Students:German Sustainability Field Trip
This is the main information page and work space for the MOSUR Sustainability Field Trip to Lüneburg in Lower Saxony, Germany, organised by the Charles University Environment Center with the assistance of the Leuphana University Lüneburg. The trip to Lüneburg departs Prague on 9 June 2013 and returns on 14 June.
Field Trip Programme
- Promotional Poster File:Promotional poster Luneburg field trip v3.pdf
- Official Programme File:Summer excursion programme Luneburg FINAL.pdf
- Logistics info File:Lüneburg trip info for students.pdf
Student profiles
Below is a list of students participating in the field trip containing information about themselves and their interest in sustainability, followed by their own individual diaries of the week-long excursion.
Trip leaders' profiles
Here you'll find brief information on the leaders of the trip from the Charles University Environment Center and their sustainability background.
Presentations
- Monday presentation by Oikos representatives Joscha Enger & Anja Zirngibl File:130605 oikos Tschechien Workshop.pdf
Key Words
- autarky
- feed-in tariff
- CAP
- [wikipedia.en.Silage|silage]
- pulse energy buildings
- cradle-to-cradle
- degrowth
- 'strong' and 'weak' sustainability
- planetary boundaries
- anthropocene
- ecological footprint
- energy plan
- 'good living' (buen vivir)
- EEG - German renewable E law
Resources
Literature
- Planetary Boundaries - Röckström et al. 2009
- The Limits to Growth - Meadows et al., 1972 (+ updates)
- The Systems Thinking Playbook: Exercises to stretch and build learning and systems thinking capabilities - Sweeney, L. B., & Meadows, D. Chelsea Green Publishing, 1995
Web
Field Trip Diary
Day Two - the sustainability concept at Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Day Three - sustainable campus and renewable energy
Day Four - nature conservation & sustainable agriculture