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Re: Starting a "sustainability school" in our town.
2011-07-14 19:50:51 UTC
Kia ora Tahirih
The Kaipatiki Project in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand runs workshops for adults including on native gardening, composting, veggie gardening, things our grandparents used to do that need to be retaught and courses for parents on bringing up children in a "green' way - http://www.kaipatiki.org.nz/
Project Lyttelton http://www.lyttelton.net.nz/ have more of a community development angle but they also support sustainability projects - such as a timebank (where time is used as the currency), and a new project that is looking at how to enhance food security in the Lyttelton harbour.
While neither are "schools" as such I'm sure they'll have great ideas on how to empower people and get people more involved in their communities and be more sustainable at home.
Would love to hear more about your project as it develops.
best wishes
Sarah Pritchett
Sarah Pritchett
contractor
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Re: Literature Review on Illegal Dumping
2011-05-18 21:17:16 UTC
Hi Phlip
A few years ago a colleague and I did a CBSM based waste education strategy for Porirua City Council here in New Zealand. We reviewed the literature for illegal dumping of rubbish at the time so I have attached the report here. When the project was initiated we had very clear illegal dumping sites - the community recycling centres. Because these were such a problem for illegal dumping the council decided to remove these sites while our research was underway and it was difficult to work out where the illegal dumping was being carried out so we were unable to do a targeted campaign. However, there may be some info of use to you.
Best wishes
Sarah Pritchett
Christchurch, New Zealand
Sarah Pritchett
contractor
New Zealand -
Re: Natural Disasters and Environmental Behaviour
2011-04-26 21:17:06 UTC
Thanks for that Jodi, I will see if I can track the student down.
Cheers
Sarah
Sarah Pritchett
contractor
New Zealand -
Natural Disasters and Environmental Behaviour
2011-04-20 16:58:16 UTC
Kia ora
I was wondering if anyone knows of any research that has been done on the impact of natural disasters on environmental behaviour (positive or negative)? Since the earthquake of Feb 22nd here in Christchurch I keep having conversations with people about how they don't think "stuff" seems to matter so much and how it's quite a liberating feeling. Also my 5 year old and other young children have become the "water police" since we lost water for 10 days and then had to boil it for 6 mins for another 6 or so weeks. Anyway so it made me wonder if anyone has done research into whether natural disasters can have a positive affect on environmental behaviors (or they could have a negative affect as people think there's no point in worrying about recycling for example).
with thanks
Sarah Pritchett
Otautahi Christchurch
Aotearoa New Zealand
Sarah Pritchett
contractor
New Zealand -
Re: Cloth Diapers vs Disposable Diapers
2009-03-02 17:26:42 UTC
Hi, I'm not sure if this is the same study mentioned by Katherine but the Women and Environment Network (WEN) in the UK commissioned a critique of two life cycle reports commissioned by Proctor and Gamble into the environmental impacts of cloth vs disposable nappies/diapers. The P&G studies had found there was little difference between cloth and disposable nappies. The critique commissioned by WEN interpreted the findings somewhat differently in cloth nappies favour. I can't find the original study online but this paper mentions it and has other info on nappies and waste...
www.wen.org.uk/nappies/reports/Disposable_nappies_casestudy.pdf
Sarah Pritchett
contractor
NewZealand
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