Commentary

14 SEP 2017 13 MIN READ 21 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Researchers have been working on a new way of examining the changes needed in social-ecological systems to achieve desired sustainability goals through the RAPTA (Resilience, Adaptation Pathways and Transformation Assessment) approach. Pilot projects in Ethiopia translate sometimes unfamiliar terms to reality.

24 AUG 2017 6 MIN READ 13 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

A recent gathering in Stockholm brought together academic, artistic, and practitioner communities to discuss the latest in resilience research, and what might be next.

10 AUG 2017 6 MIN READ 34 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

A new tool for resilience assessment is inspired by the Polynesian seafarers’ approach to navigation. Wayfinder will build on insights from science and practice to enable planners and practitioners to understand and enhance resilience.

01 JUN 2017 17 MIN READ 38 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Why science-based fictional narratives can help us develop a more sustainable and equitable future for humanity on spaceship Earth.  

11 MAY 2017 15 MIN READ

Design thinking shares similar characteristics to resilience thinking. The Massive Small Collective reflects on the Cloudfactory’s focus on process rather than product as an example of doing “social design” and development differently, in a community in northern Hungary.

04 MAY 2017 12 MIN READ 27 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Researchers have put together new puzzle pieces in the poverty traps framework, in order to find ways to look at different possible solutions for development. Adding nature and culture, they find, changes everything.

16 MAR 2017 15 MIN READ 11 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

The gardens and “living gutters” of Langrug are more than just a stopgap, delivering basic services to manage waste and treat grey water in an informal settlement in South Africa. The Massive Small Collective assesses a small-scale, nature-inspired project that has impacts beyond its boundaries.

09 MAR 2017 15 MIN READ 13 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

Farmers in Burkina Faso rely on whole village landscapes for their livelihoods. Their reliance on that multifunctional patchwork is adjusting as they face changes in rainfall patterns, in young people’s aspirations, and in local markets.

02 FEB 2017 12 MIN READ 19 PEOPLE LIKED THIS

How one team learned to change its traditional views on development through understanding complex systems in Niger.