resilienceSci on Twitter- resilienceSci: Instability & surprising synchrony of ecosystem services in #urban planning http://t.co/Toygu75g93 May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: RT @Revkin: I chat with @MarkTercek on range of approaches needed for a thriving #Anthropocene: http://t.co/lp6Ov501L3 (video) @aspeninstit… May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: RT @macroresilience: believe it or not, best book on immigration & problems of integration I've read: Zlatan Ibrahimovic's autobiography ht… May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: For Swedish speakers- Swedish EPA interviews Carl Folke about ecosystem services. Podcast from @Miljodep: http://t.co/vPzNAlolN6 May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: Rate of zoonotic disease emergence is closely tied to ag-environmental interactions, but limited ability to predict http://t.co/3eagecRaGH May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: Impact of 2008 crisis on inequality across OECD: Income inequality rose but taxes & transfers mitigated impact http://t.co/RQBOEurjQT May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: Impact of 2008 crisis on poverty across OECD: Poorer households did worse than rich, children worse than elderly http://t.co/RQBOEurjQT May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: Diverse & strong PNAS special feature on agricultural innovation to protect environment - papers are open access http://t.co/MCSZIfQm60 May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: RT @EcologyLetters: Response diversity to land use occurs but does not consistently stabilise ecosystem services provided by native po... h… May 22, 2013
- resilienceSci: Bridging cultural divide between qual & quant methods in social sciences http://t.co/i82qoWOnIg Expect useful for Social-ecological science May 22, 2013
Category Archives: Design
Development with Fossil or Solar Energy?
The price of solar power has been rapidly decling over the past several decades (~ 7%/year decline in US$/watt or a cost halving every 10 years ). This drop , combined with peristently high oil prices is producing some interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Networks, Scenarios
Tagged energy, generators, grid, moore's law, solar power
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Japan’s cascading disaster
It is too early for a resilience analysis of Japan’s cascading disaster, but here are some links. First on the fast variables, and then on the slow. 1) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is posting their continuously updated report on … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Ecological Management
Tagged Andy Stirling, atomic energy, disaster, energy, Evan Osnos, nuclear, risks, STEPS
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Resilience meets architecture and urban planning
- by Matteo Giusti [contact: matteo.giusti [at] gmail.com] – Does resilience thinking and architecture really mix? The answer is a clear “yes” if you ask urban planner Marco Miglioranzi, and Matteo Giusti, Master student at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Together with the German based … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, Design, Ecosystem services, General, Networks, Visualization
Tagged architecture, dynamic design, planning, social-ecological systems, urban development
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Resilience Engineering
Resilience philosophy is spreading into many areas. Resilience Engineering is a collection of research organizations and laboratories that at least since 2006 is trying to re-define technology, people and risks in the light of resilience thinking. This is how they … Continue reading
Jamais Cascio on Resilience in Fast Company
Futurist Jamais Cascio seems to be thinking a lot about resilience. He presents a good discussion of resilience in an article in the business magazine Fast Company Resilience in the Face of Crisis: Why the Future will be Flexible What … Continue reading
Notes on desiging social-ecological systems
Pruned on the rehabilitation of degraded landscapes presents Pedreres de s’Hostal: Pedreres de s’Hostal is a disused stone quarry on the island of Minorca, Spain. In 1994, the quarry saw its last stonecutters, and since then, the non-profit organization Líthica … Continue reading
Pedestrians and Urban Life: lessons from Copenhagen
Chris Turner, author of The Geography of Hope: A Tour of the World We Need, writes on WorldChanging Canada about Danish architect Jan Gehl who focuses on the role of pedestrians in urban life in Copenhagen, Melbourne & The Reconquest … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Ecological Management
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Bike rack art
Musician and artist David Byrne is a judge for the bike rack design contest in New York City. The entries were asked to be as creative as possible while recognizing the requirements of “security, ease of installation and maintenance, and … Continue reading
Robotic Jellyfish
I’m not sure if their an art project or practical tool but these autonomous biomorphic Robot Jellyfish are interesting. From National Geographic: Propelled by flexible, electrically driven tentacles, robotic jellyfish swim at the Hannover Fair. Using a type of “swarm … Continue reading
Posted in Design
Tagged AirJelly, AquaJelly, autonomous robots, biomorphic design, Festo, Germany, Hannover, Kevin Kelly
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