SFI Sustainable Future Instructions Dieter Gross, Berlin

How to create decision-making structures?

ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

EXPORT OF WHEAT

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SFI Sustainable Future Instructions

How to create decision-making structures?

ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

EXPORT OF WHEAT

DEGRADATIONOF SOIL

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SFI Sustainable Future Instructions

How to create decision-making structures?

ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

EXPORT OF WHEAT

DEGRADATIONOF SOIL

Mexico: Tortillas, traditional food

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SFI Sustainable Future Instructions

How to create decision-making structures?

ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT

SOCIETY

EXPORT OF WHEAT

DEGRADATIONOF SOIL

Mexico: Toast instead of Tortillas!!

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ESD:TOOL FOR IMPLEMENTING

Modern farming techniques/industrialized agriculture:Export of wheat to reduce anunfavourable balance oftrade, e.g. USA

ECONOMY SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT

DECISION - MAKING STRUCTURES

ESD:TOOL FOR IMPLEMENTING

Modern farming techniques/industrialized agriculture:Export of wheat to reduce anunfavourable balance oftrade, e.g. USA

ECONOMY SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT

DECISION - MAKING STRUCTURES

Export of fertile topsoils,Decrease of genetic variety in the USA and “Toast instead of Tortillas” inMexico

ESD:TOOL FOR IMPLEMENTING

Modern farming techniques/industrialized agriculture:Export of wheat to reduce anunfavourable balance oftrade, e.g. USA

ECONOMY SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT

DECISION - MAKING STRUCTURES

Export of fertile topsoils,Decrease of genetic variety in the USA and “Toast instead of Tortillas” inMexico

# Reducing perverse subsidies# Farming which cooperates with the environment# Less intensification

# Reducing perverse subsidies# Farming which cooperates with the environment# Less intensification

Modern farming techniques/industrialized agriculture:Export of wheat to reduce an unfavourable balance of trade, e.g. USA

Export of fertile topsoils,decrease of genetic variety in the USA and “Toast instead of Tortillas” in Mexico

Examples:USA –The Wheat Belt

ESD: Curriculum (Geography - Modern farming techniques/industrialized agriculture)

OBJECTIVECONTENT THEMES

ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT

The objective is the result after having analyzed the interconnectivity of the ECONOMY- ENVIRONMENT dimension.

SUSTAINABILITY Mega Cities

Mega-Cities (Growing Cities): Structural change of economic sectors towards services, cities as centers of services will grow but followed by further crises. In order to cope with these issues additional resources must be allocated - due to inborn genetic deficiencies of mega – cities.

ECONOMY SOCIETY ENVIRONMENTThe inner city will lose residents, thereforeincrease of offices vs. decrease of housing. Suburbs will grow - more noise and air pollution caused by urban traffic since there will be more commuters.

Political imperative: City planning for a Sustainable Future Objectives: A livable and sustainable city; Mixture of housing (30%) and services (70%). Knowledge industry could be partly moved into the vicinity.Appropriate measures should be taken to avoidurban sprawl and/or the doughnutphenomenon

Unsustainable production and consumption cause an increase in decology.Reasons: Cultural peculiarities andshareholder-value instead ofsocietal responsibility.

Stressful living conditions cause migrationtowards suburbs. City Planning should be re-evaluated. The CBD should be more than business. Recreational areas (parks) and public squares for social communication should be added. Raises identification with the city and supports well- being. Decrease environmental load and create asustainable society.

CO2 emission, water and air pollution (incinerating plant) will have effects on freshwater reserves and well-being conditions.

INNER

CITY

Economic pressure: Continuous demand for property in the CBD. Face-to-Face business.

WASTE

HOUS ING

Results of densely populated areas: - Heaps of waste and noise - Missing social consensus

Decentralisation of services by making useof high-speed-systems (train). Improving living conditions in the inner city. And loop roadsshould be merged with green axis

Responsibility

Political imperative: City planning for a Sustainable Future Objectives: A livable and sustainable city; Mixture of housing (30%) and services(70%). Knowledge industry could be partly moved into the vicinity. Appropriate measures should be taken to avoid urban sprawl and/or the doughnut phenomenon

Mega-Cities (Growing Cities): Structural change of economic sectors towards services, cities as centers of services will grow but followed by further crises. In order to cope with these issues additional resources must be allocated - due to inborn genetic deficiencies of mega – cities.

The inner city will lose residents, thereforeincrease of offices vs. decrease of housing. Suburbs will grow - more noise and air pollution caused by urban traffic since there will be more commuters.

Example:Tokyo

INNER CITY:

SUSTAINABILITY Curriculum

OBJECTIVECONTENT THEMES

ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT