I have just finished editing an interview I did with one of Integral City’s Advisors, Will Varey, of Emergnc in December, 2010. It will be posted for readers’ listening pleasure on Meshcasts later today. We had a most wide-ranging dialogue that explored cities as living systems. Will’s grounding in sustainability provided a “pingable” trampoline to explore the ecology [...]
Posts Tagged ‘water’
Multiple Cities, One Location
Posted in Building - Structures, Emergence, Inner, Lifecycle, Panarchy, tagged communication, ecology, multiple cities, sense in the city, water on January 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Ship’s Log is a Template for City Resource Log
Posted in Building - Structures, Ecosphere, Navigating - IVSM, tagged accountability, floating city, fuel, navigating, ship, transparency, water on January 7, 2011 | Comments Off
One of the things I like about the Holland America cruises is the ship’s log they give at the end of the voyage. It is an interesting accountability document for key resources, especially water and fuel. My recent cruise on the MS Rotterdam used 120 tons/day of fuel to travel a toal of 3529 nautical [...]
Eco-Regions and Water/Food Equation
Posted in D. Strategic Intelligences, Ecosphere, Inquiry, Level 4 Blue, Level 5 Orange, Level 6 Green, Level 7 Yellow, Navigating - IVSM, tagged food, sustainability, water, whole systems thinking on January 5, 2010 | Comments Off
If you want to find out how complex the relationship between ecology, water resources and human food supplies is becoming, check out this item on Endangerd Species Act Ruling and food production in California. In order to even grasp the players in this scenario one has to gain some altitude and look at it systemically. It [...]
Flow: The Movie – An Integral City View
Posted in Level 1 Beige, Level 5 Orange, Level 7 Yellow, tagged integral city intelligences, water on April 25, 2009 | Comments Off
Flow is the story of water (rights) being privatized by Big Biz – esp. Suez, Vivendi and Nestlé (interestingly enough all European). These companies are all portrayed as vulture captilalists who are buying up water properties around the world and privatizing water as a commodity that is being re-sold at prices higher than oil. [...]
