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.

Maybe it's as simple as getting energy right

The ability to do work for man depends on the energy quality and quantity, and this is…

Making a Contribution

As part of our research, we are constantly trying to experiment with research dissemination using…

The Good Society--Evidence Based Decision-Making

Fundamental to the good society is the ability of elected officials and their civil servants to…

Patterns of our Footsteps - Rethinking Growth and Prosperity

June 25th, 2012 As the population of Canada doubles in size, one would expect the gross…

The Good Society--Spatial Justice

What does inequality do to a community? Ironically, there is no relationship whatsoever between key…

The Good Society--Managing Natural Resources

Humanity is now using nature’s services 52 percent faster than what Earth can renew, according to…

The Good Society--Screw business as usual

Richard Branson is using his purchase of British bank Northern Rock to offer small loans to the…

The Good Society--The Need for Conversation

A very thoughtful reflection on our use of technology, which some believe may be taking us to…

The Good Society--Gathering the Evidence

Governance in the good society is grounded in integrated and evidence-based decision-making based…

The Good Society--Connectivity

In my last post, I talked about the importance of walkability to individual and community vitality…

The Good Society--Individual Leadership

Somebody has to do something, it is just incredibly pathetic it has to be us. (Gerry Garcia)