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…
The Open University
A short introduction to this album.
Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
A community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically sound.
Transcript -- A community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically sound.
The architect of Beddington zero fossil energy development talks about the advantages of living in an eco-village.
Transcript -- The architect of Beddington zero fossil energy development talks about the advantages of living in an eco-village.
The design and build of the Hockerton housing project.
Transcript -- The design and build of the Hockerton housing project.
The impacts that eco-villages and eco-communities can have on society and environmental awareness.
Transcript -- The impacts that eco-villages and eco-communities can have on society and environmental awareness.
Highlights the technologies in place at Bedzed and the shortcomings of the development.
Transcript -- Highlights the technologies in place at Bedzed and the shortcomings of the development.
How a school has encouraged students to take action against the waste that is produced in the school.
Transcript -- How a school has encouraged students to take action against the waste that is produced in the school.
A talk through the three stages in changing behaviour and how schools provide the best value as a driver of change.
Transcript -- A talk through the three stages in changing behaviour and how schools provide the best value as a driver of change.
How stakeholders can be involved in sustainability initiatives.
Transcript -- How stakeholders can be involved in sustainability initiatives.
A demonstration project of how renewable technologies can be used to provide energy to power an island in Denmark.
Transcript -- A demonstration project of how renewable technologies can be used to provide energy to power an island in Denmark.
How people living on small islands are able to influence policy and how this is done on Samsoe Island.
Transcript -- How people living on small islands are able to influence policy and how this is done on Samsoe Island.
How changes that need to be made have to be done on a larger scale in order to have any real effect.
Transcript -- How changes that need to be made have to be done on a larger scale in order to have any real effect.
How making samsoe sustainable has been a community project and dependent on decentralised development.
Transcript -- How making samsoe sustainable has been a community project and dependent on decentralised development.
How Samsoe chose to reject nuclear power in favour of renewable resources.
Transcript -- How Samsoe chose to reject nuclear power in favour of renewable resources.
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