摘要：In his book The Great Good Place 1 , Ray Oldenburg writes about the important role that ‘third places’ play in community building. Third places refer to social environments other than home (first place) and work (second place) where people spend time. These places provide neutral ground for engagement and relationship building, with conversation or dialogue being the main activity. 1 Churches, cafes, clubs, public libraries and parks are examples of third places. The ancient Greek concept of the agora or ‘gathering place’ is an older variant of a third place, which served as a dedicated public space in a city-state for deliberating philosophical, artistic, spiritual, economic and political affairs of the day.
关键词：sustainability science;science–management interface;co-learning;postgraduate Spring School
