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Indicator is an initiative of the EfS programme at London South Bank University. The EfS programme has some 12 years experience in debating and delivering EfS across the global regions.
This online journal provides a forum for programme students, alumni and others to publish material that does not fit within the usual formal, 'stuffy' criteria that academic publications generally require. It is freely accessible and downloadable content will be archived to build a valuable resource over time.
Indicator is hosted on servers using 100% of their electricity from certified green renewable energy sources.
The word 'indicator' has a number of different meanings. Indeed, it has a particular use in the fields of environment and sustainability to refer to biophysical or statistical measures that can be used to gauge the health of a system or a progression to achieving a certain goal. However, the particular meaning that we would like to evoke with this e-journal is that of
a person or thing that signals an intended change of direction Whether you believe achieving the goals of sustainability are going to require a change to the core of our being, a paradigm shift, a change in our worldview or the way we look at our place in relation to the world we live in, or more directly, just a change in the way we do things without any fundamental shift in our thinking; or some of all of the above – this e-journal is a medium for signalling the change.
- Hampton Court Palace, April 2009
- Some food for sustainability thought …
- We are a threat to all life on earth
- A tale of ancient sunlight energy with a dark end yet to come
- Outer and inner worlds and human sustainability
- Economy, ecosystem and human sustainability
- Sustainability lessons from the ‘uncivilised’?
- ‘Happiness buildings’ with a green topping
- Tropical forests – Planet’s heart as well as lungs
- “I think I shall never see, a poem as lovely as a tree” and other favourites
- Let’s build a sustainable London!
Perspectives - Jul 17, 2009 14:58 - 0 Comments
We are a threat to all life on earth
Sloep and Van Dam-Mieras (1995) reveal why the natural environment is so important for all life on Earth. For all organisms, it is the source of energy and raw materials for growth, reproduction and development. And it is the transfer of energy and (re)cycling of matter that keeps the biosphere machinery running. However, they warn that the present day human-induced infringements are large enough to upset the ecosystems, threatening all life on Earth. Finally, they recommend that we humans should examine our infringements, investigate their destructive effects and determine how best to repair them or avoid them in the future. In this post Asitha Jayawardena has bases his discussion around this Sloep and Van Dam-Mieras (1995) article.
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- A tale of ancient sunlight energy with a dark end yet to come
- Outer and inner worlds and human sustainability
- Economy, ecosystem and human sustainability
- Sustainability lessons from the ‘uncivilised’?
- ‘Happiness buildings’ with a green topping
Regular, Ruth's Rants - Jun 11, 2008 1:17 - 0 Comments
RUTH’S RANT – More than a mere inconvenient truth?
In the first of what we hope is a regular spot for her, Ruth Sutton reflects on the state of the world.
We asked Ruth what she wanted to her column to be called and she her tongue was firmly in cheek when she offered “Ruth’s Rant”. But in lieu of anything better will just have to do for now! Careful Ruth or it may stick. I am sure many readers will be able to share your frustrations.
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Global warming, pollution, carbon offsetting, wars, refugees, poverty etcetera etcetera blah blah.
We can hardly fail to have noticed that the planet and humankind is in a mess-being continually bombarded with dire warnings and preaching about the state of the earth and the condition of most of its inhabitants.
We know the facts….. so why do we still do so little about it? Continue…
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Features, News & Events - Jul 17, 2009 14:55 - 0 Comments
Let’s build a sustainable London!
Asitha Jayawardena reports on the first European capital to launch a Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) – London. The event took place on World Environment Day, 5 June 2009 at London South Bank University, the co-ordinator of this initiative, with the participation of representatives from diverse sectors, including government, business, education and civil society.
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