Campbell, Angus DonaldMalan, NaudéAbendroth, Lisa MBell, Bryan2025-02-032025-02-032018-08-06(2018). In Public Interest Design Education Guidebook Curricula, Strategies, and SEED Academic Case Studies. Routledge.9781315627458https://hdl.handle.net/2292/71091iZindaba Zokudla (Conversations About Food) is an interdisciplinary research project that aims to create a more sustainable food system in Johannesburg through urban agriculture. In 2013, a multi-stakeholder engagement (MSE) process identified appropriate technology as a key requirement in a sustainable food system. In response, in 2014, an interdisciplinary student service-learning course was developed at the University of Johannesburg in the departments of Development Studies and Industrial Design. The service-learning course utilized a methodology that integrated participatory social science and human-centered design research methods in order to develop technologies to improve the productivity of marginalized and resource-poor urban farmers. Teams of students worked with farmers on three urban sites, each with their own specific technological needs. The students’ achievement of the service-learning course objectives was assessed through a variety of disciplinary specific practical and written assignments.Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htmhttps://www.routledge.com/our-products/open-access-books/publishing-oa-books/chaptersBook Item10.4324/9781315627458Copyright: 2025 Informa UK LimitedAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/