Patterns and Trends

If you do not know where you come from, then you don't know where you are, and if you don't know where you are, then you don't know where you're going. And if you don't know where you're going, you're probably going wrong

~ Terry Pratchett

In order to understand where we are now, we need to ‘see’ the nature of our impacts and discern the patterns that contribute to both unsustainable and sustainable pathways. We need to be able to appreciate both the trees and the forest simultaneously. Patterns of Our Footsteps, part of the CRC blog, statistical and trend analyses, is an attempt to illuminate these patterns and emerging trends on critical sustainable development issues and public policy directions.

Food and Health

Counting calories without looking at what actually counts More food available but still feeling hungry Where's our next meal coming from? Spending more on drugs but feeling no different

Rethinking Growth and Prosperity

Rethinking Growth and Prosperity Global Networks: Is there an Optimal Scale? The Urban Tsunami Making Our Dollars Count with Multi-functional Spaces

Energy and Climate Change

The Things that Energize Us Do we have the energy to handle growing pains? Stepping Back to Look at the Bigger Picture Addressing the Trends, Overcoming Inertia

Science, Research, and Decision-making

Bridging the Gap The Future of Science and Research

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