2019-05-07 P&E Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Sustainability Institute - Concepts and Options Report

Table 1. Factors most important or of use for a Noosa Institute

 Importance                  Issue                                 Comments and Identified Institutes that use or highlight each issue
 Non-                        1 A focus on local                    The role of the Institute and hosted research can have a broader impact but the base
 negotiable                  issues/challenges/opportunities       aim is to benefit the local community.
                                                                   Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies - https://ceres.org.au/
                                                                   Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute - http://sustainable.unimelb.edu.au/

                             2 Demonstrated outcomes for           Not research for research sake. Any projects hosted by the institute must demonstrate
                               Noosa community/ or                 the return to the local community and or environment prior to commencement. Research
                               environment                         that only produces papers or scientific presentations should be avoided.
                                                                   Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies - https://ceres.org.au/
                                                                   Sustainability    Learning       Centre       (part     of           Greening   Australia)   -
                                                                   http://www.greenhub.org.au/sustainability-learning-centre/
                                                                   Sustainability Institute - http://www.sustainabilityinstitute.net/

                             3 Outputs are produced in a form      Outputs of research must be organised and presented in a manner that is “Tech ready”
                               that facilitates effective uptake   or has defined processes to enable the efficient and quick uptake by the local community
                                                                   & businesses. Where appropriate, outputs are to be provided in a manner that seeks to
                                                                   provide outcomes for the future not the present.
                                                                   Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies - https://ceres.org.au/
                                                                   Institute for Sustainable Futures - https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-
                                                                   research/institute-sustainable-futures
                                                                   Adelaide Sustainability Centre - http://www.adelaidesustainabilitycentre.org.au/

                             4 Data repository established         For research outputs to be of direct value to the Noosa region, it is important for the
                                                                   Institute to set up a data repository to hold all research outputs and data.
                                                                   Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute - http://sustainable.unimelb.edu.au/
                                                                   The Donella Meadows Project - http://donellameadows.org/
                                                                   Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies - http://www.iass-potsdam.de/en/institute




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