Sustainable Solutions: Let Knowledge Serve the City

ISBN-13: 9781783533961 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 200 str.

B. D. Wortham-Galvin; Jennifer H. Allen; Jacob Sherman

Opis

Portland State University's motto, -Let knowledge serve the city-, reflects a founding belief in the importance of dialogue between academia and broader society to resolve dilemmas facing society. This is integral to the work of PSU's Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS), which brings together different disciplines and communities to find sustainable solutions to some of today's most pressing problems. The Sustainable Solutions Series examines the work of the Institute, to share best practice in community-engaged teaching and research with a sustainability focus.

This first volume examines the different approaches united by ISS: how has capacity been built to overcome entrenched divides between different areas of study, between academia and the public, and why is bridging these divides so important? It also introduces the themes that have shaped ISS's work, such as social justice, climate change, and sustainable economic development.

With unique clarity, the authors of Let Knowledge Serve the City combine academically-grounded ideas about sustainability with practical learning points on how these ideas may be put into action effectively. This is ideal for anyone seeking a better understanding of best practice in engaging the broader community with institutes of higher education.

Spis treści

PrefaceWim WiewelIntroduction to Building the PlatformJennifer H. Allen, David Ervin, B.D. Wortham-Galvin and Jacob Sherman1. Building Sustainability Scholarship: Lessons Learned from Portland State UniversityJennifer H. Allen, David Ervin, B. D. Wortham-Galvin and Jacob Sherman2. Engaging Undergraduates across a Four-Year General Education CurriculumJ. R. Estes, Jeff Gerwing, Celine Fitsmaurice and Nathan McClintock3. SBA undergraduate Business Strategy/Capstone Program: the Value of Working with Community Based PartnersWilliam Jones and Darrell Brown4. Cultivating Sustainability: A decade of Innovation and Community Partnerships at the Learning Gardens Laboratory in Southeast PortlandHeather Burns, Sybil Kelley and Dilafruz Williams5. Building Capacity: Sustainability through Student LeadershipAmy Spring and Rachel Samuelson6. Creating a Campus Culture of Sustainability through Partnerships with Enrollment Management and Student AffairsHeather E. Spalding and Vicki L. Wise7. Integrating Aging and Sustainability through University-Community PartnershipAlan DeLaTorre and Margaret Neal8. Who’s at the Table? Food Justice Dialogue Series: Bridging Critical Food Studies and Anti-Oppression Praxis for just SustainabilityNathan McClintock, Jen Turner, Monica Cuneo, Alex Novie and Sally Eck9. Research and Action: The First Two Years of the Center for Public Interest DesignR. Todd Ferry and Sergio Palleroni10. Accelerating Urban Sustainability: Helping Cities’ Translate Plans and Policies into the Reality of a More Sustainable CommunityRobert Liberty and Judy Walton11. Higher education as a driver for sustainability: The opportunities and challenges of the 21st century urban universityJacob Sherman and Fletcher BeaudoinAfterwordAcknowledgements

O autorze

B.D. Wortham-Galvin, Jennifer H. Allen, Jacob Sherman