Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities - for iPad/Mac/PC

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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 yo…

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  • Apr 12, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 28 EPISODES


Latest episodes from Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities - for iPad/Mac/PC

Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010 1:36


A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010


Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

Demonstrating sustainability in Scotland

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 4:16


A community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically sound.

Transcript -- Demonstrating sustainability in Scotland

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- A community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically sound.

Designing an eco-village

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 3:40


The architect of Beddington zero fossil energy development talks about the advantages of living in an eco-village.

Transcript -- Designing an eco-village

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- The architect of Beddington zero fossil energy development talks about the advantages of living in an eco-village.

The design of Hockerton

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 6:58


Transcript -- The design of Hockerton

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- The design and build of the Hockerton housing project.

How effective are eco-villages?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 2:23


The impacts that eco-villages and eco-communities can have on society and environmental awareness.

Transcript -- How effective are eco-villages?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- The impacts that eco-villages and eco-communities can have on society and environmental awareness.

Bedzed: a compromise

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 2:00


Highlights the technologies in place at Bedzed and the shortcomings of the development.

Transcript -- Bedzed: a compromise

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- Highlights the technologies in place at Bedzed and the shortcomings of the development.

Recycling action groups in school

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 6:05


How a school has encouraged students to take action against the waste that is produced in the school.

Transcript -- Recycling action groups in school

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- How a school has encouraged students to take action against the waste that is produced in the school.

Three stages in changing behaviour

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 1:19


A 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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- 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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 0:58


How stakeholders can be involved in sustainability initiatives.

Transcript -- Voicing concerns for sustainability

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- How stakeholders can be involved in sustainability initiatives.

Demonstrating renewable energy technology in Denmark

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 16:34


A 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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- A demonstration project of how renewable technologies can be used to provide energy to power an island in Denmark.

The 'magic' of island life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 1:16


How people living on small islands are able to influence policy and how this is done on Samsoe Island.

Transcript -- The 'magic' of island life

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- 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'

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 1:37


How changes that need to be made have to be done on a larger scale in order to have any real effect.

Transcript -- Radical changes to 'save the world'

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- 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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 2:12


How making samsoe sustainable has been a community project and dependent on decentralised development.

Transcript -- The road to success in sustainability

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- How making samsoe sustainable has been a community project and dependent on decentralised development.

The Road to renewable energy in Samsoe

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009 3:24


How Samsoe chose to reject nuclear power in favour of renewable resources.

Transcript -- The Road to renewable energy in Samsoe

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2009


Transcript -- How Samsoe chose to reject nuclear power in favour of renewable resources.

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