Just published in Discover Sustainability – access full article here (it’s Open Access)! Abstract In this “urban century”, planetary realities and increased environmental and social awareness have led to significant international agreements and the recognition that local communities play a…
By Dr. Maria Spiliotopoulou, Simon Fraser University, and Dr. Mark Roseland, Arizona State University Abstract In the past three decades, mounting scientific evidence on the planetary condition has been sending a clear message: the xworld needs to be on a…
Repost from the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy By Herman Daly. Published on April 23, 2019 The economic process is not a mechanical analog that can be run forward and backward, nor a circular process that…
As a signatory of the Scientists’ Warning since 2017, I am sharing this article to raise awareness on the interconnected issues of population, consumption, and growth economy that impact our planet today – in some cases (e.g. species extinction) irreversibly….
Repost from Ecocities Emerging. 3 min read by Jennie Moore, Director, Institute Sustainability at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Director, Centre for Ecocities at BCIT The International Ecocity Standards were developed by Ecocity Builders with input from an international…
by Maria Spiliotopoulou and Mark Roseland. Journal: MDPI Sustainability. Published September 4th, 2020 Abstract Achieving sustainability goals is complex and requires policy coherence; yet effective action for structural change has been elusive partly because global issues must be primarily addressed…
Repost from The Medium. By Tim Ventura. Published on Nov 20, 2019 · 4 min read Back in 1968, Stanford Professor Paul Erlich prefaced his non-fiction best-seller, The Population Bomb, by saying, “The battle to feed all of humanity is…
