Educating for urban sustainability: a transdisciplinary approach

The Living Community Challenge (LCC) is a green certification program that, unlike most certification programs, is geared toward whole neighborhoods as opposed to singular buildings. Unfortunately, no existing communities have achieved Living Community Challenge certification. Still, there are many neighborhoods utilizing the ideals – known as petals – of the LCC in attempts to become more sustainable. The Living Building Challenge (LBC), the parent certification for the LCC, has seen more success than the LCC and will provide further research on the implications of its criterion. This paper will look at the hypothetical variables of the LCC, the communities trying to achieve these variables, and how elements of it could be used in relation to impoverished communities. Through case studies on groups and individuals attempting LCC and LBC certification, specifically Bend, Oregon and the BLOCK Project, the potential of the research becomes evident. This paper seeks to demonstrate how the LCC could be applied specifically in low-income areas in Gainesville, FL without achieving all the requirements of each petal.

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Urban Sustainability Preferences Revealed Through Multifamily Rents

10.15396/eres2018_103 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Jeremy Gabe ◽

Spenser Robinson ◽

Andrew Sanderford

Keyword(s):

Urban Sustainability

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An Exercise in a Transdisciplinary Approach for New Knowledge Paradigms

Human and Social Studies ◽

10.2478/hssr-2013-0042 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 114-143

Author(s):

Gabriel Crumpei ◽

Maricel Agop ◽

Alina Gavriluţ ◽

Irina Crumpei

Keyword(s):

Quantum Mechanics ◽

20Th Century ◽

Chaos Theory ◽

Fractal Geometry ◽

Science And Religion ◽

Transdisciplinary Approach ◽

Linear Dynamics ◽

New Knowledge ◽

Religious Perspectives ◽

Energy Information

Abstract In this paper, we aim at an exercise that is transdisciplinary, involving science and religion, and interdisciplinary, involving disciplines and theories which appeared in the second half of the 20th century (e.g., topology, chaos theory, fractal geometry, non-linear dynamics, all of which can be found in the theory of complex systems). The latter required the reformulation of quantum mechanics theories starting with the beginning of the century, based on the substance-energy-information triangle. We focus on information and we also attempt a transdisciplinary approach to the imaginary from a psychological - physical - mathematical perspective, but the religious perspectives find their place along with the philosophical or even philological vision

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Strategies to overcome barriers and to effectively achieve sustainable urban stormwater management: A review

10.31224/osf.io/mz47v ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Anaí Floriano Vasconcelos ◽

Ademir Paceli Barbassa

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Stormwater Management ◽

Urban Sustainability ◽

The Other ◽

Urban Stormwater ◽

Urban Stormwater Management ◽

Solution Strategies ◽

Other Hand ◽

Common Barriers

Sustainable urban stormwater management (SUSM) is essential to urban sustainability. However, barriers to adopting it are observed even in places where SUSM is more widespread. Recent studies have evaluated strategies for overcoming some types of barriers. However, any study has systematically analyzed the strategies available for overcoming the most common barriers, contributing to widely adopting SUSM. Thus, this article aimed to provide a literature review on these strategies. Sixty-six documents were evaluated, resulting in eight solution strategies, detailed by 81 implementation measures, which were critically analyzed. The interrelationships among the solution strategies and their applicability to overcome the SUSM-related barriers were evaluated. This analysis showed that the solution strategies are interdependent, so it would be inefficient to adopt the strategies in isolation. On the other hand, adopting a strategy can help overcome several barriers, also enhancing other strategies, and consequently contributing to the global scenario of effective SUSM adoption. The availability of this systematized information helps break through common barriers and optimizing efforts to adopt SUSM where it is incipient.

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Improving the Mechanism of Innovation Planning with the System-Transdisciplinary Approach

International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation ◽

10.37200/ijpr/v24i3/pr2020330 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 2974-2992

Author(s):

Andrey T. Volkov

Keyword(s):

Transdisciplinary Approach ◽

Innovation Planning

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Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions: Advancing the role of living labs – JPI Urban Europe

Impact ◽

10.21820/23987073.2018.4.17 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 (4) ◽

pp. 17-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Harriet Bulkeley ◽

Kes McCormick

Keyword(s):

Urban Sustainability ◽

Sustainability Transitions ◽

Living Labs

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Urban Sustainability at the Cost of Rural Unsustainability

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13105466 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (10) ◽

pp. 5466

Author(s):

Guangwei Huang

Keyword(s):

Urban Sprawl ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Sustainability ◽

Negative Externalities ◽

Large Cities ◽

Rural Sustainability ◽

Use Of Resources ◽

The Cost ◽

New Framework ◽

Japan And China

Urban sustainability refers to building and maintaining cities that can continue to function without running out of resources. However, growing cities require more land and urban sprawl has transformed surrounding rural areas into urbanized settlements. Furthermore, the prosperity of large cities depends on the supply of both natural and human resources from rural areas, either nearby or remote. On the other hand, the use of resources of rural areas by cities may cause negative externalities to rural areas, affecting their sustainability. Therefore, a critical, but very much neglected issue, is how unban sustainability should be pursued without affecting rural sustainability. In this study, cases in Japan and China were analyzed from resources and population migration perspectives to provide evidence for the possibility that urban sustainability might have been pursued at the cost of rural unsustainability. It was intended to develop a better understanding of urban sustainability through the lens of externalities. Based on the analysis, a new framework for urban sustainability study was proposed, which consists of three new pillars. Namely, externality, vulnerability, and population instability.

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Dance for people with chronic breathlessness: a transdisciplinary approach to intervention development

BMJ Open Respiratory Research ◽

10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000696 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. e000696

Author(s):

Samantha Harrison ◽

Krzysztof Bierski ◽

Naomi Burn ◽

Sarah Mclusky ◽

Victoria McFaull ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intervention Development ◽

Quadriceps Strength ◽

Moderate Intensity ◽

Interoceptive Awareness ◽

Research Approach ◽

Transdisciplinary Approach ◽

Dance Class ◽

Moderate Intensity Physical Activity ◽

Holistic Understanding ◽

Psychosocial Benefits

ObjectivesA transdisciplinary research approach was used to develop a holistic understanding of the physical and psychosocial benefits of dance as an intervention for people living with chronic breathlessness.MethodsThe dance programme was developed in collaboration with British Lung Foundation Breathe Easy members in NE England (Darlington) and London (Haringey). Members of the Darlington group were invited to participate in the programme. An exercise instructor, trained and mentored by a dance facilitator delivered 60–90 min dance classes for 10 consecutive weeks. Exercise capacity, mobility, quadriceps strength, health status, mood and interoceptive awareness were assessed at baseline and after the 10-week programme. Second-to-second heart rate (HR) monitoring was conducted during one of the classes.ResultsTen individuals were enrolled (n=8 women). Mean (SD) age was 70 (24); Body Mass Index 29.7 (8.1) kg/m2; one participant used oxygen and one a walking aid. Seven completed the dance programme. Improvements in all outcome measures were detected, with the exception of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness, which individuals found hard to comprehend. Eight participants wore HR monitors during one dance class and spent on average 43.5 (21.8) min with HR corresponding to at least moderate intensity physical activity (≥64% HRmax). People found the dance classes enjoyable and those with relevant past experiences who are optimistic, committed to staying well and playful readily adopted the programme.ConclusionA dance programme bringing both physical and psychosocial benefits for people with chronic breathlessness is acceptable when coproduced and evaluated through a transdisciplinary approach.

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