Sustainability and Social Innovation in the Okanagan Valley

奥肯那根山谷的可持续发展和社会创新

• 批准号: CCMOB-2021-00313
• 负责人: Dietze, Beverlie
• 金额: $ 15.51万
• 依托单位: Okanagan College
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: CCI Mobilize Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=758085
• 关键词: Sustainability; Social; Innovation; Okanagan; Valley

Okanagan College, located in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, is applying to the NSERC Mobilize fund to grow applied research capacity in alignment with the greatest needs of the communities we serve in the Okanagan region - climate change, environmental sustainability, reconciliation, and equity, diversity and inclusion and social justice. These issues threaten the socio-economic resilience and vibrancy of our region. With Mobilize funding, and armed with our expertise, cutting-edge infrastructure and "Inspire", Okanagan College's new strategic plan, we will grow three programs of applied research, Social Innovation, Sustainable Building and Sustainable Environments, that are deeply integrated with regional partners and communities. Over the five years of Mobilize funding Okanagan College will impact the environmental sustainability of the Okanagan by promoting the adoption of sustainable practices, products and processes; support regional economic development by supporting industry to develop new intellectual property, products, and efficiency measures; support the development of highly qualified personnel and the wellbeing of our communities with a focus on improving equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice for underrepresented groups; and mobilize knowledge broadly for greater impact across Canada. These objectives focus on a triple-bottom line of supporting people, the world and prosperity and align closely with our new strategic plan "Inspire".

位于不列颠哥伦比亚省奥肯那根山谷的奥肯那根学院正在向 NSERC 动员基金申请，以提高应用研究能力，以满足我们在奥肯那根地区所服务的社区的最大需求——气候变化、环境可持续性、和解、公平、多样性和包容性以及社会正义。这些问题威胁着我们地区的社会经济弹性和活力。借助动员资金，并凭借我们的专业知识、尖端基础设施和奥肯那根学院的新战略计划“启发”，我们将发展应用研究、社会创新、可持续建筑和可持续环境三个项目，这些项目与区域合作伙伴和社区深度融合。在动员资金的五年内，奥肯纳根学院将通过促进采用可持续实践、产品和流程来影响奥肯纳根的环境可持续性；通过支持工​​业开发新的知识产权、产品和效率措施来支持区域经济发展；支持高素质人才的发展和我们社区的福祉，重点是改善代表性不足群体的公平、多样性、包容性和社会正义；并广泛动员知识以在加拿大各地产生更大的影响。这些目标侧重于支持人民、世界和繁荣的三重底线，并与我们新的战略计划“Inspire”紧密结合。