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<strong>The</strong>me C: Education and Market TransformationEDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTHROUGH HERITAGE CONSERVATIONBERNARD V LIM WAN-FUNG 1 AND ANDY WONG WAN-HO 21 Community Participation Unit, Department of Architecture, <strong>The</strong> Chinese University of Hong KongCentre of Architectural Research for Education, Elderly, Environment and Excellence Ltd. (CARE)2 Community Participation Unit, Department of Architecture, <strong>The</strong> Chinese University of Hong KongABSTRACT: In order to cope with the challenges of the 21st century and the demands of our rapidlydeveloping knowledge-based society, both school students and teachers nowadays are required to beequipped with a broad base of knowledge, high adaptability and independent thinking. In the recentfew years students and teachers in Hong Kong have been involved with the architectural andplanning/design professionals in various lectures, workshops, visits, and design activities, throughcollaboration from the universities and research institutes in these events, to expose various issuesrelated to heritage conservation and stimulate their interests and concern. Such provide aninteresting arena of the promotion of education for sustainable development in Hong Kong.With the emerging awareness towards the importance of heritage conservation in Hong Kong, thispaper demonstrates recent programme “Transforming Our Community Heritage – Schools, Parents,Community, <strong>Professional</strong>s and Government Partnership in Enhancing Sustainable Development ofOur Community” organized by the Centre of Architectural Research for Education, Elderly,Environment and Excellence Ltd. (CARE) on how to promote education for sustainable developmenton heritage conservation and will be good reference for both Hong Kong and Mainland educators.Schools teachers and students can easily practice the general procedures, skills and techniques ontheir teaching and learning activities.Keywords: Education for Sustainable Development, Heritage Conservation1. EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (ESD) -TREND IN THE WORLD AND HONG KONGMoving towards the goal of sustainability requires fundamental changes in humanattitudes and behaviour. Education is the key to moving society towardsustainability. Agenda 21 (UNCED 1992, Chapter 36, p.2) states clearly that:“Education is critical for promoting sustainable development and improving thecapacity of the people to address environment and development issues… It iscrucial for achieving environmental and ethical awareness, values and attitudes,skills and behaviour consistent with sustainable development and for effectivepublic participation in decision-making.”655

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