Issue 253 • March/April 2009
Economics of Place
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Welcome
Economics of Place • Satish Kumar
Economic recovery must be based on ecological and ethical values.
Frontline
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.
Keynotes
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.
Quotes
The world has changed • Barrack Obama
We can no longer afford indifference.
Biocultural Diversity
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.
Undercurrents
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.
The Arts
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.
Regulars
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.
Reviews
An Opposing View of Nature • David Ehrenfeld
Extract from Becoming Good Ancestors.
Wood Matters • Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
The Woodland Year.
Gentle Action • David Peat
Gentle Action: Bringing Creative Change to a Turbulent World.
Beyond Certitude • Charlene Spretnak
The Virtues of Ignorance.
Certain Peril • Andrew Kimbrell
Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds.
Evolution of a New Paradigm • John Lane
Holistic Education: Learning from Schumacher College.
The Ecology of Circumstance • Lorna Howarth
Beechcombings: The Narratives of Trees.
Conscious Awakening • John Whitmore
The Bridge at the Edge of the World.
Water Explorations • Miguel Mendonça
Take Me to the Source: In Search of Water.
Family Fortunes • John McClaughry
Third Ways
Web Exclusives
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
Exposing the unspoken principle functions of enforced schooling
Review - The Value of Solitude • Robert Kull
Solitude challenges us to face our inner darkness.
Review - Troubled Travels • Colin Thubron
Countries of the Silk Road face as many challenges now as they have done throughout history.
Review - Hedgerow Herbal • Virginia Kennedy
Common plants and 'weeds' are better for us than cultivated fruit and vegetables.
Review - Vuzpegs • Oliver Tickell
Studying, protecting and befriending hedgehogs.