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I look forward to two events that will take place at the University of Bologna this week: - on June 6, the workshop The Faces of Gaia. Climatic regimes, Social orders, and Senses of Ecology - on June 7, a presentation of my book Discounting the Future: The Ascendancy of a Political Technology I warmly thank Claudio Coletta for inviting to take part in the workshop and for organizing the book event! This will be the first presentation of my book in Europe, and I am delighted that it will take place in Bologna 😊 I copy below a link to the workshop website and an excerpt from the call: "The workshop looks at the climate crisis not much as a punctual event and an emergency reduced to the present, but as a process that develops in a non-linear time, which redefines the policies of coexistence and the relations between life forms, prefiguring new social orders and timescapes. The focus is on the new logics of "future-making" and on the ideas that guide - or deviate - the processes of adaptation and mitigation, the interests they carry, the knowledge infrastructures that support them. The workshop involves scholars working at the intersection of critical theories, political ecology, philosophy and aesthetics, science and technology studies, history of science and history of ideas."

📄New open access paper from Maria Rusca: ‘Towards a future-oriented political ecology of climate change’ 🌎 How should urban political ecologists grapple with possible futures in an era defined by unprecedented climate extremes? To what extent can we mobilise analyses of past and current socionatures to shape normative aspirations surrounding urban futures? Maria argues that past- and present-oriented knowledge is not sufficient to pursue an emancipatory politics of possibility. Instead, she argues, we must approach geographies of climate change more speculatively, identifying two experimental approaches for apprehending urban futures. Read Maria’s argument for a future-oriented political ecology that conceptualises urban ecologies as plural, dialogic, and contested here: https://loom.ly/5wZ1GBU

🌱💰 The Roots of Our Wealth 🌱💰 Ecology and economy, like branches of a tree, intertwined in our lives. 🌿💵 One planet, limited resources, yet unlimited potential. 🌍🌱 Balancing degrowth with development, a lesson from nature itself. 🌿🚀 Decisions we make today, shape the world of tomorrow. 🌏🔄 What's one eco-friendly choice you made this Sunday? Share in the comments! 🌱💬 P.S. Let's create a world where our children can breathe freely and deeply. 🌬️🌳 #ecologicaleconomics

Here's Kessia Gill, another of the participants in our #EncounteringEcosystems exhibition open at LIS: The London Interdisciplinary School until 26th April. Her insightful work 'Who Holds the Keys?' takes a political ecology perspective, challenging the western understanding of land as 'owned' by individuals or corporations. It was inspired by the history of a specific tree, Bedford's Oak, named in honour of a man who led the collective resistance against the nineteenth-century enclosure of #EppingForest. Kessia writes: "There seems to be a distinctness to the data I collected on Bedford’s Oak which extends past its quantitative versus qualitative nature. Whilst geospatial, dendrochronological and biodiversity data inform on the physical form of the tree and her surroundings, historical analysis of Epping Forest’s political ecology evidences something less tangible: her existence in our minds as a symbol of the fight against privatisation of land, and her perceived ‘ownership’... ...My photographs aim to encourage this movement between our perception of the Bedford’s Oak as owned (represented by the key), to Bedford’s Oak herself stood tall in Epping Forest. It hopes to prompt the watchers to recognise our internal filter of land-ownership as just that, a filter through which we see the world, behind which the land exists in its natural state.   ...#ReMembering is the process of both recalling what has been forgotten and putting something once fragmented back together again (Sara Wolcott, 2017). We must actively remember the possibility of multiple realities’ coexistence, and by doing so, hold a concurrent awareness of nature as existing both in our internal reality, as well as in the external reality. If we can resist championing our internal reality in which land is perceived as owned, and instead recognise the simultaneous separate existence of nature, we might be able to come up with new answers to the question of ‘Who Has the Keys?’.  #ecologicaleducation #environmentaleducation #decoloniality #pluriversality #politicalecology #multiplelevelsofreality #landtenure #stewardship #collectiveresistance

Come join us on Feb 7th, 2024 for this online East-West Dialogue exploring "Ecological Civilizations" Many people around the world, including civil society, scientists, youth, and policymakers are concerned about the future of our common home and the choices we must make today to ensure that we change our course and stop contributing to our current planetary crises. To do this, all decision-makers, including governments, the private sector, and individuals must come together to achieve our global goals for justice, sustainability and peace, guided by common values. Through this intercultural dialogue, we will explore what it means to work towards an ecological civilization and what we can learn from the knowledge we have, and what we have accomplished so far. https://lnkd.in/g2tsaMpy

So many ideas, time for a BLOG ! Are you interested in the connections between human imagination and the environmental crisis? I am. This strange topic has led every day dream for 10 years. Check out my first post 'Connectivity' below: "Connectivity is a term I have drawn from ecologists and environmental philosophers. It is intended as a conceptual framework that focuses on relationships, flows and connections. Imagining an expanded ecology" Jessica Weir, Connectivity, 2008 https://lnkd.in/g6XFAJgr

In this episode, Sustainable Futures sits down with educator and research Dr. Olyssa Starry Ph.D. to discuss the part water plays in urban ecology and the physical chemistry of plants and how this can affect the achievement of sustainability goals. https://lnkd.in/g5FwVxeZ

The 4 principles that should guide the design and redesign of the 15-minute city are: - Ecology. For a green and sustainable city. - Proximity. To live with reduced distance to other activities. - Solidarity. To create links between people. - Participation. Citizens should actively be involved in planning. Learn more about the work of Carlos Moreno in the leadup to #CNU32: https://lnkd.in/gdNgTQq

Nice summary of an important principle

It's a beautiful Earth Day! Check out some recommended books to read in honor of this day: LIFE ON THE ROCKS by Juli Berwald: Explore the fascinating world of jellyfish, diving into their biology, ecology, and the role they play in our changing oceans. WHERE THE WATER GOES by David Owen: Examine the challenges of water scarcity and the impact of human activities on our water resources. THE WORLD IN A GRAIN by Vince Beiser: Delve into the importance of sand, a seemingly abundant resource that is essential for everything. HOW INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS by Deb Chachra: Understand the intricate systems that make up our built environment and that keep our world running smoothly. #EarthDay #BooksToRead #Environment #Nature #EarthSciences #Ecosystems #ClimateChange #RiverheadBooks