The cost of land and, in turn, housing forces people to buy into the rules of market capitalism, making it very hard to ‘downshift’ from consumer lifestyles. But what if we rethink public housing?
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Technological stewardship is a set of values that provide members of the engineering community with guidance for responsible, responsive and agile approaches to design and implementation.
There’s a buzz around sustainability, but consumers still struggle to develop new habits. Here’s how to change that.
Why you shouldn’t be afraid: it won’t steal our jobs or destroy the environment.
July 29, 2019 is ‘Earth Overshoot Day,’ a date coined by the nonprofit Global Footprint Network to publicize overuse of Earth’s resources. But their estimates may actually understate the problem.
From building blocks made of fungus to self-healing concrete, architecture is using biotechnology to make buildings come alive.
Smart cities are more likely to be defined by quieter upgrades to existing infrastructure and new partnerships that better represent residents.
A human rights approach offers central banks a new tool for understanding the true costs and benefits of their operations.
This year’s national conference of the Australian Marine Science Association is a plastic-free zone, as marine scientists aim to reduce the environmental burden of throwaway plastic.
Carbon offsetting is one way of doing it – but sometimes the simplest methods work best.
There is no need for Canadians to play catch-up on sustainable finance. We can lead.
Ever wondered where the 5p you pay for plastic bags in the UK goes?
If we want to live sustainably, we must question our appetite for growth.
Australia’s frustrating policy deadlock shows a lack of vision, encouraged by nasty short-term politics.
Glass has always been a notoriously energy inefficient building material – but an obsession with aesthetics led architects to ignore its shortcomings.
The global environmental crisis is overwhelming, but showing children how they can take care of their immediate environment can empower them to feel like they can make a difference.
Leonardo da Vinci’s ideal city contained design features and engineering works not realised until hundreds of years after he died.
A new exhibition and book urging us to eat invasive species are beautiful but come across as little more than an exquisitely designed elitist spectacle.
Humankind already has the knowledge to make sustainable and socially just ways of living on this planet possible. But new types of design and economics are needed for anything to change.
In a recent survey, Alberta business students believed that sustainability should be embedded in business education. That could signal a shift in views on the integration of profit, planet and people.
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