Activity 8: Visions of sustainability
The purpose of this activity is to give students the opportunity to
- understand the link between values and behaviour
- consider the values underlying the development of Couran Cove Resort
- envision a place where values of peace and sustainability could be
put into practice
Length and implementation of activity
Part A: Students examine their own behaviour for underlying values and
use this examination to speculate about how such behaviour might translate
into a future world.
Parts B, C and D: The values of particular interest are those of sustainability
and peace. Peace is considered in terms of the possibility of future conflicts
over the environment. Various environmental practices being carried out
at Couran Cove are examined to see if they reflect these particular values.
Part E: Such an examination lays the basis for considering a local place
that may be degraded. Students consider what that place may be like in
the future if current practices persist. They then envision that place
as they would prefer it to be, and consider the steps that would need
to be taken to translate their vision into reality.
Students may need some explanation of the strategy of Backcasting. This
is the opposite of forecasting. It involves developing a reasonable vision
of what a place or a situation could be like, and working backwards to
the present to see what steps need to be taken to make the vision a reality.
Teachers Notes
Students Notes
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Queensland core learning outcome for Studies of Society and Environment:
Place and Space 6.5
- Students make clear links between their values of peace and
sustainability and their preferred vision of a place.
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