Jason Hickel in his book Less is More writes devastatingly about the links between wealth, carbon emissions and resource use. If the worst of the ….
Author: Tim den Dekker
Tim is an architect, management consultant and actuary. He specialises in helping city leaders make better decisions.
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Reducing carbon emissions and achieving a circular economy are solutions to our twin planetary emergencies of climate breakdown, and resource scarcity coupled with environmental degradation. ….
UKGBC’s Circular economy guidance for construction clients is an excellent guide to achieving circular economy principles in construction. Key principles include designing for disassembly and ….
A previous post introduced the concept of circular society as necessary to address social resource wastage, just as the circular economy is required to end ….
Lock-down learning has introduced many of us to the circular economy. The power of the circular economy concept derives from the simplicity of its fundamentals: ….
High population density has been blamed for faster COVID-19 transmission, for example in cities like New York City and London. It is yet too soon ….
The great thing about taking the train from the UK to the European mainland is that you can take your folding bike with you for ….
A previous post looked at how global patterns indicate that higher density is more often than not associated with greater equity. Greater equity can be ….
Three weeks ago I badly ruptured my calf muscle during a high impact fitness training session. Recovery has been swift: two weeks into the injury ….
The distribution of resources, wealth and opportunities around the globe is characterised by a lack of fairness — equity — which is a destabilising force ….