Subject: Environmental sustainability

Academic Publications

Case exemplars of how academic libraries promote sustainable communities.

Sarah Tribelhorn; Bharat Mehra

Advances in Librarianship, Emerald Publishing, 2026, book
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Academic libraries Community development Environmental sustainability Libraries and community Sustainable development

Environmental sustainability and climate action plans in higher education institutions

Jade G. Winn; Sarah Tribelhorn; Dasmine Mcfarlin; Taylor Robinson

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2026, journal article

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education (2026)

SJR: 1.0140
H-index: 95
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 14676370
Coverage: 2000-2026

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Climatic changes Education, Higher Environmental sustainability Strategic planning--Environmental aspects Universities and colleges

A Native American Perspective on Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure in Southern California

Marta Miletic; Fatima Shahine; Mahasweta Sarkar; Amy Quandt

Sustainability, 2022, journal article Cited by 7
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering GREW Fellow

Environmental sustainability Southern California Sustainability

An Empirical Study on Students’ Academic Wellbeing and Sustainable Development in Live Webcast Classes

Huani Liu; Liu, H.; Minjuan Wang; et al.

Sustainability, 2021, journal article Cited by 8
GREW Fellow Journalism and Media Studies

Distance education Educational technology Environmental sustainability Sustainable development

Toward Establishing Measures for Performative Urban Environments: A Critical Position on Shaping the Future of Smart Cities

Lucy Campbell; Mike Stepner; Mitra Kanaani

The Routledge Companion to Paradigms of Performativity in Design and Architecture Using Time to Craft an Enduring, Resilient and Relevant Architecture, 2019, book chapter Cited by 5
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Cities and towns City planning Environmental sustainability Smart cities

Environmental sustainability and production: taking the road less travelled

Sarkis, J.; Qingyun Zhu

International Journal of Production Research, 2018, journal article

International Journal of Production Research (2018)

SJR: 2.2150
H-index: 217
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
ISSN: 00207543, 1366588X
Coverage: 1961, 1963-1968, 1970-2026

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Cited by 304
Management Information Systems GREW Fellow

Environmental sustainability Green technology Sustainability Sustainable development

Lean six sigma and environmental sustainability: A hospital perspective

Qingyun Zhu; Johnson, S.; Sarkis, J.

Supply Chain Forum, 2018, journal article

Supply Chain Forum (2018)

SJR: 0.8260
H-index: 36
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
ISSN: 16246039, 16258312
Coverage: 2002, 2013-2026

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Cited by 110
Management Information Systems GREW Fellow

Environmental sustainability Lean manufacturing Six sigma (Quality control standard) Total quality management

Organizational Green Supply Chain Management Capability Assessment: A Hybrid Group Decision Making Model Application

Sun, J.; Qingyun Zhu

IEEE Engineering Management Review, 2018, journal article

IEEE Engineering Management Review (2018)

SJR: 0.6380
H-index: 49
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISSN: 03608581, 19374178
Coverage: 1973-1987, 1991, 1993-2026

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Cited by 23
Management Information Systems GREW Fellow

Environmental sustainability Group decision making Management science Operations research

Product deletion and its impact on supply chain environmental sustainability

Qingyun Zhu; Shah, P.

Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2018, journal article

Resources, Conservation and Recycling (2018)

SJR: 2.6290
H-index: 245
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
ISSN: 18790658, 09213449
Coverage: 1988-2026

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Cited by 28
Management Information Systems GREW Fellow

Business logistics Environmental sustainability Industrial ecology Sustainable development

Introducing demand to supply ratio as a new metric for understanding life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rainwater harvesting systems

Devkota, J.P.; Burian, S.J.; Hassan Davani; Apul, D.S.

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017, journal article

Journal of Cleaner Production (2017)

SJR: 2.0190
H-index: 397
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
ISSN: 09596526, 18791786
Coverage: 1993-2026

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Cited by 18
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering GREW Fellow

Environmental sustainability Greenhouse gas mitigation Life cycles (Biology) Water harvesting

Conference Presentations

Academic libraries as essential colleagues in campus sustainability efforts.

Morgan Barker; Beth Filar Williams; Sarah Tribelhorn

Wohesc 2026, March 2-4, 2026, Seattle, Wa, 2026, conference presentation
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Academic libraries Campus planning Environmental sustainability Sustainability

Catalysts of change: Academic librarians leading campus sustainability initiatives [Panel]

Theresa Burress; Beth Filar Williams; Christopher Sturgeon; Sarah Tribelhorn

Acrl 2025: Democratizing Knowledge and Access and Opportunities, April 2–5, 2025, Minneapolis, Mn, United States, 2025, conference presentation
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Academic librarians Environmental sustainability Libraries and education Science--Citizen participation Sustainability

Barriers and incentives for affordable multi-family green building construction in California

Arabshahi, A.; Reza Akhavian; Gaedicke, C.

6Th Csce-Crc International Construction Specialty Conference 2017 - Held as Part of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference and General Meeting 2017, 2017, conference paper
Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering GREW Fellow

California Construction industry Environmental sustainability Sustainable architecture

Product deletion and the supply chain: A greening perspective

Shah, P.; Qingyun Zhu; Sarkis, J.

2017 IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society Conference, Temscon 2017, 2017, conference paper
Management Information Systems GREW Fellow

Business logistics Environmental sustainability Logistics Sustainable development