Post two short reflections on
Part A). a quote from Farley or Rees chapters (in quotes with citation) or supplemental links that has some meaning to you.
Part B) 1 of the 5 discussion questions below.
Comment or Question in a reply to at least two student posts. Reply to questions or comments on your post as appropriate.
Must do parts a and b and comments for full credit.
Part A. Quote with citation, and what it means to you. From Week 2 readings or supplemental brows links.
Part B. Discussion Questions suggested. Required: refer to Rees and Farley and supplemental when helpful. Quotes helpful.
1. Explain some of the advantages of the system approach of Ecological Economics and Resilience. Refer to Ecological Economics concepts such as Ecosystem Services, Feedback Loops, etc. and concepts of Resilience such as Complex Systems, Tipping Points, Dynamics, etc. Refer to Rees and Farley
2. Some sustainability educators (e.g. in AASHE) claim System Thinking is necessary and essential to understand Sustainability and potential solutions. Why do you think this is so or not? Refer to Rees, Farley (see also Buckland, Sustainability Meta-Competencies)
3. Resilience approach has been used by Ecologists and Ecological Economics for many decades, but now is in popular use and by government. Why do you think that may be? Provide example(s). What is meant by Resilience in your example(s)? Refer to Rees and Farley.
4. Do you think that some Sustainability problems are a political-economic system problem that needs a system solution? Why? Provide an example. Refer to the chapters by Farley and Rees.
5. State your own question and answer it. Or, post an answer to another students original (#5) question. Refer to Rees and Farley.
Optional, include image or video in your post or reply.
Read, View and Browse
PCR 3. Thinking Resilience, William E. Rees [Read] http://www.postcarbon.org/publications/thinking-resilience/
PCR 20. Ecological Economics, Joshua Farley [Read]
https://www.postcarbon.org/publications/ecological-economics/
Ecological Economics Part1 Daly, Herman [Herman Daly was chief economist for the World Bank and co-founder of Ecological Economics now also embraced by UN Environmental Program]
[Browse]
Story of Solutions, Annie Leonard.
https://storyofstuff.org/movies/the-story-of-solutions/
Annie Leonard is a great communicator of sustainability, and is now the E.D. for Greenpeace USA [View]
Sustainablity Meta-Competencies (Learning)
Sustainability Meta-Competencies Table, Engle & Buckland [Reference Table]
Engle et al Sustainability Competencies White Paper [Browse]
