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12 06, 2014

Which Comes First – City Trigger Points or Country Tipping Points?

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-04-07T02:57:26+00:00June 12th, 2014|Categories: A. Contexting Intelligences, city, D. Strategic Intelligences, E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Navigating - IVSM|Tags: city, country tipping points, Diamond, Holling, life conditions, McDonough, nation, Planet of Cities, resilience, rumours of war, trigger points, war|2 Comments

Have you noticed that news reports of war or “rumours of war” like to point at countries that are on the cusp of disruption or hostility because it is the traditional “big news” story on the global stage? Nevertheless, as I observe the situations of emerging hostility between nations, I see a pattern where cities [...]

2 08, 2012

Structural Intelligence Depends on Planet Carrying Capacity

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-04-07T02:57:32+00:00August 2nd, 2012|Categories: Building - Structures|Tags: Alexander, building intelligence, carrying capacity, climate, Collapse, DeKay, Diamond, dissipative structure, ecological footprint, eLABORATORY, human hive, infrastructural systems, McDonough, structural intelligence|0 Comments

The essential structural and infrastructural systems of the city exist to support the direct and indirect survival of its citizen bodies, relationships and exchanges. Even as cities become increasingly adept at creating built solutions to meet human demands, they seem to be disconnecting from the ultimate infrastructure on which their systems depend – namely [...]