Course Schedule
Veranstaltungen von Senan Gardiner
Lehrveranstaltungen
Transformation 13: Sustainability and the Future (Seminar)
Dozent/in: Senan Gardiner
Termin:
wöchentlich | Dienstag | 12:15 - 13:45 | 13.10.2025 - 30.01.2026 | C 25.021 Seminarraum
Inhalt: In this course we explore the call for a shift to a more sustainable future and explore these future images with a lens of systems thinking and transformation. "The underlying question is how do ideas of future and progress permeate our myths, worldviews and sense of self? The topics of each week and methods used are both listed below: Week 1 Introduction to sustainable development and futures studies. Week 2 Drivers of a sustainable future – Climate Change Week 3 Drivers of a sustainable future – Resources peaks Week 4 Drivers of a sustainable future – System limits Week 5 Drivers of a sustainable future – Population and Values Week 6 The Future of Energy Week 7 The Future of Mobility Week 8 The Future of Values Week 9 The Future of Food – Permaculture Week 10 Ideologies of the future – Transformation Week 11 Responding to the future: Ecovillages Week 12 Responding to the future: College as a sustainable community Week 13 Responding to the future: Sustainability in long term policy Week 14 Preparation for the conference week and student feedback"
Transformation 15: Sustainable Communities (Seminar)
Dozent/in: Senan Gardiner
Termin:
wöchentlich | Dienstag | 18:15 - 19:45 | 13.10.2025 - 30.01.2026 | C 12.001 Seminarraum
Inhalt: "The underlying question is how can we truly live sustainably and reflect this is our settlements. From top down to bottom up approaches toward making our communities more sustainable we will look at desgned and retrofitted examples of sustainable communities and how they work? The topics of each week and methods used are both listed below: Topics/Methods: Week 1 – Introduction Week 2 – Sustainable Communities: Policy and Design Week 3 – Planning, Building and governance Week 4 – Permaculture and Food: Week 5 – Water Strategies in sustainable communities / Week 6 – The Natural Environment Week 7 – Energy Supply in Sustainable communities Week 8 – Waste Management (designing cradle to cradle objects) Week 9 – Transport & Commerce (Exploring LETS systems and regional currencies) Week 10 – Transition Town guest lecture (TBC) Week 11 – Community Garden Excursion (TBC) Week 12 –Project work Week 13 –Project work