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Title:
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LEARNING VALUES IN SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRACTICES |
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Author(s):
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K.K Balakrishnan, Ravi Mokashi Punekar |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-79-3 |
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Editors:
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Tomayess Issa, Pedro Isaías and Theodora Issa |
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Year:
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2012 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Sustainability, Mid-day meal program, school education, participatory approach |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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69 |
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Last Page:
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76 |
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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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The paper examines the activities undertaken at the central kitchen of The AkshayaPatra Foundation, Guwahati branch, on aspects of sustainability. This NGO makes significant contributions to the mid-day meal school program in Assam by preparing and serving food daily to about 50,000 children attending government schools in the rural areas in the vicinity of Guwahati city. Section one examines participatory involvement among the different stakeholders including the state, civil society and corporate sector to achieve its goal of a sustainable system that ensures that the dropout rate due to hunger of under privileged children from schools is reduced. Section two raises considerations of learning values in the process of learning sustainable design practice - the outcome of a design workshop undertaken by students of Design - that focused on seeking design interventions to help improve the deliverables undertaken by AkshayaPatra Foundation, Guwahati. |
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