RCE London-2012

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Submitted by RCElondon on Thu, 2012-08-02 14:59
1. General Information
Contact Name(s): 
Lynn Vickery
Neil Herrington
Organizational Affiliation : 
London South Bank Univerisity
East London University
Role in the project: 
Co-ordinator
Project member
E-Mail Address(es): 
vickerl@lsbu.ac.uk
N.Herrington@uel.ac.uk
Project-relevant information: 
See below
2. Project Information
1. Project title: 
Olympic Park Community Heritage Project
2. Project Description: 
The London RCE intends to act as a catalyst to ensure that the heritage of the Olympic Park and the surrounding area (to which is belongs) is accessible and benefits those who will live there and those who visit. The LRCE will bring groups together who are already working on the ‘edge’ of the park (community groups, nature groups and individuals) who have an interest in the ongoing life of the area and wish to see the integration of the new Olympic park communities into the wider life of the East End – focussing on heritage, the natural world and community development.

We are keen to ensure that any initiatives in this area acknowledge the cultural, employment and economic history and background of the wider area, including Docklands. Schools curricula should be a beneficiary of any initiative.
The London RCE intends to act as a catalyst to ensure that the heritage of the Olympic Park and the surrounding area (to which is belongs) is accessible and benefits those who will live there and those who visit. The LRCE will bring groups together who are already working on the ‘edge’ of the park (community groups, nature groups and individuals) who have an interest in the ongoing life of the area and wish to see the integration of the new Olympic park communities into the wider life of the East End – focussing on heritage, the natural world and community development.

We are keen to ensure that any initiatives in this area acknowledge the cultural, employment and economic history and background of the wider area, including Docklands. Schools curricula should be a beneficiary of any initiative.
3. Project Status: 
In Planning
4. Key Words
Key Words: 
Biodiversity
Other: 
Community, heritage
5. Project categories
Project categories: 
Education
Awareness building
Networking and partnership development
Material production
6. Expected outcomes:: 
•Foster community networks for the benefit of the total environment in and around the Olympic park
•Ensure that groups that might not normally have a voice in such discussions are included too – e.g. young people, old people from all communities.
7. Duration of the Project:: 
Ongoing
3. Project Leadership & Vision
8. Project coordination (e.g. teams): 
East London Univerisity, London South Bank Univesity ( An originating partner was the World Wildlife Fund)
9. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
2
b. Transactional: 
4
c. Transformational: 
4
4. Project results
10. Project results : 
Still in planning stage
11. Contribution to reforms and innovations: 
The inention is to encorage the strategic vision and plan of the many existing groups surrounding the Olympic Park to contribute to the long term commitment to sustainability within this new housing area, notably ensuring the safeguarding of the amenity control of land. A seminar was held in summer 2011 with local environmental groups who were looking to form new networks for research and bidding for future funds.
12. Unexpected / unplanned results: 
The LRCE was the first organisation to bring these groups together despite the fact that many were aware of the othr's existitance bit had not the vehicle to link. The LRCE was able to provide that linkage and it is hoped to develop this work into the future. A paper on some aspects of this initiative has been produced by one of the Partners (UEL).
13.Core Partners: 
Univerisity of East London World Wildlife Fund London South Bank University
5. Partnership and networking
14. Project Network
a. Information network: 
5
b. Knowledge network: 
2
c. Innovation network: 
3
6. Participation
15. Type of involvement: 
The two remaining partners are acting as representatives of the whole LRCE partnership. Other partners will be drawn into the project once it develops to a new stage.
16. Participation opportunities
a. Informational participation: 
2
b. Consultation participation: 
5
c. Decision influencing participation : 
3
7. Education & Learning
17. Educational activities: 
The LRCE is a catyalst in bringing together existing groups of people already involved in the social, historical, ecological and economic aspects of areas surrounding the Olympic Park. The two university partners will ensure that existing programmes ( noteably those in UEL) will be aware of the project and will be asked to contribute evaluation by students wotking with the groups involved.
18. Learning activities: 
Originally the LRCE envisaged producing a video and straegic plan from the meeting with local activist environmental organisations - to influence the Olympic legacy organisation. In the event it was more realistic to encourage the local work that was already being done and act as a regional umbrella to any activities that are required by those most active on the ground.
19. Educational activities
a. Theory: 
1
b. Discussion: 
4
c. Interactive and Multidimensional "action oriented education": 
5
8. Research Integration
20. Research & Development (R&D): 
Possible research based on The LRCE as a catyalst for ESD on post Olympic sites.
21. Research partners: 
Univerity of East London
22. Description of research
c. Transdisciplinary: 
10
Type: 
Project Reports
Region: 
Europe
Community: 
Traditional Knowledge and Bio-Diversity
Issue: 
Traditional Knowledge and Medicine
Country: 
United Kingdom