Climate change will have broad psychological effects, report finds
Stress, anxiety, PTSD among likely impacts to overall well-being,
Society
Bottom Up, Top Down
How can we reverse course to avert an unprecedented series of crises that might entail massive human mortality and the more or less permanent crippling of planetary ecosystems?
The Power of Positive Spin!
Reshaping communities and empowering kids with bikes.
Sustainability, Resilience and Adaptability as Guiding Principles
An important part of many worldviews are key words that embody guiding principles. Freedom, liberty and justice represent three such words in the US, and in this post I’d like to explore a few that act as guiding principles in more limited contexts: sustainability, resilience and adaptability.
Waste Not
Hear about an online sharing system where no currency changes hands, and no new materials are used to make more stuff.
Resilience Roundup – June 19
A roundup of the latest news, views and ideas from the main stream press and the blogosphere. Click on the headline link to see the full article.
Taking to the Streets
In the U.S. walking & biking to school is becoming extinct, get inspired by some Streetfilms to change that.
The Stories of our Grandchildren
During the time just past, I’ve had several reminders of the power of stories to shape the world of human experience, and the way those stories can get out of step with the facts on the ground.
Global justice, sustainability and the sharing economy
With public interest in the sharing economy on the rise, a polarisation of views on its potential benefits and drawbacks is fast becoming apparent.
Systems Thinking and Complexity 101
Many of the issues we deal with in our lives involve both complicated and complex systems, and hence have both complicated and complex aspects that need to be teased apart.
Kamikaze Culture
Modern society celebrates the suicidal consumption and despoilment of the earth by the rich, which will also kill countless others outside their ranks. As a society, we must learn to despise such acts.
Transition: time to emerge from under the radar?
…"Is Transtion political?"…Transition is absolutely political.
