Course introduction - Introduction to sustainability concepts and approaches to analyse Urban Metabolism (UM) - The Natural Step (TNS)
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What does FSSD stand for?
What does the scientific side of The Natural Step (TNS) entail?
- Ecology
- Material Flow Analysis
What does the organisational side of The Natural Step (TNS) entail?
- stakeholder analysis
- visioning
- multi criteria analysis
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What are the 5 levels of The Natural Step (TNS)?
- Sustainability
- Strategic guidelines
- Actions
- Tools
What are the 3 parts of The Natural Step (TNS)?
- 4 system conditions (or principles)
- backcasting and ABCD approach
What does the 'funnel metaphor' entail?
What are the 4 system conditions?
- concentrations of substances produced by society
- degradation by physical means
- people are not subject to conditions that systemetically undermine their capacity to meet their needs
How does backcasting work?
- move backwards from the vision to the present
- move step by step towards the vision
What do the letters of the ABCD-method stand for?
- Baseline
- Creative solution
- Decide on priorities
How does step A of the ABCD-method work?
- identify a bigger picture
- creating a vision
How does step B of the ABCD-method work?
- social context
- organisational culture
How does step C of the ABCD-method work?
- develop strategies
How does step D of the ABCD-method work?
- pick the 'low-hanging fruit'
- continuous backcasting
- organisational learning and change
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