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In our community vitality project, we developed 6 indicators of vitality for a neighbourhood, community or perhaps a country. One of these indicators is deadspace.

July 2^nd, 2013

Further gains in urban sustainable development are right before our eyes, by design and redesign. These four videos show what innovations can be made--oysters, suburbia, design, and greening the ghetto.

In my world of academic institutions, it is too easy to take yourself too seriously. Taking one's work seriously is very different from taking one's self too seriously. Learning occurs everywhere and anywhere. For example, it seems to me that the moomins have what we call in the academy a very sustainable framework for life.

The Canadian Community Economic Development Network suggests 4 key actions to stimulate prosperity.

1. Create a Social Enterprise Capital

2. Implement an RRSP eligible CED tax credit

3. Support local procurement policies

4. Create an enabling environment for co-operatives and social enterprise growth

June 3, 2013

Just watch this.

Why would we muzzle any of the natural, social sciences and humanities that allow us to 'see' the wonders of the world and to understand them, and to change our negative impacts so that we sustain this beauty?

April 30^th, 2013