Transcript Local greening development

Greening local development
Sustainability
“sustainable
development is
development that
meets the needs of
the present without
compromising the
ability of future
generations to meet
their own needs.”
Brundtland Commission of the United Nations
Community
Sustainability Planning
Six thinking hats - A tool to develop the best solution
Looking at a decision from all points of view
Types of hats
 White
hat (Facts & Information)
 Red hat (Feeling & Emotions)
 Black hat (Critical Judgment)
 Yellow hat (Positive)
 Green hat (New Ideas)
 Blue hat (The Big Picture)
Set back in 1900:
Discussion about the implementation of a tram
system
in Nordhausen
Today
Social aspects
- accessible for everyone
- extends travelingpossibilities
- comfortable
tram
Environmental aspects
- no air pollution
- quiet
Economic aspects
- fast
- flexible output/
number of wagons
- direct connections
-independent of crude
oil price cheaper
Outlook
Continuing the Green Growth for Nordhausen
1. Eco-Tax-Reform
2. Sustainable infrastructure
3. Greening of business (e.g. industrial symbiosis,
where one company uses the by-products of
another as raw material)
4. Sustainable consumption
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Thank you for your attention
Janine Beckmann
Traudel Brode
Mengju Chen
Lina Dieck
Fabian Koch
Soeren Lontke
Lukas Stickfort