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Lehrveranstaltungen
Cradle to Cradle as transdisciplinary research (Projekt)
Dozent/in: Michael Braungart
Termin:
wöchentlich | Montag | 14:15 - 17:45 | 14.10.2019 - 31.01.2020 | W 122
Inhalt: In recent decades, the scientific, socio-economic and political landscape has changed enormously in terms of sustainability and reactive behaviour towards current and future challenges. In 1989, the current definition of sustainability was presented by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), better known as the Brundtland Commission. Thirteen years later, the book "Cradle to Cradle - Remaking the way we make things" led to a more radical and positive approach. Ten years later, in 2012, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation published its first report, Towards to the Circular Economy, which quantified the opportunities of a new economy at the macro level. Compared to national policy developments in European countries, the European Commission was an "early adopter" and presented a package at the end of 2015 to support the transition to a circular economy in the EU. Through the Cradle to Cradle concept, both industry and politics have begun to shape the change to circular thinking. At first view, the sustainability concepts Cradle to Cradle (C2C) and Circular Economy (CE) seem to show only marginal differences. On closer inspection, however, the exact opposite is the case. CE is based on the C2C principles, but strict premises and framework conditions are not clearly defined. The circular-flow economy can at most develop into a linear, circular economy as long as it is not based on founding principles. Therefore, some developments could go in the direction of "greenwashing" or even contaminate the biosphere or technosphere. Particularly in CE cases, companies have little incentive to redesign products, promote replacement or recycling/recycling of all materials. Much more partnerships are created which mainly lead to the fact that produced waste achieves an additional yield. C2C is about maintaining high quality, defined materials in the most appropriate cycles in the context and use scenario: A more intelligent materials management than compliance in the EU and around the world requires. This is important because there are many gaps and laws are distorted in favour of the economy and not ecology or equality (society). Finding eco-effective solutions suitable for medium and long term development requires real innovation, intelligent product design and quality. It should never be our wish to make things less bad, but to make them right and useful from the beginning, analogous to nature's design. Within the transdisciplinary project, the areas of interest of the students should be addressed as far as possible. Thematically, the students should deal with the problems described above, such as eco-effectiveness or the positive definition of technical or biological nutrients. Possible thematic focuses of the research project could include the innovative use of algae or fungi as a source of raw materials, energy and food or the development of service models for resource use (e.g. aluminium, zinc or phosphorus) or consumer goods. Furthermore, an analysis and amendment of existing bio-seals would be conceivable with regard to problems facing society as a whole (soil erosion, eutrophication, acidification of soils) and the recycling of agricultural products. The thematic focus of the project is deliberately not strictly defined, so that the interests and qualifications of the students are taken into account as extensively as possible. At the beginning of the semester, this is coordinated in a short delimitation process.
Projekt: Nachhaltiges Abfallmanagement - Planung und Durchführung (Projekt)
Dozent/in: Henning Friege, Daniel Pleißner
Termin:
14-täglich | Freitag | 12:15 - 17:45 | 14.10.2019 - 31.01.2020 | C 13.106 Besprechungsraum
Inhalt: Die Veranstaltung besteht aus einer ausführlichen Einführung in die Abfallwirtschaft (naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagen, Logistik, Abfallverwertung, Abfallbeseitigung, Ressourcenmanagement im SS 2019, rechtlicher und ökonomischer Rahmen im WS 2019/2020) und der Planung und Durchführung von zwei bis drei transdisziplinären Projekten. Als Praxispartner haben wir den örtlichen Kommunalentsorge GFA und die Universitätsverwaltung der Leuphana (Umweltbeauftragte). Die praktischen Arbeiten finden im öffentlichen Raum, bei der GFA wie auch im Institut für ökologische und nachhaltige Chemie statt (Abfallbeprobung, Abfallsortierung, einfache analytische Arbeiten...). Je nach Fragestellung ziehen wir Sachverstand aus anderen Instituten hinzu.
Zukunftsstadt Lüneburg 2030+ – Reallabor für ein nachhaltiges Lüneburg (Projekt)
Dozent/in: Philip Bernert, Annika Weiser
Termin:
wöchentlich | Montag | 14:15 - 17:45 | 14.10.2019 - 31.01.2020 | W 310
Inhalt: Das Projekt Zukunftsstadt Lüneburg 2030+ strebt seit seinem Beginn im Jahr 2015 die Gestaltung von Nachhaltigkeitstransformationen in der Hansestadt Lüneburg an. Von der Hansestadt und der Leuphana gemeinsam mit lokalen Akteur*innen ins Leben gerufen, werden unterschiedliche Herausforderungen einer lokalen nachhaltigen Entwicklung in transformativen Nachhaltigkeitsexperimenten im Sinne des Reallaboransatzes aufgegriffen. Neben den bisher entwickelten 9 Realexperimenten sollen in der dritten Phase des Zukunftsstadtprojektes 5 weitere Experimente umgesetzt werden. Gegenstand des ersten Teils des transdisziplinären Projektes ist (1) die Entwicklung und Konkretisierung dieser 5 noch weitgehend offenen Experimente, z.B. in den Bereichen Bildung, Gesundheit, Energieversorgung und (2) die Vorbereitung des Kick-Offs der dritten Phase des Zukunftsstadtprojektes, der im Oktober stattfinden wird.