Resurgence & Ecologist magazine Issue 253 • March/April 2009

Economics of Place

Economics of Place • Satish Kumar

Economic recovery must be based on ecological and ethical values.

Rights For Nature • Lucy Mayhew

Legal systems must be aligned with the laws of nature.

Forest Schools • Jo Skone

Learning through experience of the natural world.

Peace Village • Leila Dregger

The power of community is stronger than fear.

Solar Subsidies • Ruth Rosselson

Carbon offsetting schemes in Madagascar.

Write to Freedom • Caspar Walsh

Helping prisoners find meaning in their lives.

Planet Crunch • Andrew Simms

Nine meals from anarchy and still in denial.

Pseudo-Money • James Bruges

Why should banks have the privilege of creating a nation's wealth?

Steady-State Economics • Herman Daly

Economic growth has already become uneconomic.

A Revolutionary Idea • Bernard Lietaer

Stabilising the economic sector with alternative currency.

Ecology, Economy, Equity, Ethics • Schumacher Think-Tank

Leading economists and activists produce the E4 Declaration.

The world has changed • Barrack Obama

We can no longer afford indifference.

Restorative Justice • Polly Higgins

To protect our planet we need a Universal Declaration of Planetary Rights.

Biosphere Stories • Mark Cocker

Acknowledging the cultural significance of birds.

Nuclear Nightmare • Mark Dowie

What is the truth behind the claims and counter-claims of the nuclear industry?

What do you mean indigenous? • Faith Fjeld

Opposing worldviews.

Carbon Budget • Shaun Chamberlin

Ensuring entitlements to energy whilst meeting target emissions reduction.

Where Spirit Lies • Adam Weymouth

Challenging the status quo creates space for new culture to be born.

The Original Sin • Tom Butler

The 'unmaking' of the most biodiverse ecosystem in the USA.

A Master Key • Shakti Maira

Understanding the real meaning of beauty.

Rainbow Earth • Sandy Brown

The geological research that can lead to exciting new paints.

Rock Music, Rock Art • Rungwe Kingdon

A unique collaboration of sulptors, musicians, ancient traditions and modern techniques.

Compelling Colours • Andy Christian

The work of Mark Rothko.

Voice From The South - Wealth of Nature • Vandana Shiva

Agriculture based on ecological laws is the solution to the food crisis.

Letter from America - Midnight Cowboy • Daniel Bellow

George Bush's last stand.

Nature Writers - Downland Eden • Adam Thorpe

H. J. Massingham's writing eloquently encapsulates intrinsic beauty.

Poetry - When she named fire • Andrea Hollander Budy

Poetry can utterly change the way we interact with the world.

Short Story - The Tree Man • John Moat

A murmur like the sea came from the hillsides; it was the wind in the trees.

Letters to the Editors

Members' Page - Spring Into Action! • Lorna Howarth

Enjoy the seasonal pleasure of planting.

An Opposing View of Nature • David Ehrenfeld

Review of Extract from Becoming Good Ancestors.

Wood Matters • Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Review of The Woodland Year.

Gentle Action • David Peat

Review of Gentle Action: Bringing Creative Change to a Turbulent World.

Beyond Certitude • Charlene Spretnak

Review of The Virtues of Ignorance.

Certain Peril • Andrew Kimbrell

Review of Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds.

Evolution of a New Paradigm • John Lane

Review of Holistic Education: Learning from Schumacher College.

The Ecology of Circumstance • Lorna Howarth

Review of Beechcombings: The Narratives of Trees.

Conscious Awakening • John Whitmore

Review of The Bridge at the Edge of the World.

Water Explorations • Miguel Mendonça

Review of Take Me to the Source: In Search of Water.

Family Fortunes • John McClaughry

Review of Third Ways

Article - Housing for Happiness • Pooran Desai

Good urban design can predispose people towards happier lives.

Article - Karas • Judy Wilkinson

How the changing face of allotments is helping people adapt to climate change.

Article - Rocky Mountain Music • Jeff Kagan

A feint reflection of each community reveals itself during the concert.

Article - Writing the Wind • Thomas Rain Crowe

Literature is a sources of guidance for the task of renewal.

Review - Dumbing Us Down • John Taylor Gatto

Review of Exposing the unspoken principle functions of enforced schooling

Review - The Value of Solitude • Robert Kull

Review of Solitude challenges us to face our inner darkness.

Review - Troubled Travels • Colin Thubron

Review of Countries of the Silk Road face as many challenges now as they have done throughout history.

Review - Hedgerow Herbal • Virginia Kennedy

Review of Common plants and 'weeds' are better for us than cultivated fruit and vegetables.

Review - Vuzpegs • Oliver Tickell

Review of Studying, protecting and befriending hedgehogs.

Satish’s Blog - Should we give up our nukes? • Satish Kumar