Reflections on Service Learning for a Circular Economy Project in a Guatemalan Neighborhood, Central America
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F19%3A80914" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/19:80914 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/17/4776/htm" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/17/4776/htm</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11174776" target="_blank" >10.3390/su11174776</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Reflections on Service Learning for a Circular Economy Project in a Guatemalan Neighborhood, Central America
Original language description
The research presented in this paper explored multiple objectives. First, what are the requirements for establishing a new composting business that embraces the principles of circular economy? Second, how can employment opportunities for at-risk youths from the most impoverished neighborhood in Guatemala City be created, while adhering to the tenets of social sustainability, of which human rights is the corner stone? Third, what were the requirements involved in making compost in the challenging climatic conditions of Guatemala City? And finally, from an educational perspective, how can this be taught to university students incorporating community service learning in its pedagogy, coupled with the model of action research? What are the obstacles to overcome when initiating a startup business, balancing what appeared to be a mix of complex economic, environmental, and social elements? These three elements are the recognized pillars of sustainability, and as such, there existed a great opportunity to m
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20103 - Architecture engineering
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Sustainability
ISSN
2071-1050
e-ISSN
2071-1050
Volume of the periodical
11
Issue of the periodical within the volume
17
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
23
Pages from-to
1-23
UT code for WoS article
000486877700264
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85071994361