Collaboration / Emerging Technologies / Food & Farming / Purchasing Green / Sustainable Design
FOUR YEARS.GO. - A New Campaign to Shift the Trends of Humanity
Amanda Reed, 1 Sep 10 The time to act on climate change is now. In that light, a new campaign called FOUR YEARS.GO. has been started to inspire action towards a more environmentally sustainable and socially just planet in the next four years. As they...
Climate Skeptic - Now with Less Skepticism!: Lomborg Changes Tune
Alex Aylett, 1 Sep 10 For those who – like me – missed the news on Monday: the world's most well known climate change skeptic has done a dramatic about face. Bjorn Lomborg's 1998 book “The Skeptical Environmentalist” has been a pillar for critics of...
Stealing the Future, The Ethics of Dust, and Networked Sprawl
WorldChanging Team, 1 Sep 10 Looking back one, two and five years ago today on Worldchanging: 2009 The Rights of Future Generations Alex examines the rights of future generations and wonders in what courts those rights might be defended, and how... 2009 Manifesta: Caring for...
HafenCity: A Case Study on Future-Adaptive Urban Development
Amanda Reed, 31 Aug 10 Cities need to plan for the future now by developing infrastructure and communities that make them resilient, rugged and adaptable to planetary changes. Coastal cities are particularly vulnerable to increased flooding from larger storm surges and sea level rise. And...
Adaptation vs. Prevention, and Climate Model Consensus
WorldChanging Team, 31 Aug 10 Looking back one and five years ago today on Worldchanging: 2009 The Lessons of Katrina: Global Warming Adaptation is a Cruel Euphemism and Prevention is Far, Far Cheaper Joe Romm adds an update to his writing about climate adaptation and...
- To Protect, Renew, and Re-Tool: An Interview with Kristina Hill on Managing the Effects of Climate Change
- Gameful: A New Secret HQ for Worldchanging Games
- Airplanes, VPVs, Faith and Latent Networks
- Resource: Walkscore Gets Street Smart, Adds a Transit Score, and Calculates Your Commute
- Book Review: Urban Interventions - Personal Projects in Public Spaces
