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Quintuple A-approach
Ivo HummelinkWow, what a week! After 1 week in sheer isolation with other colleague-students on the island of Texel I can look back on a great week. Together we experienced successes and went through highs and lows and ended the week with a (literal) fantastic product. This week not only contributed to my knowledge about socio-technical sub-systems and the way how to changes these. It was also a week in which… -
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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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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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Sustainable Lifestyle
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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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Nature's helping hand
Nature’s helping hand. Today I listened to Business News Radio to a program discussing the progress in the Paris Climate Conference. All interviewees agreed that the forecasts of getting a solid agreement on temperature-rise reduction and CO2 emissions were positive. Finally, they said, some sense of urgency was felt by the world leaders. Maybe this sense of urgency was increased by the perfect… -
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Interview ir. Wouter de Waal (04-12-2015)
Summary of interview with Managing director of VVV TexelWho Ir. Wouter de Waal, director of the VVV Texel Why Mr. de Waal can be seen as a representative of the Texels leisure industry and has much knowledge about local tourism and therefore proberly about the lifestyles of tourists What The aim of the interview is to verify the assumptions made in the YUPTA model, to explore possibilities to reach the goal of a self-sufficient Texel… -
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Interviews 'sustain lifestyles'
Next to the the weekly literature studies done, a few interviews with experts are organised in order to be sure the research is grounded. -
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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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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 4.3 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 I
The literature study in paragraph one is based on both literature and on our own intrepatations as given below. -
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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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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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Coal-fired energy production plants
During the Urgenda lecture of 3 December I was surprised by the numbers the lecturer mentioned about the CO2 footprint of 1 kWh of electricity of a coal fired energyplant: 500 gr CO2 per kWh! This seemed a lot to me. Especially when you compare it to the exhaust of a windmill which is set on 15 gr/kWh, which is more then 30 times less for the same amount of electricity. In line with this…