“What If” …. The Two Most Important Words of Our Time
By Dick Rauscher, Dick Rauscher blog
Resilience and the ability to survive will depend on our ability to embrace reality and begin now to prepare for the changes that are coming.
Tag: resilience
Sustainability is not Enough: We Need Regenerative Cultures
By Daniel Christian Wahl, Insurge Intelligence
A regenerative human culture is healthy, resilient and adaptable; it cares for the planet and it cares for life in the awareness that this is the most effective way to create a thriving future for all of humanity.
Lost in Participation: Land Use Planning Suffers Without Local Knowledge
By Jose Antonio Puppim de Oliveira, Our World
Reliance on physical, structural measures has dominated public policies and permeated public perception while traditional mitigation knowledge and strategies have declined.
Efficiency Is Not the Enemy of Resiliency
By Karen Lynn Allen, Karen Lynn Allen blog
On a simplistic level, efficiency is maximum (or optimal) output with minimum waste.
Thoughts on Localism and Resilience
By Russell Arben Fox, In media res
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak to the "Resilience Group," an informal gathering of environmentalists, activists, and interested others that meet regularly at the home of Wes Jackson, in Salina, KS. My short remarks gave rise to a robust and enlightening discussion, or so I thought.
Six Foundations – Presentation to Community Action Partnership
By Asher Miller, Post Carbon Institute
American towns and cities face a series of economic, environmental, and social justice challenges that hit the most disadvantaged communities especially hard.
What are the Essential Elements for Successfully Building Community Resilience?
By Asher Miller, Post Carbon Institute
Introducing Six Foundations for Building Community Resilience, PCI’s new report which describes how communities can approach the full scope of the 21st century’s challenges equitably and sustainably.
Resilience and Collapse: Notes from Cyprus
By Lakis Polycarpou, City of the Future
Whatever we do in Cyprus doesn’t really stay in Cyprus. It’s like the effect gets multiplied and spread, from here to the nearby regions, and from there on.
Beliefs Matter: Resilience Reflections with Erik Lindberg
By Erik Lindberg, Resilience.org
Beliefs matter. So do stories. My inspiration often comes from the written word, and I’ve long been interested in writers who revel in the complexity of beliefs, understand how adept humans are at self-deception, but nevertheless provide a useful roadmap.
Resilience in the face of Climate Change
By Karen Rybold-Chin, on the earth productions
Resilience is a common principal of permaculture, says Dave Boehnlein, co-author of the book Practical Permaculture.
