volume 01 issue 03 archive
Four Connections: Ecology, Economy, Ethics and Citizenship
perspectives
The Preanalytic Vision of Herman Daly
by Howard SilvermanIn order to be able to posit ourselves any problems at all, we should first have to visualize a distinct set of coherent phenomena as a worthwhile object of our analytical efforts.
readmoreBoulding's Spaceship Earth
by Kenneth BouldingThe image that man has of himself and his environment is in a process of transition.
readmoreFair Sharing of Our Common Heritage
by James BoyceWhat does it mean to say that the environment is our “common heritage”?
readmoreRosemary Randall: Climate Change and Loss
by Howard SilvermanRestoring the processes of loss and mourning to public narratives would help release energy for realistic programmes of change.
readmoreDaly and Farley: Six General Policy Design Principles
by Howard SilvermanPolicies must recognize that we always start from historically given initial conditions.
readmoreReading and Remembering Jonathan Rowe
by Howard SilvermanReading Jon Rowe: stories of human relationships, the value of mutual customs and shared spaces, and the intellectual history of rules and practices that fostered social well-being or failed to do so.
readmorePeeling the Onion of Resilience Thinking
by Howard SilvermanTaking the onion as a metaphor, what might we say about the act of peeling?
readmoreValerie Brown: Wicked Problems and Transdisciplinarity
by Howard SilvermanScience-as-usual will not solve complex problems.
readmoreThe Porter Hypothesis and Regional Innovation Clusters
by Howard SilvermanCompetitiveness is enhanced by differentiation in social or ecological assets or circumstances.
readmoreThe Commons as an Engine for Innovation
by David BollierThe most innovative thing we can do is to step out of the market paradigm and begin to develop different ways of relating to each other and to the Earth.
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media library
Ecosystem and Economy
Once you draw the boundary of the environment around the economy, you have said that the economy cannot expand forever.
readmoreDonella Meadows: The Power of Vision
The more a vision is shared, the more responsible it gets.
readmoreEcological and Environmental Economics
What are the core differences between ecological and environmental economics?
readmoreResilience: Persistence, Adaptability and Transformability
The idea of resilience, increasingly discussed, remains narrowly understood.
readmoreBoundary Objects and Communities
Examining three projects through a Community of Practice framework.
readmoreSpencer Beebe: The Magic Canoe | TEDxPortland
Ecotrust President Spencer Beebe wraps up the first TEDxPortland with the story of the magic canoe.
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