Keyword: sustainability

The Permaculture Handbook
Garden Farming for Town and Country
by Peter Bane
foreword by David Holmgren

The urban landscape has swallowed vast swaths of prime farmland across North America. Imagine how much more self-reliant our communities would be if 30 million acres of lawns were made productive again. Permaculture is a practical way to apply …
related subjects: Food and Gardening

Sacred Acts
How churches are working to protect Earth's climate
by Mallory McDuff
foreword by Bill McKibben

Stories from across North America of contemporary church leaders, parishioners and religious activists who are working to define a new environmental movement, where honoring the Creator means protecting the planet.
Sacred Acts documents the diverse …
related subjects: Sustainable Living

Integral City
Evolutionary Intelligences for the Human Hive
by Marilyn Hamilton

Cities function unintelligently when their parts are disconnected. The integral city meshes or multiplies city intelligences by integrating capacities, functions and locations into a whole system, like a human hive. Everything counts.
An integral …
related subjects: Urban Issues