Margrit Kennedy

Margrit Kennedy ( born November 21, 1939 in Chemnitz, † 28 December 2013 Steyerberg ) was a German architect, ecologist, author and critic of capitalism. It is regarded as free economic supporter.

Work

She was initially trained as an architect in Darmstadt and worked as a city planner and ecologist in Germany, Nigeria, Scotland and the USA. She received her doctorate in public and international affairs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the PhD. From 1972 to 1979 she led research projects on the topic of " schools as community centers " for the School Construction Institute of the Länder ( Berlin ), the OECD and UNESCO in 15 countries in Europe and in North and South America. She ran from 1979 to 1984, at the International Building Exhibition Berlin 1987, the research field of ecology / energy and women's projects, and was a visiting professor of Urban Ecology at the University of Kassel in the following years previously. In 1991 she was appointed as a professor at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Hannover; where she directed until 2002 the department " Technical development and resource -saving construction ". Your work in ecological projects " led them to the conclusion that the wider application of ecological principles is hindered by a fundamental error in the monetary system " to Since the 80s she worked on the development of alternative money systems, published numerous books, essays and interviews and lectured monetary issues.

With a group of dedicated people Margrit Kennedy has created a network for the implementation of regional complementary currencies. She was also actively involved in the planning and construction of an ecological model project with around 150 inhabitants in Steyerberg. The end of 2011 initiated Margrit Kennedy along with other the "Occupy Money" initiative.

Familial

She was married to Declan Kennedy. From this marriage the daughter Antja Kennedy emerged.

Works

  • Occupy Money, J. Hausen Kamp, Bielefeld 2011, ISBN 978-3-89901-595-9
  • Among other things, Margrit Kennedy: The Lifestyle trap Rhombos -Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-938807-49-1
  • Women do the most important work. Four essays on the situation of women in the economy ( with Helmut Creutz and Hans Weitkamp ), Gauke, Kiel 1996, ISBN 978-3-87998-436-7
  • Handbook of ecological settlement ( to ) build ( ed. with Declan Kennedy), Reimer, Berlin 1998, ISBN 978-3-496-02638-9
  • Energetic optimization of a production hall with special consideration of an innovative ventilation concept. Final Report, Part 1, ed. v. Margrit Kennedy et al., IRB, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 978-3-8167-5456-5
  • Money without interest and inflation. A medium of exchange that serves everyone, Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 978-3-442-12341-4, published first in 1987, then revised again and again and translated into 22 languages. The 2006 edition is available online in full text.
  • Regional currencies. New approaches to sustainable prosperity ( with Bernard A. Lietaer ), Riemann, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-570-50052-1
  • The Inner City, Elek, London, 1972
  • Community Schools, UNESCO, Paris, 1979
  • Urban Ecology, Vol 2, Fischer, Frankfurt aM, 1984
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