Re:loading #02 – Your Agenda: maps, books, events & awards

November 2, 2008 in reblog
Tags: aquifer, archinect, astyk, award, bracket, macarthur, thackara, urban agriculture, urbanfarming, water

Author: Volume
[1] Atlas of hidden water may avert future conflict (article/ New Scientist)
[2] Depletion and Abundance: Life On The New Home Front – Sharon Astyk (book review)
[3] Call for entries (journal/ Bracket)
[4] City Eco Lab (event/ Biennale Internationale Design – Saint Etienne)
[5] Urban Farmer Will Allen receives award
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Atlas of hidden water may avert [...]

Ecuador ratifies world’s first ecocentric constitution

October 7, 2008 in news
Tags: consitution, constitution, ecocentrism, ecuador, food sovreignity, indigenous people, latin america, law, multinational corporation, rafael correa, water

Author: Volume
Environmental regulations are generally based on compensation principles: you’re allowed to pollute the air or the water, but not beyond a certain level set by the regulation. If you want to pollute more, you can always buy extra pollution quotas. Environmental protection came always after ‘human development’ priorities.
But in places like Ecuador, as in [...]