Stepping toward a sense of place: A choreography of natural and social science. A co-authored paper and presentation for the Making Space(s) for Sustainability: Bringing Forward the Ecological University Symposium in Canterbury, UK

Dr. Noble was awarded Research and Professional Development funds to present live cases and design examples of how natural and social sciences can be integrated for a sense of place.

Through the development of critical knowledges and practices related to ecosystem structure, function and sustainability, we suggest curricular designs that invite students to step into experiential space with enough time to develop an affective connection and greater conscious awareness of their sense of place with its positive implications for sustainability. Live cases and design examples from Royal Roads University (RRU) faculty illuminate how natural and social science when choreographed into the curriculum together are each critical to integrating a sense of place, for ecological and human health and sustainability, and may hold important keys to unlocking our ability to implement sustainability.