Latest Stories in Resilience
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Rethinking education for resilience and sustainability
The current educational model was built for the industrial revolution. It might be time for a rethink.
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A Visit to the World's Only City-Sanctioned Homeless Camp
Dignity Village in Portland, Oregon, is not your typical municipal solution to homelessness. It just might be better.
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From Mortgages and Overwork to Debt-Free Living and $700 Remodels
Tiny houses don't just cost less to build or heat. They cost less to remodel too. Here's how one family went from financial crisis to new found freedom.
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Holy Bat Cloud: Designer's Eco-Sculpture Boosts Bat Biodiversity
One architect creates a series of intriguing artificial habitats for threatened bat populations.
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Folding Door Design Acts as Instant Earthquake Shelter
This re-designed door could help save lives in the event of an earthquake.
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Tiny Island Nation Embraces Composting Toilets, Fights Major Water Shortages
Tuvalu has little land and even less fresh water. But simple composting toilets may help alleviate this problem.
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Documentary Explores Camping Temporary Architecture and DIY Fixes in the Mediterranean
In their project Camping, Caravaning, Arquitecturing, artists and designers Miquel Olle and Sofia Mataix spent 30 days learning from people who live with less in creative ways.
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POSTPONED: Building Resilient Communities: Q&A With Transition Movement Founder Rob Hopkins
The Transition Movement - a community-centered response to peak oil and climate change - has been described as "the biggest urban brainwave of the century." Join us to chat with its founder.
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When Governments and Activists Say "Resilience", They Do Not Mean the Same Thing
Transition Towns founder Rob Hopkins sets out what Resilience 2.0 might look like.
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5 Things Plants Do Better Than Us
Our communities would benefit from more trees and plants. But they could also learn to be more like trees and plants too. Here's how.
