Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities - for iPod/iPhone
by The Open University
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Description
Can 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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Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities | A short introduction to this album. | 4/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Transcript -- Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities | A short introduction to this album. | 4/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoDemonstrating sustainability in Scotland | A community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically sound. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Transcript -- Demonstrating sustainability in Scotland | A community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically sound. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoDesigning an eco-village | The architect of Beddington zero fossil energy development talks about the advantages of living in an eco-village. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Transcript -- Designing an eco-village | The architect of Beddington zero fossil energy development talks about the advantages of living in an eco-village. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoThe design of Hockerton | The design and build of the Hockerton housing project. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | Transcript -- The design of Hockerton | The design and build of the Hockerton housing project. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoHow effective are eco-villages? | The impacts that eco-villages and eco-communities can have on society and environmental awareness. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Transcript -- How effective are eco-villages? | The impacts that eco-villages and eco-communities can have on society and environmental awareness. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoBedzed: a compromise | Highlights the technologies in place at Bedzed and the shortcomings of the development. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Transcript -- Bedzed: a compromise | Highlights the technologies in place at Bedzed and the shortcomings of the development. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoRecycling action groups in school | How a school has encouraged students to take action against the waste that is produced in the school. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | Transcript -- Recycling action groups in school | How a school has encouraged students to take action against the waste that is produced in the school. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoThree stages in changing behaviour | A talk through the three stages in changing behaviour and how schools provide the best value as a driver of change. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | Transcript -- Three stages in changing behaviour | A talk through the three stages in changing behaviour and how schools provide the best value as a driver of change. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoVoicing concerns for sustainability | How stakeholders can be involved in sustainability initiatives. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | Transcript -- Voicing concerns for sustainability | How stakeholders can be involved in sustainability initiatives. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoDemonstrating renewable energy technology in Denmark | A demonstration project of how renewable technologies can be used to provide energy to power an island in Denmark. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | Transcript -- Demonstrating renewable energy technology in Denmark | A demonstration project of how renewable technologies can be used to provide energy to power an island in Denmark. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoThe 'magic' of island life | How people living on small islands are able to influence policy and how this is done on Samsoe Island. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | Transcript -- The 'magic' of island life | How people living on small islands are able to influence policy and how this is done on Samsoe Island. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoRadical changes to 'save the world' | How changes that need to be made have to be done on a larger scale in order to have any real effect. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | Transcript -- Radical changes to 'save the world' | How changes that need to be made have to be done on a larger scale in order to have any real effect. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoThe road to success in sustainability | How making samsoe sustainable has been a community project and dependent on decentralised development. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | Transcript -- The road to success in sustainability | How making samsoe sustainable has been a community project and dependent on decentralised development. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoThe Road to renewable energy in Samsoe | How Samsoe chose to reject nuclear power in favour of renewable resources. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | Transcript -- The Road to renewable energy in Samsoe | How Samsoe chose to reject nuclear power in favour of renewable resources. | 7/19/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 28 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
A good over view, but...
I'm looking into alternate ways to heat both my school and home. The videos are helpful for an overview, but really don’t touch upon the workings and concepts of a "passive house."
Finally, the pace of progress and innovation in the field of green technologies have made these videos out of date.
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