Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities - for iPod/iPhone
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 14 years ago - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsCan you picture the future in a world without fossil fuels? Perhaps you think that living an "alternative" lifestyle has to mean painful and radical changes to the way you live now. This album looks at various small scale initiatives which show that living sustainably may not be as unpalatable as you might imagine. Bedzed, Findhorn, Hockerton, Samsoe Island; these are all decentralised communities at the forefront of a major social and technological experiment. In our world of finite resources and massive over-consumption, “breathing” walls, earth-shelters, composting toilets, "living machines" to deal with wastewater – are just some of the technologies which we may all have to get used to. These eco-communities are all breaking new ground by demonstrating how implementation of innovative solutions can create changes in social behaviour, so that people live in harmony with the Earth’s living systems, rather than against them. You might also wish to explore the other T307 albums "Energy and Sustainability" and "Design and Sustainability". This material forms part of The Open University Course T307 Innovation: designing for a sustainable future.
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Episodes
Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities
April 12, 2010 23:14 - 1 minute - 1.52 MBA short introduction to this album.
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April 12, 2010 23:14 - 19 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A short introduction to this album.
Demonstrating sustainability in Scotland
July 19, 2009 22:11 - 4 minutes - 22.3 MB VideoA community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically sound.
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July 19, 2009 22:11 - 32.7 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically sound.
Designing an eco-village
July 19, 2009 22:10 - 3 minutes - 18 MB VideoThe architect of Beddington zero fossil energy development talks about the advantages of living in an eco-village.
Transcript -- Designing an eco-village
July 19, 2009 22:10 - 28.7 KB application/pdfTranscript -- The architect of Beddington zero fossil energy development talks about the advantages of living in an eco-village.
The design of Hockerton
July 19, 2009 22:09 - 6 minutes - 37.3 MB VideoThe design and build of the Hockerton housing project.
Transcript -- The design of Hockerton
July 19, 2009 22:09 - 34 KB application/pdfTranscript -- The design and build of the Hockerton housing project.
How effective are eco-villages?
July 19, 2009 22:08 - 2 minutes - 12.8 MB VideoThe impacts that eco-villages and eco-communities can have on society and environmental awareness.
Transcript -- How effective are eco-villages?
July 19, 2009 22:08 - 23.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- The impacts that eco-villages and eco-communities can have on society and environmental awareness.
Bedzed: a compromise
July 19, 2009 22:07 - 2 minutes - 10.6 MB VideoHighlights the technologies in place at Bedzed and the shortcomings of the development.
Transcript -- Bedzed: a compromise
July 19, 2009 22:07 - 22.6 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Highlights the technologies in place at Bedzed and the shortcomings of the development.
Recycling action groups in school
July 19, 2009 22:06 - 6 minutes - 32.2 MB VideoHow a school has encouraged students to take action against the waste that is produced in the school.
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July 19, 2009 22:06 - 60.7 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How a school has encouraged students to take action against the waste that is produced in the school.
Three stages in changing behaviour
July 19, 2009 22:05 - 1 minute - 6.75 MB VideoA talk through the three stages in changing behaviour and how schools provide the best value as a driver of change.
Transcript -- Three stages in changing behaviour
July 19, 2009 22:05 - 24.8 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A talk through the three stages in changing behaviour and how schools provide the best value as a driver of change.
Voicing concerns for sustainability
July 19, 2009 22:04 - 58 seconds - 4.86 MB VideoHow stakeholders can be involved in sustainability initiatives.
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July 19, 2009 22:04 - 24 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How stakeholders can be involved in sustainability initiatives.
Demonstrating renewable energy technology in Denmark
July 19, 2009 22:03 - 16 minutes - 82.7 MB VideoA demonstration project of how renewable technologies can be used to provide energy to power an island in Denmark.
Transcript -- Demonstrating renewable energy technology in Denmark
July 19, 2009 22:03 - 47.4 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A demonstration project of how renewable technologies can be used to provide energy to power an island in Denmark.
The 'magic' of island life
July 19, 2009 22:02 - 1 minute - 6.35 MB VideoHow people living on small islands are able to influence policy and how this is done on Samsoe Island.
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July 19, 2009 22:02 - 24.9 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How people living on small islands are able to influence policy and how this is done on Samsoe Island.
Radical changes to 'save the world'
July 19, 2009 22:01 - 1 minute - 8.09 MB VideoHow changes that need to be made have to be done on a larger scale in order to have any real effect.
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July 19, 2009 22:01 - 23 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How changes that need to be made have to be done on a larger scale in order to have any real effect.
The road to success in sustainability
July 19, 2009 22:00 - 2 minutes - 11.1 MB VideoHow making samsoe sustainable has been a community project and dependent on decentralised development.
Transcript -- The road to success in sustainability
July 19, 2009 22:00 - 24.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How making samsoe sustainable has been a community project and dependent on decentralised development.
The Road to renewable energy in Samsoe
July 19, 2009 21:59 - 3 minutes - 18.4 MB VideoHow Samsoe chose to reject nuclear power in favour of renewable resources.
Transcript -- The Road to renewable energy in Samsoe
July 19, 2009 21:59 - 27.1 KB application/pdfTranscript -- How Samsoe chose to reject nuclear power in favour of renewable resources.