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Perspectives Essay: Knowledge for Sustainability

In Economy, Nature and Society on 01.08.2012
Contributed by Caroline Downey

How can we achieve true sustainability in Greater Manchester? The central theme of Caroline Downey's essay is that the individualistic, economic growth paradigm has not worked, cannot work, and is threatening our very existence. Without a fundamental shift in governance and ideology, a sustainable future for humans is difficult to imagine.

A lightbulb moment? The evidence base informing the GM Climate Change Strategy

In Energy, Health and Society on 04.07.2012
Contributed by Helen Bidwell

A selection of links and online areas that helped underpin the drafting of Greater Manchester's Climate Change Strategy in 2012.

Perspectives Essay: The Upwards Spiral or the Long Descent?

In Economy, Health and Society on 01.07.2012
Contributed by Walter Menzies

In Greater Manchester, growth is the zeitgeist, consumerism the culture, business as usual the norm and climate armageddon the inevitable destination. However, this very personal perspective from Walter Menzies concludes with a positive proposal.

The new white shirts: corporate social responsibility

In Economy, Nature and Society on 01.08.2002
Contributed by Michael Taylor

From the archives: In New White Shirts (first published in IE in 2002), Michael Taylor looks at the businesses that are fundamentally changing the way in which they work, incorporating corporate social responsibility into the heart of their operations. Additional interviews by Steve Connor.

In the shadow of Urbis Manchester based actress Alberta Agyeman on the pillow lawns of Cathedral Gardens. Photo by Len Grant.

Palaces for the people: the regenerative power of culture

In Buildings, Economy and Society on 01.08.2002
Contributed by David Ward

From the archives: a piece from Industrial Evolution in 2002 on how theatre, art and entertainment for the masses are sweeping aside the derelict wastelands left by the Industrial Revolution in the twin cities of Liverpool and Manchester.

Evolutionary justice across England's Northwest

In Green & blue spaces, Nature and Society on 01.08.2002
Contributed by Steve Connor

From the archives: When the land is neglected, communities fragment and when our natural capital is plundered, regional partnerships stand ready to step in and help communities to helpthemselves, through environmental improvement. Originally published in Industrial Evolution in 2002.

From Rochdale to Rio in the steps of Robert Owen

In Economy, Nature and Society on 01.08.2002
Contributed by Steve Connor

From the archives: Written to mark ten years since the first Earth Summit in Rio, this 2002 article from the magazine Industrial Evolution looks at the inspiration the Rochdale Pioneers gave to modern-day advocates of sustainability.

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