Field studies in sustainable development: Lesotho case study
(2005) Field studies in sustainable development: Lesotho case study. In Proceedings Symposium BMB: Identity and Globalization: Design for the City, School of Architecture, University of Bordeaux, France.
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Abstract
The Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering at QUT comprises some nineteen disciplines and sub-disciplines representing the breadth of professions currently operating within the field of urban development. A core theme for encouraging multidisciplinary engagement across the Faculty and beyond is “sustainable living‿. One initiative aimed at achieving this objective is the introduction of an elective in Field Studies in Sustainable Development. The objective is to take students outside the core experiences of study in their chosen fields and require engagement with very different cultural beliefs and practices and the collaborative exploration of alternative technologies and development ideologies appropriate to the cultural context. The first of these Field Studies involved the immersion of students in a small village in Lesotho, southern Africa.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | Keywords: Multi-disciplinary, sustainable living, engagement, appropriate technologies, community. Multi-disciplinary, sustainable living, engagement, appropriate technologies, community. |
| Subjects: | 220000 Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts - General 300000 Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Sciences > 300900 Land, Parks and Agriculture Management > 300903 Sustainable Development |
| ID Code: | 8420 |
| Deposited By: | Thomas, Glenn S |
| Deposited On: | 03 July 2007 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.eclas.org/2006/index.php |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2005 The Author |
| Additional Information: | For more information, please refer to the conference's website (see hypertext link) or contact the author. Author contact details: gs.thomas@qut.edu.au |