Noor Debets
Master student Building Engineering at faculty of Civil Engineering.
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Dear sustainable Engineer just imagine,
Several months ago I was selected to join the course Engineering for Sustainable Development . According to the description, the course offered complexity, tension and dilemma’s that come with sustainable practices. To indulge in such end results, however, commitment was required. Thus, for six weeks I wrote columns, followed various workshops and researched the current Texelaars’ lifestyle. In… -
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Texel Week Final Products – January 2016
The final presentation exists in three parts, all grounded in research:a forecast of the transition to a sustainable personal life on Texel in 2065 (have a look at the video/visuals) a general overview of the sustainable island in 2065, and possible transition pathways (report) an impression of the development of island tourism 2015-2065 (view the documentary) -
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Documentary about island tourism development 2015-2065
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Final presentation - Documentary
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Script_preservation
The documentary has a recorded voice-over. The script for the second pathway is written below, explaining the position of the tourist in… -
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Timmerman bakery at Den Burg, Texel; De Steenbergen café at Den Burg
In the bakery most of the sweets are denoted as typical texels’ products. These are, since the bakery is placed in the city centre of Den Burg, special made for tourists – it has economically reasons. A short talk with the cashier noted that most of the products are sold to tourists, since those products are more expensive. Besides, as soon as some resources are from Texel it is showed by a… -
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Conclusion research
In this section the main insights of the field research are given.During the visits to the Spar, Inn de Knip, Ekoplaza, De Steenenplaats and a bakery (see the other articles for a summary about these visits), we gained insights in the values to buy (local) food. The initial research question was: “What are the differences in vision and willingness to provide local food?” During group sessions on the socio-technical system and Texel in 2065, we decided to focus… -
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Café de Knip at Den Hoorn, Texel (interview)
This short text summarizes our conclusions from a half hour conversation with the workers of Café the Knip in Den Hoorn, Texel. -
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EkoPlaza supermarket at Den Burg, Texel
Interview 12 jan 2016, EkoPlaza After the interview with Hannie van Blaaderen, we can make the following remarks: Locally produced is not the same as Biological or Sustainable. We have to be keen on that these are three different things! The dominant values for consumers to buy local products can be two-fold: o It is assumed that quality of local products is higher than imported goods. o … -
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Spar supermarket at Den Hoorn, Texel
A conservation wherein we try to analyse why locals do or don't buy local products.Walking around in this local supermarket, the amount of local products surprised us – salt potatoes and other vegetables, Texel cheese, biscuits and sweets and so on - while it is a franchise of Spar where you would only expect typical spar products. Nontheless, the local products were displayed and presented in an obvious way. Like the Texel Dit weekend already mentioned “Spar in den Hoorn -
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Field research
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Just an other morning
I just woke up, its winter so I prefer to stay in bed. I turn on the heater already (via my phone) so that my feet will be heated up because of the floorheater. Then I take a shower and I don’t put on my glasses since my eyes are improved by surgery. I walk downstairs to have breakfast which I got at the market this weekend. I’m not hungry yet but I see on my wrist that I need some calories and… -
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Texelse courant: day 1
Zo'n dertig studenten van de Technische Universiteit Delft zijn deze week op Texel om zich te verdiepen in de toepassing van duurzame… -
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Can we survive the winter without it?
“Town bans pizza-making over soaring pollution” (BBC, 2015). It seems like a joke: of all things, why ban pizza ovens? But it is an actual headline I read online these Christmas holidays. What’s more, is that the particular town of San Vitaliano is in Italy. Despite their supposed best intentions for new years – at least leave their oven crusted quarto stagionis alone! But it’s citizens have to… -
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Research proposal Texelweek
On Tuesday afternoon 12 January 2016, 13:00-17:30 hrs, we have to organise its own additional research on the sub-system. Below the… -
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Within the Christmas spirit
Already five weeks in and I am having a great experience! Time flies when you´re having fun. During the dynamic weekly lectures and the many group meetings I gained a significant amount of knowledge about sustainability and sustainable lifestyles in particular. We discussed, we agreed, disagreed, we inspired and surprised and with the Texel-Bubble week coming up the final report is almost… -
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Interview Wim Ploeg (04-12-2015)
Who Wim Ploeg jr., president of keeping company Snelstart Why Mr. Ploeg has a, for Texels concepts, big company with 100 men in service. Despite of many clients situated everywhere in The Netherlands, the company is still located at Texel. As a born and raised Texelaar mr. Ploeg still lives on Texel [1] and has a strong connection with the island. What The aim of the interview is… -
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Interviews 'sustain lifestyles'
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Tackling climate change? Of course not, we're an airline. Airfrance, le part du probleme.
We like to talk a lot. Especially about climate change. The sustainable subject is always connected to the people here and now and about the kids of the future . And of course, we have a big problem. Especially because our whole economy is built on fossil fuels, and we are slowly witnessing the beginning of the end of these resources. This asks for big changes. We should steer towards a… -
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Is it up- or downcycling?
For my final bachelor project last year, I worked on a floating platform made out of recycled plastic out of the Maas in Rotterdam. The platform was partly designed to make use of the masses of plastic found in the Maas and partly to create a greener environment in the Rotterdam Harbour by placing trees on the platform. I liked this initiative to do something with the plastic pollution and wanted… -
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Chapter 5.2 Discussion on expectations and potential tensions with other sub-system
As explained in chapter 0, lifestyle is a very broad concept and many activities, decisions, behaviour, values, motivations, etc. need to… -
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Chapter 5.1 Conclusion sub-system analysis and design
The previous chapters are summarized and the main findings are given. Issues that are still unknown and need to be addressed during the… -
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Appendix IV
The literature study (Ely, A. et al, 2013; Verbong&Geels, 2010) in paragraph one is based on both literature and on our own intrepatations… -
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Chapter 4.2 Innovative technological solutions and their connection to the value of presence in the future
The desired future wherein a Sustainable Lifestyle is required will develop with the help of innovative technological solutions. Hence -
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Chapter 4.3 The created Pathways
As mentioned in paragraph 4.1 there are many pathways and methods to sustainable development with a top-down and a bottom-up approaches at… -
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References
This paragraph with references covers chapter 4.Ely, A., Smith, A., & Stirling, A. (2013). Innovation politics post-Rio+20: hybrid pathways to sustainability? Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 31: 1063-1081. Verbong, G. P., & Geels, F. W. (2010). Exploring sustainability transitions in the electricity sector with socio-technical pathways. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 77(8), 1214-1221. Westley, F., Olsson, P. -
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Chapter 4.1 Literature study
In the previous chapters the vision and ideas for ‘sustain lifestyles’ have been defined into a clear goal. At the same time the current… -
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Chapter 5 - Conclusion
In this final chapter the sub-system analysis and design as presented in the previous chapters will be concluded and the main findings will… -
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Chapter 4 - Pathways to sustainability
This chapter discusses the design pathways towards a more sustainable lifestyle. Please mind that the guidelines for this chapter propose… -
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Appendix III
The literature study in paragraph one is based on both literature and on our own intrepatations as given below. -
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References
This paragraph with references covers chapter 3.AquaTX. (2015). Kies ook voor AquaTX Retrieved November 28th, 2015, from http://www.aquatx.nl/ Bloksma, N. (30-11-2015) Interview with a Planet-Local on Texel, for the course Engineering for Sustainable Development, TU Delft. Bolwijn, M. (09-12-2015) Zo vangt Amersfoort geruisloos vluchtelingen op Volkskrant Ecomare. (2014). Meerjarenbeleidsplan Retrieved November 29th, 2015, from http:… -
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Chapter 3.4 Wider relevant trends to steer in desired direction
After research of current developments in Texel wherein their probability of steering in the right direction is analysed, this paragraph… -
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Chapter 3.3 Are the current sustainable developments going on the desired direction?
There are currently many projects going on, on Texel. Each of these projects has a goal of setting a new standard for sustainability. Some… -
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Chapter 3.2 Description and analysis of current relevant trends and initiatives
In this section an internet-analysis of relevant sustainable trends and initiatives on Texel is made. In order to structure and categorise… -
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Chapter 3.1 Literature study
For the literature study on the topic of ‘made by people and action’ two papers have been read and discussed. The actual discussion of the… -
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Chapter 3 - Made by people and action
Chapter three describes the ability to be sustainable focussing on the lifestyle of the Texel locals. After a literature study in the first… -
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Appendix I
The literature study in paragraph one is based on both literature and on our own intrepatations as given below. -
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References
This paragraph with references covers both chapter 0 the introduction and chapter 1.AquaTX! (sd). Opgeroepen op Nov 20, 2015, van http://www.aquatx.nl/texel/betrokkenheid-eilanders-en-gasten Borras, Edler (2015) The governance of socio-technical systems Brundtland. (1987, March 8). Available from UN-douments.net: http://www.un-documents.net/our-common-future.pdf Business Dictionary . (sd). Accessed on Nov 12, 2015, from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/lifestyle.html… -
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Appendix II
The literature study in paragraph one is based on both literature and on our own intrepatations as given below. -
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References
This paragraph with references covers chapter 2.Duurzaamthuis (2015), retrieved from http://www.duurzaamthuis.nl/lifestyle/duurzaam-leven Gezondheidenvoding (2015), retrieved from http://gezondheidenvoeding.nl/superfoods-biologisch/ Lindeboom (2015), retrieved from http://www.npduinenvantexel.nl/Nieuws/Uitnodiging-voor-Klankbord-bijeenkomst-Texel Nature.org, (2015), retrieved fromhttp://www.nature.org/greenliving/index.htm Nevejan, C. -
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Chapter 0 - The introduction of the syb-system of the sustainable Lifestyle
A 100% self-sufficient Texel in 2065 is a gripping main goal. In order to achieve this target, it is split up into smaller sub-systems. -
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Chapter 2.4 How to redefine the design gap
The YUPTA framework is filled in (paragraph 2.2) and the design gaps are noted (paragraph 2.3). In this paragraph a brief explanation will… -
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Chapter 2.3 Daily life in the future sub-system
In this section focus will be on the designspace. We formulate this designspace as the lever of change, the dimension on which we have to… -
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Chapter 2.2 Description of daily life in current sub-system
In this paragraph a description of the daily life in the current sub-system of a Sustainable Lifestyle is given on the basis of the YUPTA… -
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Chapter 2.1 Literature study
In order to elaborate and finalize the vision about a sustainable lifestyle, several concepts from the required readings are formulated -
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Chapter 2 - Sustainable presence
Chapter two describes, after a first explanation in chapter one about the transition of a sustainable lifestyle, the presence of… -
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1.4 The sustainability challenge to ‘sustain lifestyles’
The challenge Texel is facing while steering the current sub-system towards the future socio-technological system will be described in… -
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1.3 The future sub-system
The current sub-system will be changed in 50 years. This paragraph illustrates this future socio-technological system starting from the the… -
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1.2 The current sub-system of the Sustainable Lifestyle
This paragraph gives an outline of the current socio-technical system on Texel. It does so by defining the different target groups involved… -
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Prisoner's dilemma in Paris?
In today’s news, the sustainability theme is still partly pushed away because of all the news bullets about Paris and IS. But the climate top, that will start on 30th of November in Paris, is due to begin. Steadily, newspapers and magazines open topics about this important event wherein almost 200 countries will come together to form an universal and binding consensus on climate. The United… -
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1.1 Literature study
In order to elaborate and finalize the vision about a sustainable lifestyle, several concepts from the required readings are formulated -
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Chapter 1 - Transition towards a sustainable island
In this chapter the start of the research towards a sustainble lifestyle is made. In the first paragraph the most important literature of… -
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Use your hands, roll up your sleeves
Sustainability is a hot topic and when you search on Google you find many hits about what environmental sustainability is, the importance of it and countless of sustainable ideas and initiatives you can implement in your own life. Type in sustainability and your screen literally turns green when clicking on images. It strikes me that there are numbers of images where you see hands holding the…