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Our economic system determines value and worth based upon quantities (usually monetary) rather than qualities (such as health of ecosystems and quality of life). Because economics is a highly abstract and decontextualized discipline it is unable to anticipate unpredictable systemic events such as economic breakdowns, or acknowledge the ecological l... See more

Designing for Transitions – Transition Design Seminar CMU

The Fate of Earth

Elizabeth Kolbert newyorker.com

Bioregioning offers an alternative organising principle that could redefine the way we understand material flows, political governance and civil society. Simply defined, it is a form of activity that operates within the natural boundaries of a bioregion – often defined by a watershed or geological area – and that seeks to sustain, or indeed revive,... See more

Islands of Coherence - Future Observatory Journal

Eyeo 2016 – Sara Hendren

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Pour l’écrivain et professeur de sciences environnementales David Orr, la « crise [planétaire] s’est produite au moment et à l’endroit où le lien entre la connaissance, les moyens de subsistance et le fait de vivre a été cassé, et la connaissance a été utilisée dans le seul but d’augmenter la productivité236 ». Il est grand temps de réparer ces lie

Pablo Servigne • Une autre fin du monde est possible (Anthropocène) (French Edition)

UNESCO’s Global Citizenship Education (GCED) initiative, implemented by the Faith in the Commonwealth project, is an important step in this direction.

Waqas Ahmed • The Polymath: Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility

Future of Food

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Welcome-to-the-Great-Unraveling_2023

Explores the interconnected crises of environmental degradation and social inequality, termed the "Great Unraveling," emphasizing the need for systemic change and resilience-building to address these compounding global challenges.

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If the goal is to achieve human prosperity in a flourishing web of life – and it looks rather like a doughnut – then how can we best think of (and draw) the economy in relation to the whole?