LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGH GREEN URBAN GARDENS
Author
Nissen, Anders
Term
4. Term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-06-04
Pages
67
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan grønne byhaver kan understøtte livslang læring i Vallensbæk Kommune. Først gennemgår jeg kommunens smart city-ambitioner og nuværende teknologiske tiltag – som smarte skraldespande og trafikstyring – der skal optimere ressourceanvendelsen og højne levestandarden. Med udgangspunkt i eksempler analyserer jeg aktuelle tendenser i byudvikling og hvordan en teknologidrevet smart city kan forbedre hverdagslivet ved hjælp af Multi-Level Perspective, en tilgang der ser på forandringer på flere niveauer fra lokale eksperimenter til bredere systemer. Dernæst undersøger jeg, hvordan byer rundt om i verden har indført grønne byhaver, og hvordan disse rum kan fremme livslang læring. For at afprøve ideer i praksis har jeg etableret et lille prototypemiljø til begivenhedsdrevet forandring for at vurdere, hvordan et eventbaseret koncept kan fungere i virkeligheden. På den baggrund foreslår jeg en vej for Vallensbæk: at bruge grønne byhaver til at opbygge et læringsnetværk, der forbinder haven med lokale læringsinstitutioner. Denne tilgang forventes at give synlige og lettilgængelige muligheder for borgerne for at vedligeholde og styrke en kultur for livslang læring.
This thesis explores how green urban gardens can support lifelong learning in Vallensbæk Municipality, Denmark. I first review the municipality’s smart city ambitions and current technology initiatives—such as smart trash bins and traffic management—designed to optimize resources and raise living standards. Drawing on examples, I examine current trends in city development and how a technology-driven smart city could improve everyday life, using the Multi-Level Perspective, a framework that considers change at different levels from local experiments to broader systems. I then study how cities around the world have implemented green urban gardens and how these spaces can foster lifelong learning. To test ideas in practice, I set up a small prototyping space to trial event-driven change and assess how an event-based concept might work in a real setting. Based on these insights, I propose a pathway for Vallensbæk: use green urban gardens to build a learning network that links the garden with local learning institutions. This approach is expected to offer visible, easy-to-access opportunities for residents to sustain and strengthen a culture of lifelong learning.
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