Book of Abstracts – 2nd Sustainable Campus Conference (CCS2020) - Smart Initiatives for a Sustainable Campus

This book contains the extended abstracts of the scientific communications presented in the 2nd Sustainable Campus Conference (CCS2020), an event promoted by the Portuguese Sustainable Campus Network (RCS, Portugal) that was held online (by videoconference) on October 30th, 2020, and hosted by Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (IPT), Portugal.

The CCS2020 provides a forum for reflection and debate on the latest advances in research, innovation and practices in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and the role that the HEI are playing in support of sustainability in their campuses and in today's society.

The CCS2020 main theme is "SMART INITIATIVES FOR A SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS" and it aims to serve as a platform for collaboration and exchange of ideas between students, academics, researchers and specialists, in the search for smart and innovative solutions for a more sustainable future.

The conference included interventions by the Secretary of State for Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal, João Sobrinho Teixeira, the President of Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, João Coroado and the President of the Municipality of Tomar, Anabela Freitas at the Opening Session and also with the Pro-President for Quality and Sustainability from IPT Natercia Santos and the representative of the Executive Committee of the Sustainable Campus Network, Sandra Caeiro at the Closing Session.

The authors who attended the conference came mostly from Brazil and Portugal. To the 2020 Sustainable Campus Conference (CCS) 116 proposals were submitted to be reviewed by the program committee. After a rigorous peer review process, in which each contribution was sent for review by two referees of the Program Committee, 60 papers and 36 posters were included in the program. The papers presented at CCS 2020 address diverse topics, organized in 16 paper sessions (4 blocks of 4 parallel sessions (with 4 paper presentations in each session)) and 2 virtual poster sessions:

• Smart initiatives and operations for a Sustainable Campus

• From linear to circular thinking

• Improving the social and cultural dimension of sustainability on Campus

• Smart Campus

• Education for a Sustainable Society

• Planning, Governance and Communication