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Disseminating The Sustainable City Year Program (Scyp) Education Model, Nico Larco, Marc Schlossberg
Disseminating The Sustainable City Year Program (Scyp) Education Model, Nico Larco, Marc Schlossberg
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The University of Oregon has developed a catalytic learning model that simultaneously meets the needs of both the next generation’s transportation workforce and cities looking for innovative and catalytic ways to advance a new era of transportation goals. Named the Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP), the model links local community priorities (as expressed through local plans and city council goals) with courses from a range of disciplines at a nearby university. The UO program engages 500+ multidisciplinary students annually in providing 60,000+ hours of work to city-identified projects using the existing administrative systems of both universities and local communities.
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