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.

Saving the Environment and the Arts

I have been trying to experiment with how to communicate research through the use of the arts. We…

Eureka!

Wow great insights from Steven in his talk Where good ideas come from! As you may or may not know…

Planetary Boundaries and Sustainable Development

This video is a wonderful discussion of planetary boundaries, 9 key biospheric system limits and…

Social Capital Research

When I started my social capital resarch about four years ago, focusing on network formation, the…

Environmentalist's Paradox

I don't know how many of you have read the recent report in the newspapers about the "…

Could this be our new urban farm?

Imagine it, you walk into the grocery store go into the produce section and then you pick your…

Conversations from the Edge

Welcome to the CRC blog, where we discuss bleeding edge issues around sustainable community…