1 / 8

Applied Research Opportunities for Environmental Geography 101

Applied Research Opportunities for Environmental Geography 101. VIU Healthy Communities Coordinator. VIU’s Campus Food Movement. Increase access to healthy, sustainably sourced foods Increase food literacy Increase food production on campus Increase the celebration of food.

bree-gilbert
Download Presentation

Applied Research Opportunities for Environmental Geography 101

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Applied Research Opportunitiesfor Environmental Geography 101 VIU Healthy Communities Coordinator

  2. VIU’s Campus Food Movement • Increase access to healthy, sustainably sourced foods • Increase food literacy • Increase food production on campus • Increase the celebration of food

  3. VIU’s Healthy Communities Coordinator • Roles and Outcomes • Expand CFM efforts • Assist with RFP’s • Facilitate VIU Food Strategy • Collaborate with community food projects • Develop curriculum

  4. Curriculum Development - Why Bother? • Everybody eats • Interdisciplinary learning • Sustainability is not black and white • Every challenge is a project opportunity!

  5. Developing Curriculum

  6. Applied Student Research - Why Bother? • Learning with life • Meaningful, iterative knowledge creation • Tangible and locally relevant project results • Experiential learning

  7. ASR Opportunities • Life Cycle Analysis • Compostable products • Edibles • Reusable containers • Disposal practices audit

  8. Any Questions? Thank you!

More Related