SOCIALECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Presented by: Brenda Sawada and Liska Richer, SEEDS Coordinators

UBC Campus Sustainability OfficeMay 31, 2010

How Did UBC Get Involved?

1990: Talloires Declaration signed

1997: Sustainable Development Policy implemented

1998: UBC Campus Sustainability Office (CSO) opened

2006-2010: Inspirations

and Aspirations

2009: Place and Promise:

The UBC Plan

Place & Promise: The UBC Plan

“As one of the world’s leading universities, UBC creates an exceptional learning environment that

fosters global citizenship, advances a civil and sustainable society, and supports outstanding

research to serve the people of British Columbia, Canada and the world.”

UBC is committed to exploring and exemplifying sustainability in campus operations.

UBC’s Sustainability Initiatives

UBC’s Sustainability Initiatives

UBC’s Sustainability Initiatives

UBC’s Sustainability Initiatives

SEEDS

Sustainability is fundamentally about change management -Changing decision making and behaviours

of individuals and organizations

Coordinates Applied Sustainability Projects:

• involve collaboration between students, faculty and staff

• contribute to academic credit for students

• involve real-life sustainability issues in campus operations

SEEDS Projects

•Business Plans for UBC’s Research Forest•Stormwater Management for Fairview Square•UBC Food System Project•Applied Science Sustainability Project

SEEDS Impacts on Sustainability

• 20% of UBC plant operations vehicles use biodiesel• Pesticide-free campus• Campus gardens• Sustainable food service operations• & More!

SEEDS and YOU

“Rather than being takers of knowledge,we were allowed the opportunity to be

givers of knowledge”

You will:Integrate real-world projects into your classroomsContribute to UBC’s leadership in sustainability!

Your students’ efforts will be:Published on our websiteShared with staff stakeholders and ideally implemented and/or affect decision-making

Activity: Objectives

To provide you with the opportunity to:

1) Develop and share practical ideas regarding how classrooms can provide solutions to challenges of incorporating sustainability best practices into campus operations

2) Provide valuable real-world student learning opportunities

By the end of the session you will be:

• Know how to to integrate real-world campus sustainability projects (such as SEEDS) into curriculum.

Activity: InstructionsTasks:

1) Group Brainstorming Activity (15 mins)

• Each group member suggests 1 class project idea to address a sustainability issue in 1-2 of the following campus operations areas

2) Groups Report to Plenary (10 minutes)

•Climate & Atmosphere•Energy•Water•Transportation

•Food Systems•Materials & Waste •Community•Financial