We’ve got a LivingCampus forum on Friday lunchtime. At this meeting we’re talking about what we’ve done so far and introducing a strategy to progress the design and implementation.
The key to this process is working groups to contribute to the design of each themed area to develop a plan that meets each of the three goals of productive garden, engaging learning experiences and vibrant campus.
We’ve engaged an organic designer, Michelle Ritchie, who also has a background in organic design, participatory planning and in teaching. She will work with each group to facilitate the process.
The LivingCampus is comprised of several themed areas and I’m hoping we can set up working groups to contribute to the design for each area. We especially would like to hear people’s perspectives on our hope the LivingCampus will form a basis for inclusion of sustainability into all programmes.
Computing for Sustainability 
bronwyn hegarty
March 6, 2008
Sam
it is all coming together really nicely. One thing I would suggest you integrate right from the beginning is the services of a community psychologist so that the human element is considered and catered for, before it becomes and issue.
For example, how will you stop people vandalising the living campus? How will you encourage people to get involved?
Louis Leland teaches community psychology at the University of Otago and would probably love to be involved in something like this. Maureen Howard is a behavioural psychologist and runs sustainability workshops for the council. There was a big article on her and her involvement in sustainability in the ODT recently. She would be very interested I am sure to be involved.
Bron
Samuel Mann
March 6, 2008
Good ideas Bronwyn (I’ve been having similar discussions with my mother! – she’s an Ed Psych). I’ll get onto it.