About Us

Mission 

This blog is written by twelve individuals from three continents with diverse academic degrees, interests and personalities. Our aim is to create an active and open window into the double degree master program “Global Sustainability Science” (GSS) at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany and Arizona State University in Tempe, USA. This blog is an opportunity to share our struggles, progress and light-bulb-moments throughout this unique program with university staff and students, friends, family as well as anyone else interested in sustainability. We encourage you to question our ideas, comment on our entries and most importantly: spread the word about thought provoking sustainability themes by reading and sharing this blog. We warmly welcome you to join us on this exciting journey!

Who we are

Twelve people. Three continents. One goal:
To collaborate internationally in order to create solutions for a more sustainable world.

Anna, especially interested in circular economy and global transformations towards sustainability. (Bachelor of Science in Resource Efficiency Management at Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences)

Ariel, especially interested in sustainability solutions in waste, water and mobility. (Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability and German from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona)

Hannah, especially interested in social and cultural aspects of sustainability, with a focus on the role of community engagement in developing solutions both locally and globally. (Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Western Washington University)

John, especially interested in water and waste management. (Bachelors at Stellenbosch university in Development and Environment)

Leo, special interests are sustainable governance on all spatial scales. (Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sustainability Studies at Leuphana University Lüneburg)

Markus, interests are the conflict between the human and natural landscapes and how to address these challenges in a sustainable way. (Completed a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Management in South Africa and led birding tours in many countries)

Rebecca, especially interested in international environmental politics. (Studied Political Sciences and American Studies at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main)

Tara, especially interested in adaptation to climate change. (Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Management with a focus on Sustainable Tourism at the University of Applied Sciences Munich)

Tatjana, special interest in renewable energies and international project management. (Bachelor of Science in Geosciences at University Bremen (Germany) with a fascination for the planet beneath our feet)

Alfonso, especially interested in cultural sustainability, with a focus on perspectives from traditional societies and their participation and inclusion in finding sustainability solutions. (Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, USA)

Zoë, especially interested in Local Living Economies, Participatory Governance and Conflict Resolution. (Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona)

David, especially interested in how digital platforms can facilitate broad, sustained, and meaningful public participation in sustainability transitions. (Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Arizona State University)

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