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1. Welcome! Global Challenges and SustainableFutures ”Global to Local” Group Project Tutorial 14 September 2010

2. ”Global to Local”

3. Project: From Global to Local • Transfer global challenges to the scale of cities. • One of the coursegoals to achieve: “Account for different causes to and possible solutions to the sustainability challenge in a specific city or region, and be able to relate these to global challenges within the sustainability field” • Time: Tutorial, connect to lectures and literature, individual- and groupwork. • Strategic planning, conflict management, decision making and cooperation • Examination: Final Project You also have to attend the tutorial of, andfinish the “From Global to Local” city group project that includes a written paper and a group presentation and opposition to another group at the end of the semester.

4. Overview • Work in groups of six • Individual part • Part you willwritetogether • Understanding of planning, interestconflict management, urban rural interactions, sustainabilityprosectives • How to work in groups, opponing, good presentations, writingscientifically • Presentations end of the year (written and oral)

5. Tutorials • Support and guidance for the project

6. Project instructions • Choose a region. • Learnabout it. • Connect to your interest area. • Work in groups. • Come up with ”innovative” ideas for the region. • Present it.

7. Choices • Region Choice • Role Choice • I.C.E. Factor

8. Written part Find both problem and solutions together in the group. However, the paper should contain an individual part - where you describe how your capital relates to the problem. The second part you all have to write together - the introduction and suggested solutions’ as well as conclusion for the entire paper.

9. Resources You have the following Resources to help you with your work: • Lectures • Role play • “Toward Sustainable Communities” by Mark Roseland • “Surviving the Century – Facing Climate Chaos & other Global Challenges” edited by Herbert Girardet • Course Reader • Contacts in your city (if you have any) • Internet and outside sources (you must refer properly to sources and not use e.g. Wikipedia…)

10. Literature Chapter 1 and 2 in Roseland Chapter 5 in Girardet Topicscovering: • The development of cities • Dynamics of Urban Growth • Sustainability of our new urban habitat • Ubanization • Industrial revolution • Technology • Long-term transportation & communication • Naturalresources management • Contamination • Groundwater • Legislation and infrastructure • Population patterns • Ecologicalfootprints

11. Writing Scientifically • Groundlevelcourse • Learnhow to writescientifically • Learnhow to reference • Use the parts that are mostimportant: • Introduction (”Why”?) • Material and Method (”How?”) • Results (”What?”) • Discussion (Whatdoes it mean?”) • Reference List

12. Learnmore: • www.ibg.uu.se/en/student • To the right: ”Written reports, how to avoidplagiarism” Documentcalled: ”Presenting science 2010” • Saysmorecarefullywhat the variousheadings are suppose to include • Alsosize and formatting etc. • Do not careaboutthoseheadings that would not be valid for your project

13. Criteria for written and oral presentations • Please read this carefully in the “Project Instructions” • The final paper is due on the 23 of November, 12:00 am. • E-mail it to: gcsf@cemus.uu.se (Make sure the Subject line of the e-mail is titled: “PROJECT “Your City”. For example: Project Cape Town)

14. How to do a good presentation? • Make sure you keep the time max 15 minutes presentations! • Use keywords if using ppt. • Be creative in your presentations! • Know what you are talking about, have confidence. • Don’t be afraid to express your own opinions. • Talk loud and clear. • All group members must take part of the presentation (if you have not talked to us about otherwise). • Enjoy, have fun!  (…and not like this)