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Direct linkWoodhouse, Janice Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This dissertation examines the phenomenon of how communities can effect change in policy and practice to support greater ecological and cultural sustainability. The general purpose of this research is to examine selected local initiatives for ecological and cultural sustainability to better understand the role of adult education in those efforts.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Local Issues
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In the more than 10 years since the inception of EPA's (Environmental Protection Agency) Brownfields Program, brownfields have been redefined. Properties that were shunned or eyed warily by those with the resources to transform them are now viewed as dormant opportunities for economic and environmental rebirth. Communities that suffered aesthetic…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Student Attitudes, Land Use, Hazardous Materials
Peer reviewedGonzalez, Atanacio; Ramasubramanian, Laxmi; Ali, Asma M.; Eichelkraut, Amanda J. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2005
Urban universities are often characterized as economic engines--directly and indirectly serving the needs of the communities within which they are situated. However, the relationship between urban universities and their neighbors is often strained. Reflecting on the University of Illinois at Chicago's Neighborhoods Initiative (UICNI) and its…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Sustainability, Partnerships in Education, Neighborhoods
