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| luminous:self_sustaining_autonomous_systems [2008-01-22 04:46] – external edit 127.0.0.1 | luminous:self_sustaining_autonomous_systems [2008-02-19 08:16] (current) – nik | ||
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| * Cotton -> natural fabric, yet causes many other environmental problems | * Cotton -> natural fabric, yet causes many other environmental problems | ||
| * No simple equation between natural & ecological | * No simple equation between natural & ecological | ||
| - | * Core Criteria for a Green world --> BioDiversity | + | * Core Criteria for a Green world -> BioDiversity |
| - | * Low level --> indication of overfed (capitalist) system | + | * Low level -> indication of overfed (capitalist) system |
| * Biological diversity in 'low nutrient environments' | * Biological diversity in 'low nutrient environments' | ||
| * Surges of nutrients -> emergence of monocultures | * Surges of nutrients -> emergence of monocultures | ||
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| * From measurement to understanding | * From measurement to understanding | ||
| * Ad-hoc social enforcement | * Ad-hoc social enforcement | ||
| - | * Making a step by step -change | + | * Making a step by step change |
| * Responsive environments -> reinforcing sense of agency -> feedback | * Responsive environments -> reinforcing sense of agency -> feedback | ||
| * First step to any change is awareness, | * First step to any change is awareness, | ||
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| * bedzed (bioregional)/ | * bedzed (bioregional)/ | ||
| * how has it progressed, are they willing to bring in new technology? | * how has it progressed, are they willing to bring in new technology? | ||
| - | * you can' | + | * you can' |
| * reciprocal arrangement with the grid, power consumers. | * reciprocal arrangement with the grid, power consumers. | ||
| * how does a pilot project scale? | * how does a pilot project scale? | ||
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| * smaller initiatives | * smaller initiatives | ||
| * culture of decelleration -> | * culture of decelleration -> | ||
| - | * many initiatives are dealing with issues on the surface, * not connected to the biosphere * linearity of cause and effect.. . | + | * many initiatives are dealing with issues on the surface, |
| - | * the mindset ' | + | * not connected to the biosphere |
| + | * linearity of cause and effect.. . | ||
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| civilization as degrees of separation | civilization as degrees of separation | ||