IMPACT CASE STUDY 4 Mapping Our Common Ground: A Community

Collaboratory for Sustainable Planning and Engagement

March 2017 | Office of Community-University Engagement

This Impact Case Study was produced by Dr. Crystal Tremblay in collaboration with the faculty lead(s) identified in the following case study. All twelve Impact Case Studies were included in Dr. Crystal Tremblay’s research project, Community-Engaged Research (CER) at the University of Victoria 2009—2015, that scanned the impact of UVic’s involvement with community-engaged research over a six-year period.

Dr. Tremblay's research was supported by the Office of Community-University Engagement and the Office of the Vice-President Research. Learn more about this project at uvic.ca/ocue/research.

OCUE Impact Case Study(REF 1SICUE1)

Mapping Our Common Cround: A community collaboratory for sustainable planning and engagement

UN Sustainable Development Coals addressed by this project

2. Zero hunger

3. Good health & well­being

4. Quality education

6. Clean water/sanitation

7. Affordable and cleanenergy

8. Decent work/economicgrowth

9. Industry, innovation &infrastructure

10. Reduced inequalities

11. Sustainable cities &communities

UVic's International Plan Coals addressed by this project

12. Responsibleconsumption andproduction

13. Ensure sustainableconsumption &production patterns

, International Development. Health and Education · Science, technology and sustainability , Borders, trade, immigration, laws and government ·Arts.language, culture and history

Facilitating processes for community engagement, student learning, globally­relevant research, sustainable community development and planning through participatory community mapping

Led by: faculty: Peter Keller, Ian O'Connell, Rosaline Canessa (Geography), John Lutz (History), Brian Thom (Anthropology), Jon Corbett (UBC-0); staff: Ken Josephson (Geography), Maeve Lydon (ISICUE); research assistants: Logan Cochrane (UBC-0), Bruno de Oliveira Jayme (UVic)

Partners: SeaChange Marine Conservation Society, Vancity (Vancouver City Savings Credit Union), WSANEC School Board, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), the City of Malmo Environment Department and University of Malmo (Sweden), Green Map System

Project timeframe: 2013-2016

Funding: Vancity, United Way of Greater Victoria (UWGV)