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Wild Earth 3, no. 4
Wild Earth 3, no. 4 puts the spotlight on endangered invertebrates, exotic pests in US forests, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, and keywords of conservation and environmental discourses.
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The Pipe
The Pipe tells the story of a small Irish community taking on the Shell Oil Company and their plans to build a pipeline through the village.
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To Make a Farm
The documentary explores the lives of five young people who have decided to become small-scale farmers.
Perspectives Article
Rising Waters: Submersion and Survival in Yung Chang’s Up the Yangtze
Using Yung Chang’s 2007 documentary film Up the Yangtze, Weik von Mossner unravels the power struggles accompanying the construction of the world’s largest hydroelectric power plant—the Three Gorges Dam in China.
Perspectives Article
Polluted Water
This article discusses the shift in perception regarding polluted water. When did perceptions of polluted water change, when was it no longer considered a part of everyday life? And what caused the tide to turn?
Perspectives Article
Realizing Utopia? Reconstructing its Normative Potential
A utopian narrative must be understood not so much as a concrete plan or set of policy recommendations, but as a call to decide for oneself about the plausibility and the desirability of the postulated ideals.
Perspectives Article
A Culture of Sustainability
How do the three pillars of sustainability—environment, economy, and society—come together in the daily routines of a society? Research in Community (RIC) has given itself the goal of building a network to investigate and promote a culture of sustainability.
Perspectives Article
Ecovillages: Islands of the Future?
Von Lüpke suggests that ecovillages are a response to a need for change: they are “islands of the future” that are helping to develop new ways of thinking, new social tools, and new scientific and social approaches.
Perspectives Article
Ecovillage Research Review
Most relevant academic papers offer insights into prior studies of ecovillages, but there are none that offer a complete overview. This review is meant to contribute to filling that gap.
Perspectives Article
Research in Community: Collaborating for a Culture of Sustainability
Ecovillages are a perfect example of efforts to create a “culture of sustainability”. To fully explore their potential, Research in Community (RIC), an inter- and transdisciplinary research network, was created to promote research on and education for so-called “pioneers of change.