The four scenarios in the WEF’s 2017 food report paint a bleak picture. But there are better ways.
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Information is assumed to be key to changing people’s attitudes and behaviour. Sadly this isn’t the case.
Our cities need to become much more efficient not just to conserve precious resources but to improve the economy, wellbeing and resilience to environmental change and disasters.
Conventional leather is fraught with ethical and environmental issues. But leather grown from fermented kombucha tea offers consumers a glimpse of a DIY, sustainable future.
Emerging research challenges the idea that sustainable housing is unaffordable. It shows sustainability and good design can be affordable when analyses include social, health and wellbeing benefits.
Edo, which gave rise to Tokyo, was also the world’s largest city three centuries ago. Facing ecological collapse, Edo developed a culture and practices that supported sustainable living.
A study has revealed shoppers’ harsh attitudes to those who prefer to buy ethical fashion. But the headlines will only entrench the divide.
The ‘linear economy’ that drove 20th-century leaps in wealth is no longer sustainable, and our standard of living will not survive without a dramatic redesign.
What does your vision of a sustainable future look like? Some people imagine a world where technology solves the world’s most pressing environmental problems.
Not all ecovillages are created equal - but the best ones show us how to live more sustainably, by embracing collectivism, sourcing renewable energy, and moving away from prevailing consumer culture.
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Academic Director, School for International Training, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Adjunct professor, School of Media and Communications, RMIT University
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Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Honorary Principal Fellow, Informal Urbanism Research Hub (InfUr-), University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Fellow in Psychology, Cardiff University
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Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research & Innovation, College of Design & Social Context, RMIT University
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Professor and Dean of the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT, RMIT University
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Associate Professor in Architectural Engineering, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
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Senior Research Fellow in Urbanism, University of Sydney
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Professor, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Monash University, Monash University
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Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Adjunct Lecturer, Environment and Agriculture, Curtin University
