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

 Importance                  Issue                              Comments and Identified Institutes that use or highlight each issue
                             8 Strong focused research          Research hosted by the institute should be interdisciplinary, that is involve not just
                             programs                           (academic) researchers but also local community members, industry and/or government
                                                                (council) staff. Examples of transdisciplinary projects in the below institutes have
                                                                included living laboratories, sustainable agriculture and food production/systems.
                                                                Transdisciplinary research has been shown to create greater community/client
                                                                engagement and ensures greater uptake of research findings.
                                                                Institute for Sustainable Futures - https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-
                                                                research/institute-sustainable-futures
                                                                Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute - http://sustainable.unimelb.edu.au/
                                                                Sustainability Institute – Penn State - http://www.sustainability.psu.edu/
                                                                Sustainability Institute - http://www.sustainabilityinstitute.net/

                             9 Call for define research areas   Selection of research focus areas ensures that subjects of concern or interest to the
                                                                Noosa Community and or relevant to the Noosa environment are the major topics of
                                                                research. Aids uptake of research outputs.
                                                                Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute - http://sustainable.unimelb.edu.au/
                                                                Sustainable Futures Australia - http://www.sustainablefutures.com.au/
                                                                Sustainability Institute – Penn State - http://www.sustainability.psu.edu/

                             10 Partnering between projects     Partnering ensures enhanced exchange of ideas and information, thus increasing the
                                and other groups.               outputs of individual projects and ultimate uptake. Partnering and sharing of information
                                                                also ensures that there is no duplication of research and new projects can build upon
                                                                the findings of previous activities.
                                                                Institute for Sustainable Futures - https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-
                                                                research/institute-sustainable-futures
                                                                Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute - http://sustainable.unimelb.edu.au/
                                                                Adelaide Sustainability Centre - http://www.adelaidesustainabilitycentre.org.au/
                                                                Institute for Sustainable Communities - http://www.iscvt.org/




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