Cultural Sustainability

Preface -- Chinese edition of Critical Pedagogy, Ecoliteracy, and Planetary Crisis: The Ecopedagogy Movement (2012)

by Richard Kahn

A statement on the meaning of this book in its English edition is included, and I consider the state of Chinese... more A statement on the meaning of this book in its English edition is included, and I consider the state of Chinese society and its educational opportunities from an ecopedagogical perspective, arguing both that the foundations exist for it and that they MUST exist because China (like the United States) is now one of the future's crucial educational problems that must be taken up if there is to be anything short of a staggering global collapse. The Deweyan Chinese educational philosopher, Tao Xing-Zi is upheld as a possible forerunner for how ecopedagogy might proceed as culturally relevant within a Chinese framework.

Designing for sustainable living with technology

by dagny stuedahl

Going tourist. Tourism and translation of local cultures

by Rita Salvatore

proceeding of International Conference of Territorial Intelligence: Territorial intelligence and culture of development, Salerno 2009

Post Industrial Possibilities and Urban Social Ecologies

by Damian White

Thinking about the legacy of Murray Bookchin after his death for environmental social theory and politics. Yes, he could be a big pain in the ass. However, his focus on urban ecology, post Malthusian social ecological politics, post scarcity focus, ecological humanism and attempt to initiate a discussion about the need for a 'green industrial revolution' was seminal and still unacknowledged and much of his broad aspirations were proposing an much more interesting agenda than anything being proposed in much environmental sociology, cultural geography or political science.

Corporate Sustainability Survey 2011

by Dhiman Chowdhury

Sustainability paradox has become a debate of our time; adding to this predicament is sometimes the questionable... more Sustainability paradox has become a debate of our time; adding to this predicament is sometimes the questionable behaviors of the corporations. This detrimental demeanor is counterproductive, as it for the entity so do for our common goods. The issue of sustainability is a dilemma of our which many scholars pondered over last decades, yet despite their efforts, the message is somewhat convoluted through a plethora of conflicting strategies, definitions, mandates and regulatory measures. The obfuscation has created deviation in the discourse of “sustainability” measures without addressing systemic discord with sustainability challenges at organizational and societal level, and societal and ecological level. This survey examines presence and absence of a particular behavioral dimension in global corporations and corollary effect of it. In addition, this global survey unveils previously unknown data depicting correlation between certain behavioral dimension at workplace and other corporate level factors including profitability, innovation and market leadership. This global survey serves as the basis for further research to find a common ground that brings institutional integration to sustainability conjectures.

Integral Sustainable Design: transformative perspectives

by Mark DeKay

New book. Available from Amazon, Earthscan, or Routledge web sites

This book offers practical and theoretical tools for more effective sustainable design solutions and for communicating... more This book offers practical and theoretical tools for more effective sustainable design solutions and for communicating sustainable design ideas to today's diverse stakeholders.

It uses integral theory to make sense of the many competing ideas in this area and offers a powerful conceptual framework for sustainable designers through the four main perspectives of: behaviours; systems; experiences; cultures.

It also uses human developmental theory to reframe sustainable design across four levels of complexity present in society: the Traditional, Modern, Postmodern, and Integral waves. Profuse with illustrations and examples, the book offers many conceptual tools including:

• twelve principles of integral sustainable design
• sixteen prospects of sustainable design
• six perceptual shifts for ecological design thinking
• five levels of sustainable design aesthetics
• ten injunctions for designing connections to nature.

Environmental Justice and Sustainable Tourism: The Missing Cultural Link

by Blanca Alejandra Camargo

Community Conversations for Sustainability in the Desert: Leonora, Western Australia

by Silvia Lozeva

Journal of Economic and Social Policy

Abstract:

The concept of sustainability calls for a holistic perspective where the prospects for future... more Abstract:

The concept of sustainability calls for a holistic perspective where the prospects for future generations are not compromised by decisions made today. This paper provides an exploration of the Western Australian town of Leonora whose existence is based on mining, pastoralism, services to the region and tourism. The longest surviving residents with roots in Leonora country are the Aboriginal people of the region. In recent years Leonora has experienced a mining boom triggered mainly by resource demand from China but is not clear whether the wealth generated in the town is contributing to its sustainability. The fly-in/fly-out operations of the mining companies rely on bringing workers from outside the local community and have had limited benefits for the local Aboriginal people. A new addition to the Leonora’s diversity are asylum seekers, temporarily located in a former mining camp accommodation site. There is strong separation between these different groups within the community which does not allow for integrated development whereby knowledge can be shared and co-created.

It is important for Leonora’s long-term sustainability that it evolves into an adaptive complex system where current practices are challenged and new discourses of living together are being developed. This paper proposes the use of deliberation techniques to start the process of ‘sustainability societalisation’ which requires a different way of thinking about the relevance of place and the long-term future of a desert settlement