sustainability

Expressions of interest

Natalie — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:41:47 +0000

Hi all,

this is a deliberately very loose post - I want to see what happens.

The short version:

I'm looking for expressions of interest to participate in / co-lead any of the following ventures:

1, Establishment of a national Transition office / coordinator / leadership team

2. Securing funding for the above

3. Offering transition based advisory services to Councils, Businesses, Community groups, Individuals

The Heart of Human Evolution… Where We’ve Come From & Where We‘re Going!

kimgyr — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 01:31:29 +0000

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Will New Zealand be the first developed country to evolve a steady-state economy?

AndrewTTK — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:51:17 +0000

Absolutely great article about the possibilities for New Zealand.

http://fleeingvesuvius.org/2012/01/11/will-new-zealand-be-the-first-developed-country-to-evolve-a-steady-state-economy/

As long as we can get the New Zealand politicians to read and understand these concepts.

"Resilience by Design" 11th Australasian Permaculture Convergence

Ecoshow — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:20:47 +0000

Hope you are all well as we head into the last month of the year.

Psychology for a Better World

nikiharre — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:18:16 +0000

I have just released a book Psychology for a Better World: Strategies to Inspire Sustainability. It includes lots of refererences to my experiences with Transition Pt Chevalier.

Dick Smith, Sustainability and Steady-State Economics.

Kevthefarmer — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 07:31:54 +0000

Much time and energy is expended by those concerned with transition initiatives iinto ways of addressing resource depletion. The most obvious one is actually moving to a way of living that we call "sustainable", which we usually define as using resources no faster than they can be replaced by natural ecosystems. That much abused word has spawned a hundred oxymorons courtesy of the sophistry of PR drones in every industry and field of commerce.

LivinginPeace Project in Sunny Karamea, West Coast, South Island, NEW ZEALAND

rongo22 — Wed, 18 May 2011 22:49:55 +0000

LivinginPeace Project: www.livinginpeace.com

Transition Engineering

Susan Krumdieck — Tue, 17 May 2011 16:48:07 +0000

IET Prestige Lecture 2010 Podcast:

http://podcasts.otago.ac.nz/nzc4sc/files/2010/05/Susan-Krumdieck-enginee...

Permaculture Design Course in Sunny Karamea on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand

rongo22 — Thu, 05 May 2011 22:12:52 +0000

Course Outline:

Zeitgeist Moving Forward World Premiere

Azza — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:04:42 +0000

Official Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYLLFpNn4lM&feature=related

The third in a series of movies, Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, by director Peter Joseph, is a feature length documentary work which will present a case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire world society.

David Suzuki and beyond

James Samuel — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:12:03 +0000

He didn't leave us with a lot of hope, and understandably. The population growth statistics, and our impact on the life support systems we depend on, are hard arguments to refute. The biggest thing I was grateful for, was to test the ideas I have been preparing to share at the Signs of Change conference on Monday. I was happy for that, and feel I am on the right track.

CSP Roadshow - Next stop Tauranga

James Samuel — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:19:37 +0000

Steve Henry and Tom Walter from the Centre for Sustainable Practice, drove into Papakura on Sunday afternoon with their bio-diesel vehicle from Nomad Safaris and EECA sponsored solar trailer, to begin the national roadshow. They arrived just after a few of us had turned the first sods in a new Rosehill community garden.

Strong Sustainability for New Zealand

Phase2 — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:20:39 +0000

In September 2009, a paper entitled Strong Sustainability for New Zealand:
Principles and Scenarios, was published in book format by Sustainable
Aotearoa New Zealand with the support of the New Zealand National
Commission for UNESCO and the Tindall Foundation.

The paper was written as a result of a New Zealand think tank that brought
together leading experts in many fields of science and other disciplines.
It has been independently reviewed by academics in New Zealand, UK and
Canada prior to publication.

Strong Sustainability for New Zealand

James Samuel — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:39:32 +0000

I saw this booklet at a gathering of The Natural Step last week in Nelson. It has a lot to recommend it, and when Denis Tegg brought it to my attention today, I thought it should be posted here on Transition Towns.

UNDESD/SANZ Think Tank paper
Updated: 3 September 2009

NEW: PDF now available for download here. Press briefing (with audio) here.

A Green Light For Guerilla Gardeners

hjones — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:06:55 +0000

By Sue Jackson

2 Nov 2009

Guerrilla gardens might not have 'owners' but they sure have defenders, as Yarra Council discovered when it tried to wipe the gardens out. Sue Jackson tells the story