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From ‘Progress’ to an Economics of Happiness

Blog From ‘Progress’ to an Economics of Happiness by Helena Norberg-Hodge. Photo by D. Jonez on Unsplash.

If there’s one thing I’d love world leaders to think about in connection with the UN’s International Day of Happiness, it’s that their measure of progress actually goes up with unhappiness and unrest. GDP, or Gross Domestic Product, which is […]

Filed Under: Economics of Happiness Conferences, Happiness, Localization Tagged With: consumerism, depression, Economics of Happiness, GDP, localization, mental health, progress, well-being

Humility and the myth of limitlessness

Blog 'Humility and the Myth of Limitlessness' by L. M. Sacasas. Photo by Hans Veth on Unsplash

I might be wrong about this, but it seems that over the last couple of years more and more people have been working their way to the conclusion that modern society is fundamentally broken – not just broken in a […]

Filed Under: Happiness, Inner transformation, Technology Tagged With: happiness, mental health, technology, well-being

What if food were treated as a human right?

Blog What if food were treated as a human right? by A Growing Culture

It can be difficult to imagine a world – or even a city – without hunger. It seems so endemic to the world we live in that it can appear intractable. But there are examples around the world of places […]

Filed Under: Cities, Food and Farming, Health, Inequality, Local food Tagged With: agriculture, community, farming, local food, new economy, well-being

Localization and Buen Vivir

Blog Localization and Buen Vivir by Christian Stalberg - Local Futures

Today, there exists what in my estimation is an unprecedented moment for altering the course of human history. The hopes and dreams for a more equitable, peaceful, just and livable world now have an opening for their realization as never […]

Filed Under: Climate Change, Free Trade and Globalization, Indigenous worldview, Localization Tagged With: climate change, community, culture, globalization, happiness, health, indigenous, localization, well-being

The food shortage solution in your backyard

Blog 'The food shortage solution in your backyard' by Ellen Brown. Photo Dacha Garden.

A confluence of crises – lockdowns and business closures, mandates and worker shortages, supply chain disruptions and inflation, sanctions and war – have compounded to trigger food shortages; and we have been warned that they may last longer than the […]

Filed Under: Environment, Food and Farming, Health, Local food Tagged With: agriculture, community, farming, global food, sustainability, well-being

The inner dimension of climate adaptation

The inner dimension of climate adaptation - blog Local Futures

Capitalism in its earliest incarnation dates back to the end of Europe’s medieval period. ‘Growth’, such as it was, first manifested itself in the innovation and creativity of the Renaissance, while economic expansion in the commonly understood sense was to […]

Filed Under: Climate Change, Economic Growth and Degrowth, Environment, Inner transformation Tagged With: climate change, degrowth, economic growth, sustainability, well-being

Appropriate Technology, Traditional Cultures and Degrowth

Technology, Traditional Cultures and Degrowth blog by Alex Jensen - Local Futures

The industrial-capitalist-technological system is characterized by perpetual growth through excessive production, relentless marketing and public relations to expand markets and demand through consumerism.[1] In the process, novel ‘needs’ are manufactured and the boundaries and norms of comfort and convenience are […]

Filed Under: Capitalism, Community, Development, Health, Localization, Technology Tagged With: community, consumerism, corporations, degrowth, indigenous, sustainability, technology, well-being

Art as Activism: an interview with Brenna Quinlan

Art as Activism: an interview with Brenna Quinlan - blog by Henry Coleman of Local Futures

Brenna Quinlan’s passions are art, sustainability and education, and she combines these three into what she calls ‘Art as Activism’. Having lived and worked on permaculture sites around the world, her drawings convey the power of permaculture and localization principles, […]

Filed Under: Happiness, Localization Tagged With: community, happiness, localization, permaculture, well-being

Indigenous and feminine wisdom: an interview with Ella Noah Bancroft

Indigenous and feminine wisdom with Ella-Noah Bancroft by Henry Coleman Local Futures

Ella Noah Bancroft is a descendant of the peoples of the Bundjalung nation (in present-day Australia) and has bloodlines to England, Poland and Scotland. She is an Indigenous artist, storyteller, mentor and active advocate for The Decolonization movement. She is […]

Filed Under: Climate Change, Environment, Indigenous worldview, Localization Tagged With: climate change, community, culture, depression, localization, sustainability, well-being

Localization and Carfree Cities

Carfree Cities and Localization - blog Local Futures

The future is local. There is a growing international movement to resist the dominant paradigms of globalization at all costs and unbridled capitalism, to restore strong local economies and tight-knit communities. But in order to have strong local economies and […]

Filed Under: Cities, Climate Change, Environment, Localization, The Economics of Happiness, Transportation Tagged With: climate change, community, corporations, health, South, well-being

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