LivingCampus
The LivingCampus celebrates a sustainable model of urban agriculture for the ownership and benefit of the Dunedin community. The aim of the LivingCampus is to inspire curiosity and capability in sustainability to change attitudes to how we use land. This will be achieved through the development of an interactive sustainability museum and education programmes within a productive garden integrating sustainability into individual and community practice.
This project will involve the complete renovation of the Polytechnic's existing city campus, re-inventing the current, unsustainable outdoors environment as an open-air interactive museum, vibrant community garden and visionary hub for sustainability-oriented community education services.
In achieving these three goals together we believe this will be a first in Australasia, a major step in bringing sustainable living right into the community. This is a "world class" project which will gain much media coverage.
The gardens proposed at this stage are:
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LivingCampus has its own website at www.livingcampus.co.nz
Regular updates can be found there.
Permaculture Design
Otago Polytechnic's short course in Permaculture Design has been running since February 2008.
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The LivingCampus is led by a Working Group who will oversee the development of the initial project and interaction with community partners. Responsibilities will include the organisation of an Advisory Group, working with community and consultant experts in the establishment of the LivingCampus.
A project manager has been assigned to co-ordinate the day-to-day aspects of the LivingCampus and is in charge of the environment itself; interpretation; communication; employment of staff and contracts. In these roles, they will be aided by Otago Polytechnic institutional structures. The appointed project manager, Mark Jackson (Campus Services Department) works with the Manager (Campus Services Department), and Prof. Samuel Mann (Education for Sustainability portfolio).
For further information about the LivingCampus, or to contribute your ideas, please email livingcampus
tekotago.ac.nz