Rewilding Vancouver
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Understanding and promoting environmental education programming through community centres.
School:
UBC
Department:
Planning
Course:
PLAN 425: Urban Planning Issues and Concepts
Instructors:
- Michael Leaf
- Lili Friedler Shulman (TA)
City of Vancouver:
- Dana McDonald | Parks Board
- Rebecca Till | Arts, Culture & Engagement
Student Team:
- Zoe Athans
- Erica Mason
- Briana Mussatto
- Julius Rusko
- Max Whiffin
Strategy:
- Greenest City Action Plan (GCAP)
City goal area:
- Access to Nature
Summary
This project was in collaboration with the Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation which was looking for input & assistance in promoting Environmental Education programming through the city’s community centres. The City of Vancouver’s Environmental Education & Stewardship Action Plan & Biodiversity Strategy include implementation of Environmental Education (EE) as a primary goal.
We conducted interviews of five community centre. We found that these community centers currently offer only a handful of programs relating to Environmental Education or Outdoor Learning. Almost all of the programmers identified a lack of resources, staff time, & expertise as the key barriers to implementing new EE programs.
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