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Ayla Neusel The idea of holding an International Women's University ifu as part of the EXPO 2000'W orld Exposition was born in Lower Saxony in the mid-1990s. In 1992, Lower Saxony's then Minister of Science Helga Schuchardt had set up a Women's Research Commission that in 1994 presented its report with the programmatic title ""Promoting Women's Interests Means Academic Reform - Women's Research Means a Critique of Science"". A spin-off, so to speak, of this commission's was nd the idea of a women's university as an EXPO project. The 2 Lower Saxony Women's Research Commission (1995-1997) stated: ""From 15 July until 15 Oc- tober, an International Women's University is to be Q~ganised offering an interdis- ciplinary, international, multimedia, postgraduate study programme"". Initially conceived as a purely research-oriented university, ijiJ evolved into an academic project for women scientists on an international scale. The ifu concept was based on the (self-) image of science as an ongoing, evolving, forward- looking research project. The unique concept of the International Women's University as an academic reform project was founded on three key principles: 1. Problem Orientation of Teaching and Research The choice of the globally relevant controversial issues Work - Information - Body - Migration - City - Water and the idea of addressing these issues from the perspective of the natural and engineering sciences, the humanities and so- cial sciences as well as art, consciously focusing on questions of practical rele- vance, gave rise to a problem-oriented, interdisciplinary approach.

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Author:   Sabine Kunst ,  Tanja Kruse ,  Andrea Burmester
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9783642639616

ISBN 10:   3642639615
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   11 April 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Gendersensitive, Participatory Approach of Water and Soil Management.- 1 The International Women’s University — Framework for the Project Area Water.- 2 ifu — an Intercultural Innovation in Higher Education ?.- 3 The Project Area Water.- Aspects of Water and Soil Management.- 4 Rural Development with Special Emphasis on Women, Water and Environment.- 5 Water Treatment and Rainwater Harvesting.- 6 Wastewater Treatment.- 7 Decentralised Wastewater Treatment — Wastewater Treatment in Rural Areas.- 8 Alternative Technologies for Sanitation, Recycling and Reuse.- 9 River Development Planning.- 10 Water and Soil Towards Sustainable Land Use.- Conclusions.- 11 Evaluation “There is No Unanimous Judgement on ifu”.- 12 Future Perspectives for Sustainable Water and Soil Management.- Appendices.- 13 Manual for Analysis of Soils and Related Materials.- 14 Influencing BOD and N Removal Assessment of Important Parameters.- Vitae of Contributors.

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