ecological footprint

20 11, 2014

Cities Will Turn Symbolic Climate Change Handshake into Real Action

By Marilyn Hamilton|2017-04-07T02:57:23+00:00November 20th, 2014|Categories: A. Contexting Intelligences, C. Collective Intelligences, city, D. Strategic Intelligences, E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Ecosphere|Tags: China, Climate change, collective intelligence, dragon, eagle, ecological footprint, economy, evolution, global climate change, indicators, ISO City Standard, Planet of Cities, potential for action, resilience, sustainability, US, US-China Agreement, whole systems thinking|2 Comments

What does the US-China handshake on climate change mean for our Planet of Cities? When Eagle Shakes Hands with the Dragon On the one hand it should give them confidence that they are the seed beds of global change – for it is cities who took the initiative on the climate file. While [...]

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 [...]