Views from the Edge

Conversations from the Edge

Welcome to the CRC blog, where we discuss bleeding edge issues around sustainable community development. The term ‘bleeding edge’ connotes the idea of our failure to somehow or other convince the publics about the urgency of responding to climate change now, and that we need to better communicate the principles and practises of sustainable development to the wider publics. So, yes it takes courage to be 'at the edge', and sometimes one 'bleeds' a lot, but let's start the conversation now.

Affordable Housing Meets Nature

A French couple has put a new spin on affordable housing by giving buildings a second life and…

Building Back Better

Lessons Canada should use from WW2 to fight the climate emergency

What a wonderful world

You may wonder after the year we have just experienced why I would pick that title? The pandemic…

Building Back Better

COVID-19 cases and deaths have been concentrated in nursing homes, homeless shelters and other…

A Sneak Peak

Dr. Rob Newell and I will be presenting at a conference in the United Kingdom, November 30 to…

How to make a difference in community planning

Community planning is a complicated process that requires understanding the relationships between,…

Why won't they listen?

There are many development conflicts across the country and in many cases, the developers normally…

Where has civility gone?

Public dialogue and civic literacy are more important today than ever, yet our space for discussion…

Nature-Based Solutions: Rewilding

Restoring natural landscapes damaged by human exploitation can be one of the most effective and…

Pandemics and Possibilities

Given the recent articles claiming large areas of the Amazon rainforest are now turning into…

What is a good society?

The good society has leaders from all sectors committing to serious climate change emissions. The…

A Fast Moving Virus, a Slow Changing Climate

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