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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Creativity, Where Are You?
My articles are often triggered by synchronicity, catching sight of similar articles, often about relatively obscure subjects. This time it was two separate articles about “groupthink,” published about two weeks apart.
Growing Up in LA
A few weeks ago I was talking with another transplant from Los Angeles who also became interested in environmental sustainability.
Tagged Environment, Eric Wilson, Los Angeles, Op-Ed, Prius, Recylcing, Tesla, transportation
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The Fallacy of the Tragedy of the Commons
I grew up in a small South African town 16,000 kilometers and more than a hundred years away from America’s Wild West, but nevertheless watched many a cheap Saturday morning movie set in the mesquite and chaparral of that mythically violent but oddly honorable land.
Revitalising socio-ecological production landscapes
It is difficult to overstate the importance of healthy ecosystems for human well-being. Indeed, the two are so inextricably linked that the ongoing degradation of ecosystems around the world has been spawning a wide range of severe challenges such as freshwater scarcity, food insecurity and poverty.
How Relevant is Sustainability to Business Executives?
There is no shortage of studies on the growing prevalence of sustainability in business. Here are some of the results from the more powerful ones.
Video: Reducing Emissions Through Forest Preservation with REDD
This video deals with the crucial role that forests play to reduce emissions and manage climage change. Specifically the video offers a simplified understanding of REDD which is an abbreviation for “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries.” This video explains the workings of REDD, the key mechanism to reduce forest loss which significantly contributes to climate change.
Video: Carbon Credits Explained
This video deals with the crucial role that forests play to reduce emissions and manage climage change. Specifically the video offers a simplified understanding of REDD which is an abbreviation for “Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries.”
Mind the gap: Development options for Delhi’s metro
A well functioning and efficient transport infrastructure is essential to almost any major city. They are commonplace in many cities and their origins tell us much about urban development.
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