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Mahinerangi Wind Farm
Mahinerangi Wind Farm, a photo by Samuel Mann on Flickr. We went to the Mahinerangi Wind Farm open day today. I’m still in two minds about the wind farms. On one hand an extremely efficient source of power, on the other an excuse for us not to face the real problem of profligate consumption. On […]
Extra-dimensional sustainability?
March 17, 2011
Last night I went to a talk by Professor Lawrence Krauss (famous for writing, amongst other things – The Physics of Star Trek). The subject of Krauss’ talk was the question of whether there are hidden dimensions and whether there is evidence in the natural (physical world) for them – or is it just something […]
Borrowing from Terminator: A Sustainable Lens?
February 24, 2011
Here’s a draft of a position paper we’re working on (numbered references at the end). Feedback most welcome. In this paper we propose a “Sustainable Lens”- both actual and conceptual – to assist in acting as a Sustainable Practitioner. We describe how the complexities of everyday sustainable activities go beyond simple resource visualisations. More abstract […]
Grand Challenges for Sustainability Science demand a change in approach
November 16, 2010
I’m really impressed with the integrative approach taken in the Grand challenges for Earth Sustainability Science report from International Council for Science and the International Social Science Council. I like the five grand challenges (below), but even more, I like the strong statement for a need for a change in approach. The report starts by […]
Variants and a couple of precursors
October 8, 2010
A few more for the collection. Some variants and a couple of precursors. 271. Triangle showing factors, on ‘geographic space” ( Nijkamp modified by Dourojeanni) 272. Diverse hierarchical levels and limits of universal lawlessness (Gasto et al 2009) The core problem of sustainability is given by not respecting the highest hierarchical levels, exceeding their limits […]
April 2, 2011
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