Economy |
Article
|
Mar 28, 2013
by Rob Hopkins, Transition Culture
Today sees the publication of what may well turn out to be one of the most important documents yet produced by a Transition initiative. Over the next few weeks we will be returning to it, to hear a range of perspectives on it, and hope it will generate debate and discussion. The document is the …
Economy |
Article
|
Mar 18, 2013
by Staff, CUESA, Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
On March 15, 2003—10 years ago today—the newly renovated San Francisco Ferry Building reopened its doors. The historic landmark and international culinary destination is such a Bay Area institution that it’s hard to imagine a time when it did not hold that beloved place in the …
Economy |
Article
|
Mar 14, 2013
by Patrick Noble, Feasta
The current system of aggressive nation states and trade blocks – largely subjected to still more aggressive corporate powers, such as Cargil, Monsanto and so on will prove easy to subvert, since they deal exclusively in price. We return to capital worth in labour and resource. Value has …
Economy |
Article
|
Mar 13, 2013
by Rob Hopkins, Transition Culture
Regeneration’ is one of those terms that is like motherhood and apple pie. Everyone wants regeneration, right? You’d be mad not to, surely. Yet all too often regeneration is about sweeping away the economy of local independent businesses and replacing it with big chains and …
Society |
Article
|
Mar 5, 2013
by Staff, PPS, Project for Public Spaces
Placemaking is a process, accessible to anyone, that allows peoples’ creativity to emerge. When it is open and inclusive, this process can be extraordinarily effective in making people feel attached to the places where they live. That, in turn, makes people more likely to get involved and …
Economy |
Article
|
Mar 4, 2013
by Nathan M. Hood, Strong Towns
Jobs and economic growth are a result of having a productive system in place, not the other way around. We need to create real net wealth that benefits not only the local communities, but the region as a whole. Don’t get me wrong, jobs are great. But, building infrastructure with the …
Economy |
Article
|
Feb 26, 2013
by Luke Brocki, The Tyee
It's a typically cold and rainy December morning on a rooftop in downtown Vancouver. The revolving restaurant atop the Harbour Centre skyscraper peeks above some closer buildings to the north, the pious spire of the Holy Rosary Cathedral marks south. Steps away, the concrete roof supports a …
Food & Water |
Article
|
Feb 25, 2013
by Joshua Nelson, Post Growth
Fermented beverages of one sort or another have played a part in every civilization. The evolution of fermentation by human hands has been a diverse one, too. From what is arguably the first fermented beverage, mead, found in ancient Greek, Egyptian and even Sumerian records, all the way to …
Economy |
Article
|
Feb 14, 2013
by Sarah Berman, The Tyee
Strolling down Commercial Drive early on a Thursday morning, a sunny-coloured trailer near Hastings Street catches my eye. I'm on a mission to find locally-made treats -- and about to get an education in how small-scale culinary manufacturing can be more cooperative than competitive.
Economy |
Article
|
Feb 13, 2013
by Gar Alperovitz, Gar Alperovits blog
The great British economist the late Joan Robinson once observed that the only thing worse than being exploited by capitalism is not being exploited by capitalism. This truth is felt acutely by anyone who is unemployed and looking for work. As the pain of the economic crisis continues and …
