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Arhusharbor

Harbor in the city of Arhus, home to Absolut Vodka

While sustainable development has evolved to include the many dimensions of human growth and interaction, it's roots rest deeply in the environmental movement--specifically renewable energy. So my core class of my program took our first study trip to Sweden! --Home to cities such as Malmo, emerging international solar city, and Kristianstad, home to a bus fleet powered entirely by biogas. 

We took a private bus over the bridge that links Copenhagen to the Skane Swedish region, which was originally Danish until the mid-1600s, and is so close that remnants of Danish influence are still prominent.  

We hit the ground running, visiting an environmentally-focused afterschool daycare, biogas plant, green roof institute, the original organic restaurant, the western harbor, Lund catherdral, went hiking in the countryside, and took a water safari-- in 3 days!  It was quite a bit to take in, and I find myself only beginning to sort through much of what I experienced.  

Skane history

Solar Region Malmo, Sweden 

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Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:01:00 -0700 Let's begin. http://sustainablecee.posterous.com/lets-begin http://sustainablecee.posterous.com/lets-begin
"The Brundtland conception of sustainable development
does not assume that growth is both possible and desirable in all circumstances."
-Baker, 21

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