DESCRIPTION

In today’s world, connection to ‘others’ (human and more than human) is paramount. Enabling different ways of knowing, feeling, perceiving, and connecting with ‘others’, in the realm of the multispecies communities we live in, is consequently a key for a sustainable future.

This BIP proposes immersive and transformative experiences in the landscape and in the hardscape, as hubs for learning and research. Through theoretical backgrounds, immersive experiences, analysis and discussions of Real-World case studies, participants will develop the perception of their roles in embracing sustainability in their daily lives as global citizens, regardless of their different backgrounds and professional roles within society. Three phases define this BIP:
i) online classes on the basic theoretical concepts and background practices related to sustainability competences and outdoor experiential research-based learning;
ii) in-person immersive and participatory experiences involving different methods of inquiry;
iii) autonomous inter/transdisciplinary outdoor project, done individually or in a group (with online tutorial support), contributing to the expected transformative process, followed by discussion and assessment.