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Title:
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DESIGN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY - ENVISIONING A SUSTAINABLE GUWAHATI RAILWAY STATION COMPLEX OF THE FUTURE |
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Author(s):
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Shruti Hemani, Ravi Mokashi Punekar |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-00-9 |
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Editors:
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Theodora Issa, Nurfadhlina Mohd Sharef, Tomayess Issa and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2013 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Collaborative Learning, Education for Sustainability, India, Inclusive Growth, Social Acceptability, Sustainability in Design, Systems Thinking |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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17 |
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Last Page:
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28 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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People around the globe recognize that the current development trends are clearly unsustainable and that education, awareness and training are critical to advancing our society towards sustainability. This paper highlights the importance of systems thinking and collective group learning amongst participating students when engaged in the design of complex public systems such as a railway station. It suggests that design education should include approaches and methods that sensitize the students to the parameters of sustainability that are contextually relevant, inclusive and socially acceptable. This paper presents a design proposal for Guwahati railway station complex as a case study undertaken as a studio design project in a Design program at IIT Guwahati. It showcases conceptual directions in the design proposal for a modern architectural space that taps its vast economic potential through socially and environmentally sustainable initiatives. It accesses the anticipated challenges in its implementation and makes a case for an urgent need to include community centric and locally pertinent project proposals. It finally emphases the importance of education for sustainability (EfS) in the Indian context and stresses that it should be made inclusive in the curriculum amongst the institutions of higher learning established across the country. |
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