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Prototype
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Description
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ECO-Units
See the ECO-Unit website
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Eco-units are intentional communities taking responsibility to ensure the ecological maturity of the land they are settled on whilst investing in local food and manufacturing systems. Explained on the Eco-unit web site
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The Go-Along society
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Abolishing work is a way of reducing the energy intensity of a community. In this envisioning people do what is needed to maintain living standard. The text is presented as a visit to such a community in an interview with the city management
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Sustainability circles
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Many individuals are feeling the need to start individual actions to developing toward sustainable lifestyles. Presented as an account of participation in such a circle.
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Alternative Currency
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Introducing an alternative currency based on your working hours gets everyone involved in community activities. This text is an article about such an introduction
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Radiality
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Radiality is the city design principle used to reduce walking distance and reduce the need for mechanised transport. Presented as a report from the future
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Coping with energy intensity reduction
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Accepting that energy intensity reduction is going to happen, the question becomes how to ensure the transformation goes equitably and effectively. We see who Retford coped through an article from the future.
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Centres of Well-Being
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Focussing on well-being could be a way for areas with natural beauty to encourage economic development. Presented in the form of a white paper.
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Multilateral cooperation
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Sustainability challenges can not be solved by one corporation or one government department. Full cooperation across the board is required. But each may only have a small budget. This methodology looks at how organisations can work together within the framework of their own budgets. Presented as white paper
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Local manufacturing
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Describes how manufacturing can be transformed to use less energy and produce products with longer use cycles and minimum waste production. Presented as “article from the future”.
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Local food systems
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Local food growing only makes sense in today’s world when it can be done cheaper and more appealing than going to the supermarket. This article explains how.
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Freight pipelines
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Underground freight pipelines promise to transform cities allowing the removal of roads which take up at least 40% of city space, and offering environmentally safe movement of goods using air pressure. Presented as report from an imagestream.
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units of trust
Full text
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An investment form which encourages sustainable development and offers dividends in the form of locally produced goods and gives an investment based on land and buildings.
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