ERIC Number: EJ1098782
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 26
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Putting Impact First: Community-University Partnerships to Advance Authentic Neighborhood Sustainability
Holliday, Michelle L.; DeFalco, Tony; Sherman, Jacob D. B.
Metropolitan Universities, v26 n3 p79-104 2015
This article profiles a partnership between the Living Cully ecodistrict and Portland State University's Sustainable Neighborhoods Initiative. The case studies presented in this article explore how Living Cully leveraged PSU assets to advance their goals, highlighting successes and lessons learned. This article also addresses how the partnership was formed, what makes the partnership innovative, the role of interdisciplinary/intercommunity organizational strategies, and how the community partner commits to urban sustainability and social justice.
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, College Role, Neighborhoods, Sustainability, Partnerships in Education, Conservation (Environment), Low Income Groups, Minority Groups, Quality of Life, Urban Planning, Higher Education, Curriculum
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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