Program
Starting on the 12th of November 2014, participants will study literature, explore sustainability initiatives and research the sustainability transition of the Dutch island of Texel. Between 12 and 16th of January 2015 all participants will work at Texel, with people from Texel. Results of the research are published on this site and a publication of the outcome will be given to Texel's sustainability initiatives.
Calendar Texel week:
https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=sophie.van.texel%40gmail.com&ctz=Europe/Amsterdam
Texel’s sustainability will be studied on two levels of analysis:
- The system: Texel is a geographical unity and social community that will be studied as a socio-technical system. A socio-technical system pertains to theory regarding the social and technological aspects of society. As a team of 36 they will design a sustainable Texel and investigate what is needed to achieve that.
- The sub-system: on Texel specific challenges for sustainability are being faced. Groups of 4 students will study 9 sub-systems of Texel that face particular challenges. These sub-systems are: 1) Food & more, 2) Water cycle, 3) From the sea, 4) Materials & waste, 5) Mobility, 6) Public space, 7) Texel as host, 8) Leisure & knowledge, 9) Health & Happiness. Note that energy is not on the list, since that ambition is clearly articulated and quite some studies have been done on that sub-system already. Please note that energy has to be taken into account and lessons should be learned from developments towards sustainable energy on Texel so far when working on assignments. Each group is responsible for the research on one of the sub-systems.
The system level gives context to the sub-system level. Research on the sub-system takes place each week for each group. Research on the Texel system level is divided among the 9 groups, in such a way that each group will do research on the Texel system level in two weeks. Every students studies literature and shared documents. Every student spends on average about 14 hrs/week on doing research: approx 4-6 hrs/week on the system level research; about 8-10 hrs/week on the sub-system level research.
All results of the research activities for the system Texel and for each of the sub-systems needs to be uploaded, edited and shared on this website.
In the bubble week on Texel you are expected to analyse linkages between your sub-systems as well as between your sub-system and the system level. This is visualized below.
