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Society Is Closer To Collapse Than We Think

Today on Open Book, we’re diving into one of the biggest questions in human history: why do civilizations rise and why do they collapse? Cambridge scholar Luke Kemp joins me to explain why the forces shaping our future might be the same ones that brought down every empire before us. Spread the word


Navigating the Planetary Crisis Through the Arts:

The Sustainability Thinking Exhibition features work from University of Toronto students across the tri-campus. The exhibition is an exploration of sustainability topics and environmental issues through the arts, including visual and installation art, digital media, music, and other forms of creative communication. Spread the word


Landscape Design and Drawing as Tools for Understanding Climate Emergency and Sustainability

Acknowledging the importance of climate challenges to our environment, landscape and cities, this review focuses on the exploration of visual methods (e.g., design, drawing, sketches) in relation to a deeper understanding of climate emergency and sustainability on a spatial scale. It provides an overview of existing research and highlights the role design and drawing can […]


From praxis to policy: Environmental shift through art and culture

In this text we are exploring what “an ecological turn in culture” could mean, a turn that follows a different path than sustainable development and greening, two currently dominant frameworks for thinking about environmental issues within culture. Spread the word


Thank-you email to everyone at Resilience 2to1

Just wanted to send a quick thank-you email to everyone at Resilience 2 to 1. Your environmental/sustainability links have been such a big help to my daughter Payton, as she works toward earning her Senior Eco Explorer Badge for Girl Scouts. This badge requires the girls to research different environmental issues and take at least […]


Deny, Deceive, Delay: Demystified

Exposing the Climate Disinfo Illusions Big Tech Creates For Big Carbon Today the Climate Action Against Disinformation coalition publishes Deny, Deceive, Delay: Demystified How Big Carbon uses disinformation to sabotage climate action, and how we stop them. Spread the word


Eco-Aesthetics and Art’s Response to Environmental Catastrophe

Being engaged with the idea of sustainability, conservation, and the impact of human activity on the natural world, eco-aesthetics motivates artists to create artworks that provoke thought and inspire action. Furthermore, it focuses on the potential of art to develop a deeper emotional bond with the environment, thereby motivating individuals and communities to engage in […]


Climate Change – What is Urban Design’s Role and Response?

More then two years ago I created a Voices of Resilience, >psycho<geography> walk. Here is a link to remind us all in which direction we were aiming. It was recently updated to reflect some new issues. Spread the word