Mapping sustainability in higher education institutions: co-creating a spatial dashboard for monitoring and engaged action

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Creator(s) (alphabetical)

Ainhoa Gonzalez

Organisation(s)

School of Geography, University College Dublin

Discipline(s)

Education, Health and Welfare, Information and Communication Technologies, journalism and information, Mathematics and Statistics, Natural Sciences, Services, , Teaching & Learning

Topic(s)

Digital Learning, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Learning Analytics, Open Education

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This scientific paper describes the co-creation of the UCD sustainability dashboard – the first transferable template to support geographically-specific SDG monitoring within HEIs. This paper contributes to debates on the need for spatial reporting of actions towards sustainability, to meaningfully recognise local SDG implementation progress.

Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it

The dissemination of the dashboard co-creation methodology and its applicability to other HEIs.

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Gonzalez, A. (05/08/2025). Mapping sustainability in higher education institutions: co-creating a spatial dashboard for monitoring and engaged action. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/mapping-sustainability-in-higher-education-institutions-co-creating-a-spatial-dashboard-for-monitoring-and-engaged-action/ License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

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