Community Gardens as a Platform for Education for Sustainability

Autor/in	Corkery, Linda
Titel	Community Gardens as a Platform for Education for Sustainability
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 20 (2004) 1, S.69-75 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0814-0626
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Community Development; Land Use; Gardening; Public Housing; Physical Environment; Sustainable Development; Environmental Education; Role; Neighborhood Improvement; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Community; Development; Entwicklung; Bodennutzung; Gartenarbeit; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Natürliche Umwelt; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Rollen; Australien
Abstract	Community gardens fulfil many roles, including the reclamation of public space, community building, and the facilitation of social and cultural expression. This paper discusses a nexus between research and education for sustainability that evolved out of an examination of the role of community gardens in fostering community development and neighbourhood improvement in Sydney's Waterloo Public Housing Estate. It argues that they are also an educational resource providing a valuable platform for learning about multiple dimensions of sustainability. The paper is based on interdisciplinary research undertaken by a team from UNSW's Faculty of the Built Environment and the School of Social Work. The findings of this research affirm the importance of community gardens for public housing tenants, and present the gardens and their associated activities as an effective platform for education for sustainability. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association for Environmental Education, Inc. P.O. Box 560, Bellingen, NSW 2454, Australia. Tel: +61-2-6655-1865; Fax: +61-2-6655-1596; e-mail: admin@aaee.org.au; Web site: http://www.aaee.org.au/publications/ajee.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10