Thriving Beyond sustainability: Pathways to a Resilient Society

by Andrés R. Edwards, New Society Publishers, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Bill McKibben

Introduction: Drawing a Collective Map of Earth Island

Chapter 1: Lessons from Our Ancestors
Cultural Indicators
Tibetan Nomads
Balinese Water Temples
Inuit Traditional Knowledge
The Kogi: Guardians of the Planet
The Value of Traditional Knowledge
The Extinction of Languages
Building Community
Taking Action

Chapter 2: Going “Glocal”
Transition Initiatives
Sustainability Street
Salmon Nation
Regional Climate Plans
National Initiatives: Sweden and New Zealand
International Environmental Plans
Glocalization Reframed
Taking Action

Chapter 3: Greening Commerce
The New Bottom Lines
The Drivers
Implementing Nature’s Strategies
The Trilogy
Growth, Consumption and Pollution
Creating New Alliances
Mission-Based Enterprises
A New Role for Civil Society
Blue Chip Companies Turn Green
Tax Shifting
Providing Tools and Metrics
Building New Business Models
Taking Action

Chapter 4: Regenerative Design
New Design Approaches and Objectives
Design Tools and Frameworks
Building Green Homes, Towns and Cities
BedZED
Greensburg
Växjö
Integrating Design and Living Systems
Taking Action

Chapter 5: Saving Ecosystems
Continental Conservation
Species Protection
Protecting the Land
Conservation Philanthropy
What is Nature Worth?
Conservation Finance
Markets and Nature
Taking Action

Chapter 6: Navigating the Confluence
Ecosystem Decline
Energy Transition
Population Growth
Economic Disparity
Climate Change
A Confluence of Possibilities
Taking Action

Chapter 7: Catalysts for Change
Greening Campuses
The Food Revolution
The Green Economy
Mainstreaming Green
Open Source
Initiatives, Confluence, Scope and Approach
Tipping Point Factors
Taking Action

Chapter 8: A Thriveable Future
The SPIRALS Framework
Scalable
Place-making
Intergenerational
Resilient
Accessible
Life-affirming
Self-care
Moving Toward Thriveability
Taking Action

Resources
Organizations
Online Publications
Annotated Bibliography
Notes
Index