Abstract
By combining pertinent theories from environmental psychology and human geography, this article proposes a socio-spatial framework of principles, which could be used by academic actors, to reflexively embody and critically enact a bio-cultural connection. It contributes to an emerging line of research, which explores the importance of deepening attachments to local natural settings. By reflecting on an auto-ethnographic, personal account of a “Whale Watching” experience and indicative international university initiatives such as the “Oberlin Project” in the United States and the “University in a Garden” in Malaysia, the article illustrates these principles as both an institutional and an individual signpost for academic sustainability.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 297-314 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Organization & Environment |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 6 Aug 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2014 |
Keywords
- sustainability
- space
- heterotopia
- attention restorative theory
- academic
- university
- bio-cultural
- campus