Sustainability Through People
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Sustainability has oscillated in and out of social consciousness throughout history, and yet, today there is still no agreement upon what the word means or how to achieve it. I propose a new definition - sustainability is the state of a system in which self-regulating feedback loops guide the creation of recurring value, while maximizing intergenerational equity, through the awareness of associated externalities. With this definition in mind a reasonable starting point for a strategic effort at a more sustainable society is people - peoples' process and depth of awareness, our information/knowledge systems (mechanisms of feedback), and our cultures perception of value.
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BBC - BBC World Service Programmes - One Planet, 05/11/200905/11/2009 Media: Listen now Available to listen. Synopsis The latest stop on our listener tour is Barcelona, which also happens to be the last stop on the UN's merry-go-round of climate change talks. Thousands of delegates have descended on the Spanish city as negotiators try to ...
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Krishnamurti & David Bohm - The Future of Humanity 1aTHE FUTURE OF HUMANITY is a dialogue between J. ...
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The Systems View of Life - Fritjof Capra"In this first lecture of the course, I would ...
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Biomimetism and other zero emissions ideas - Gunter PauliGunter Pauli, from the "Zero Emissions Research ...
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Mapping Dialogue - profiling dialogue tools and processes for social change - Pioneers of ChangeA number of methods for facilitating dialogue have been emerging globally, in particular over the past 20 years. This collection profiles 10 such methods in depth and a number of others more briefly. The approaches are diverse in many ways. Some are designed for small groups of 20 people, some ...
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2The Implications of the Global Financial Crisis for Low-Income CountriesThis is the time for civil society to develop solidarity networks, directly with the poor people, their grass roots organizations and nonprofits, rebuilding from scratch a new social economy, abroad and at home - be the change you want to see in the world.Giorgio Bertini added 7 months ago
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2Momentum: Igniting Social Change in the Connected AgeFrom Publishers Weekly Fine outlines strategies for "connected activism" in this idealistic, lucidly written account about using the Internet to build up networks among activists who can pool information and other resources to help create lasting solutions that address the roots of social ...Giorgio Bertini added 7 months ago
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2Strengthening Civil Society Organizations in Good Governance ProcessesMore about change at Change Methods and TheoryGiorgio Bertini added 7 months ago
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