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Seven Policy-Relevant Principles for Resilient Ecosystem Services

November 28, 2012 by Sturle Hauge Simonsen
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Seven has often been regarded as a magical number. Just think of the Seven Wonders of the World, the seven seas, the seven ages of man, and the number of days of the week. Now a recent article in Annual Review of Environment and Resources adds seven policy-relevant principles for enhancing resilience of ecosystem services to the list.[read more]

Climate Change and Our Future: Does Culpability Matter?

March 30, 2012 by Zachary Hirschfeld
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Are humans culpable in climate change? Are the problems human-induced? Does it even matter?[read more]

Defra release statistics on public attitudes and knowledge about the environment

April 19, 2011 by Ceri Margerison
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Last week the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) released the results of an investigation into public attitudes and knowledge relating to biodiversity and the natural environment. The results of the study reflect the answers given by 1,769 people who participated in face-to-face interviews in England during March...[read more]

Planologie on Creative Destruction in Sarasota

December 6, 2009 by Polis Inclusive
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Today we'd like to feature an article from a relatively new blog called Planologie, which looks at the many different ways that people shape the world. It contains a wealth of interesting content on cities, including the following post on development in Sarasota, Florida. Here is a brief introduction to Planologie by its founder, Josh...[read more]

Your forgotten business partner: Nature

October 13, 2009 by Marc Gunther
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Most companies take for granted the fact that they are utterly dependent on a healthy planet. Nature provides not just the air we breathe and the water we drink, but an array of products and services to business—from the paper on which memos are printed to the sequestration of carbon in forests to the wild fish people eat for lunch....[read more]