Erfassung von Kleinsäugern durch Schüler:Ein Unterrichtsprojekt zum Erlernen biologischer Methoden-Kompetenzen

Mit Schülern einer 9. Klasse der Werner-von-Siemens Realschule (Gladbeck) sind in dem Landschaftsschutzgebiet „Wittringer Wald“ bei Gladbeck die dort vorkommenden Kleinsäu- gerarten erfasst worden. Die Daten sind von landesweitem Interesse und dienen der Erstel- lung eines Verbreitungsatlasses einheimischer Säugetierarten. Bei dem Natur begegnenden Projekt konnten die Schüler neben der Erweiterung ihrer Artenkenntnis methodische Kompetenzen erlangen, die für exaktes biologisches Arbeiten unerlässlich sind.<br

Practitioner’s Section: Integrated Resource Efficiency Analysis for Reducing Climate Impacts in the Chemical Industry

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions of the material-intensive chemical industry requires an integrated analysis and optimization of the complex production systems including raw material and energy use, resulting costs and environmental and climate impacts. To meet this challenge, the research project InReff (Integrated Resource Efficiency Analysis for Reducing Climate Impacts in the Chemical Industry) has been established. It aims at the development of an IT-supported modeling and evaluation framework which is able to comprehensively address issues of resource efficiency and climate change within the chemical industry, e.g. the minimization of material and energy intensity and consequently greenhouse gas emissions, without compromising on production performance. The paper presents background information on resource efficiency and the research project, an ideal-typical decision model for resource efficiency analysis, the conceptual approach for an IT-based integration platform as well as the case study design at the industrial project partners’ sites. These first results are linked to future activities and further research questions are highlighted in the concluding section