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Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy (revised 2nd edition)

Starting from the premise that society will collapse in the near-term, Jem Bendell argues that rather than debating the inevitability of that collapse we should consider what to do when it happens. He proposes a “deep adaptation agenda” as a framework for community dialogue to face the challenges, including four themes: resilience, relinquishment, restoration, and […]

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Places to Intervene in a System

Complex systems have leverage points, critical places where a change can profoundly alter system behaviors. Donella Meadows explores twelve leverage points in complex systems using real-world examples. “Leverage points are not easily accessible, even if we know where they are and which direction to push on them…you have to work at it, whether that means

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