Abstract
As the concern over Global Climate Change (GCC) continues to grow and the
emphasis on energy efficiency, sustainability, and resilient communities becomes
stronger, the need for expanded opportunities to learn about sustainability
concepts and methodologies also becomes more apparent. It is, however, difficult
to limit such a curriculum to one discipline. Interdisciplinary study is needed to
work on solving complex problems such as sustainability. As the United States
struggles to develop its own energy policy, among other environmental initiatives
and debates, ideas can be gleaned from looking abroad. I spent the spring of
2011 developing sustainability and environmental curriculum modules based on
case studies, policies, cultural norms, conversations with and research by field
leaders in German-speaking countries. These modules are the preparatory work
for a future German sustainability course, which will help to bridge the German
Studies major with other University programs including topics from the
Environmental Science, Policy, and Management major, as well as the
Sustainability Studies Minor. The modules will help open opportunities for
language majors, in addition to moving University curriculum forward by
connecting the increasingly important sustainability concerns to a wider variety of
students.
Description
Additional contributor: Beth Kautz; Charlotte Melin (faculty mentor)
Suggested Citation
Schmitt, Peter.
(2011).
"Green Germany".
Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy,
https://hdl.handle.net/11299/104499.