Sustainability incubator
Gardens for research, education and the public
At a glance
- Project leader : Dr. Petra Bättig-Frey
- Deputy of project leader : Rahel Meier
- Project budget : CHF 153'270
- Project status : ongoing
- Funding partner : Other (Lotteriefonds Kanton Zürich)
- Contact person : Petra Bättig-Frey
Description
Sustainability should not remain an abstract buzzword. Using
innovative communication methods, with interactions between the
population and research and with opportunities for open dialogue is
to be brought to life in the incubator on Campus Grüental. There,
the population has the opportunity to inform themselves, contribute
their views and contribute to a broad-based discussion of values.
In return, the concerns and needs, questions and fears enrich
research and motivate researchers to search for socially relevant,
innovative solutions.
The "sustainability incubator" thus becomes an incubator where new
ideas fall under protected conditions on fertile ground, where
ideas ferment, change, spread, grow and then set out to trigger new
sustainable processes in society.
Results of this project:
- Two new gardens for teaching, research and the public will be
designed. For detailed objectives of the two gardens, see the
concept of the ground garden and the concept of the landscapes of
the future.
- New events, new guided tours and new offers for various target
groups are being developed.
- A concept is being developed to ensure the long-term operation of
the sustainability incubator.
Publications
-
Amrein, Simon; Kulli Honauer, Beatrice; Bättig-Frey, Petra,
2019.
Erdreich : der Schatz unter unseren Füssen.
IUNR Magazin.
2019(01), pp. 26-27.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18796