footprint reduction without harming European academic mobility itself.en
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiegopl
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEuropean Spatial Research and Policy;1en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subjectacademic mobilityen
dc.subjectcarbon footprinten
dc.subjectErasmusen
dc.titleIs Erasmus going green? The carbon footprint of European academic mobility and sustainability policies of European universitiesen
dc.typeArticle
dc.page.number9-27
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationGabrielczak, Piotr - University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Department of Macroeconomicsen
dc.contributor.authorAffiliationSokołowicz, Mariusz E. - University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Department of Regional Economics and Environmenten
dc.identifier.eissn1896-1525
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dc.contributor.authorEmailGabrielczak, Piotr - piotr.gabrielczak@uni.lodz.pl
dc.contributor.authorEmailSokołowicz, Mariusz E. - mariusz.sokolowicz@uni.lodz.pl
dc.identifier.doi10.18778/1231-1952.31.1.03
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