EnvStud 801 – A Science for Sustainable Living
Content:
As the new century unfolds, there are two developments which will have a defining impact on the future of humanity. Both have to do with networks and both involve radically new technologies. Global capitalism is concerned with electronic networks of financial and informational flows. Creation of sustainable communities based on ecological literacy and the practice of ecodesign, concerned with ecological networks of energy and material flows. The goal of the global economy is to maximize the wealth and power of its elites; whilst the goal of ecodesign is to maximize the sustainability of the web of life.
Course Lecturer: Gerhard Berchtold, PhD
ECTS credits: 6
Coursebook:
The Hidden Connections – A Science for Sustainable Living
Fritjof Capra
Harper Collings Publishers,
ISBN 0 00 257047 5
Demonstrating conclusively how closely humans are connected with the fabric of life, Capra makes it clear that it is imperative to organize the world according to a set of values and beliefs not solely driven by the economic imperative, not merely for the wellbeing of human organizations, but to ensure the survival and sustainability of humanity itself.
- Teacher: Gerhard Berchtold
- Teacher: Peter Hodecek