Month: May 2010
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Walking cities: an update
One of the main themes of my recent book, “Inventing for the Sustainable Planet” is the city where people walk everywhere. For those of you who are new to my blog, I used the inventing method of Imagestreaming to envision what sustainable living would look like. Although the book is fiction, I hope it inspires…
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Fours years. GO!
Four years Go is campaign to change the course of history. Really. The impetus and initial stewardship for Four Years. Go. comes from a core group of four organizations. The Pachamama Alliance, as part of that group, has provided the funding for the initial development of Four Years. Go. and is acting as the initial…
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Transition and the Krakow declaration.
Update: Here is the latest version of the Declaration. (pdf) Krakow, Poland 20-22 May 2010. SURE, a pan-European initiative for sustainable urban-rural development concluded its two-step program with a conference to explore how at policy, regional, commercial and local level the people of Europe could connect with the challenge of sustainability and to respond in…
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It could happen here: America on the brink
Not many saw the fall of the Berlin wall coming. Not many foresaw the collapse of the Soviet Union. And so gleeful were the celebrations of the triumph of liberalism and capitalism over communism that few bothered to study what actually happened and why. Yale School of Management senior faculty fellow Bruce Judson makes the…
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Swedish Transition hub takes off at Rural Parliament
This week, stakeholders in social economy and rural development in Sweden are gathering in the town of Sunne to hold what they call the “rural parliament”. It is a gigantic annual undertaking, bringing politicians, local government, international partners, rural development agencies and interest organisations together. The organisation, “All Sweden shall live”(HSSL) is host, and by…