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Punctuated equilibrium
Romi Mahajan has an interesting little piece that examines developments in computing in terms of theories of biological evolution. He explores different explanations for evolution. After dismissing catastrophism (change occurs in a slow, continuous process – “hyperbolic and rather useless with regard to planning and preparation”) and uniformitarianism (IT changes slowly in a continuous and predictable […]
Posted in: Computing for Sustainability
Need for sustainable developers-slash-journalists
January 14, 2009
Recent discussion (Eric Ulken,Emily Nussbaum, Cindy Royal) on the people behind the New York Times website puts a new light on the role of the sustainable computing practitioner. The breadth of the impact of computing is what drives many of us to take sustainable computing beyond our own footprint. This is recognised in statements such as NACCQ’s policy that […]
Posted in: Computing for Sustainability
Point-source recycling SEEDs questions
December 18, 2008
There’s a 3D printer in the product development centre at work. I think it’s fantastic. I just love the thought experiment of how things will change when 3D printing becomes ubiquitous. What will be the impact of us being able to fabricate parts on every desktop? A different device has had […]
Posted in: Computing for Sustainability, futurecasting
Amid turmoil, banks recognise importance of sustainability
December 5, 2008
I’ve been to a lot of strategy and review meetings in the last few weeks. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard words like: “with the current financial crisis, businesses need to focus on the financial bottom line” (with the sometimes spoken assumption that sustainability will have to wait). The sustainability newslines […]
Posted in: sustainability
Sustainable practitioner updates: Hospitality
December 5, 2008
Here’s Katie Ellwood’s round-up of how hospitality is working towards sustainable practioners: Implementing sustainable practice both operationally and in the curriculum undoubtedly poses challenges for any school or department within the Polytechnic. The School of Hospitality is addressing their particular set of challenges head-on, and can boast significant progress in many areas. Hands-on hospitality training, […]
Posted in: Education for Sustainability, Otago Polytechnic
January 15, 2009
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