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.

The Algae House at the IBA International Housing Exhibition in Hamburg

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.

Andrew Barton

Dana Kapitulčinová

Presentations

Dr. Maik Adomssent, Basic Concepts of Sustainable Development File:Adomßent Sustainability Introducation.pdf
Monday presentation by Oikos representatives Joscha Enger & Anja Zirngibl File:130605 oikos Tschechien Workshop.pdf
Sebastian Heilmann (Green Party) File:German Greens 2012.pdf
Friday presentation by Sarah Velten on Sustainable Agriculture File:Sustainable Agriculture Sarah Velten.pdf
Friday presentation by Marcus Falke on the Lueneburg Innovation Incubator File:Innovation Incubator Markus Falke.pdf

Key Words

Resources

Literature

Planetary Boundaries - Röckström et al. 2009 [2]
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
Silent Spring - Carson, Rachel (2002) [1st. Pub. Houghton Mifflin, 1962]. Mariner Books. ISBN 0-618-24906-0.

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