3. Project Overview
• 16 teams, five topics, four continents
• Climate Change and Flood Prevention: six teams
• Sustainability in Urban Transport: three teams
• Urban Agriculture: three teams
• Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas: three teams
• Biodiversity in rural areas: one team
Four Tasks:
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3.
4.
Teambuilding
Research on selected topics + scenario writing (future)
Video production
Gathering alumni votes
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4. Jury colleagues
Einhard Schmidt-Kallert,
Martina Schäfer,
Professor of Spatial Planning in
Developing Countries at TU
Dortmund University
Professor at the Center for
Technology and Society, TU Berlin
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5. Jury: opinions and experiences
Einhard Schmidt-Kallert, Professor of Spatial Planning in Developing
Countries at TU Dortmund University
When reading trough the results of the sixteen alumni teams, I was impressed
with the results the various teams had produced. Many teams had successfully
overcome difficulties in communication. All groups displayed a good grasp of
the scenario technique. But nearly each team had chosen its own way of
presenting the scenario: There were personalized accounts, fictitious interview
situations, dialogues or radio features set in the target year 2033, and many
other ways of presenting the scenarios. And yet, most of the scenarios had a
sound basis in the problem analysis for the base year situation.
Many groups had also translated their scenarios into concise and well
produced videos. When reading the texts and the watching the scenarios, I
could sense that the teamwork had been fun for the teams, and in a way this
creative atmosphere was still contagious, when I looked at my computer
screen.
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6. Jury: opinions and experiences
Prof. Martina Schäfer, Center for Technology and Society, TU Berlin:
Getting from data of the present situation to possible future scenarios is not an
easy step but it surely is a method that will be helpful for all of you for your
further careers. This is especially true for visioning different paths towards
Sustainable Development: We always have to be aware that we still have
choices and that our future depends on decisions which are taken today! All of
you have taken up this challenge with great engagement and it was not easy
for us to choose 3 of you as best teams.
We hope that all of you have gained experiences that made participation in the
Project worthwhile and got to know new friends all over the world. These
worldwide networks will be very important in the process of realizing a
sustainable future! The awareness that North and South, East and West have
to take up this challenge together and in fair cooperation is one of the most
important aspects regarding sustainable development.
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7. Project overview
• 16 teams, five topics, four continents
• Climate Change and Flood Prevention: six teams
• Sustainability in Urban Transport: three teams
• Urban Agriculture: three teams
• Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas: three teams
• Biodiversity in rural areas: one team
Four Tasks:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Teambuilding
Research on selected topics + scenario writing (future)
Video production
Gathering alumni votes
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9. First prize evaluation
Einhard Schmidt-Kallert, Professor of Spatial Planning in Developing
Countries at TU Dortmund University
In the end within the jury we found it easy to agree on the number one entry:
T12 “GreenRoad”, the team working on “Traffic congestion in Tegucigalpa” is
the winner. Based on a sound analysis the team managed to write two
convincing scenarios, using the format of a fictitious radio feature. But in
addition to this, they juxtaposed these scenarios with quantitative projections of
some key parameters to the target year 2033, thus demonstrating that the
situation depicted in the scenario is attainable within the time horizon of 20
years.
The scenarios were then adequately translated into a video. Finally they
produced an extra document entitled “Ideas for Target Scenario
Implementation”, which helps to bridge the gap between the scenario and
implementation on the ground. It also serves as an additional reality check for
the scenario. Congratulations to the group for an excellent piece of work!
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10. Virtual cooperation: lessons learned
• Availability of team members
• Divergence of opinions
• Group coordination
• Communication
• Technical difficulties
• Contact with the organizers
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11. Further use of the projects and summary
• Publishing within the next weeks // in the long run
Prof. Martina Schäfer, TU Berlin: We hope that all of you will
continue to work on sustainable futures in your country – if only half
of the target scenarios become true, our planet has a good chance
to survive! Wishing you all the best for your future – stay motivated!
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12. Thanks a lot for your attention and
contributions!
See you soon in the Alumniportal...
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