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Image used with
permission. Credit: University of Vermont, Gund Institute for
Ecological Economics
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Thriving and Resilient
Communities
Fostering strong, thriving, interdependent local/regional economies and human communities that are rich in social ties is an essential part of creating an ecological economy. In visualizing this new possibility, we are invited to see ourselves differently and to understand that difference as strength.
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Instead of perceiving ourselves as independent individuals, we are challenged to recognize ourselves as interdependent members of communities and to value and foster that interdependence.
As a shift from independence to interdependence occurs in global society, the economy will necessarily shift as well. As author Bill McKibben observes, “the key economic questions will change from whether the economy produces an ever larger pile of stuff to whether it builds or undermines community—for community, it turns out, is the key to physical survival in our environmental predicament and also to human satisfaction.”
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Prayer and reflection
Office
publications
Articles
Film/Videos
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The
Economics of Happiness (DVD). From the makers of the
award-winning documentary Ancient Futures: Learning from
Ladakh, comes a film about the most important issues of our
time. The Economics of Happiness reveals how globalization is
accelerating climate change, destroying jobs, fraying the
fabric of our communities, and adding to the stress of modern
life. Most importantly, The Economics of Happiness shows that
these trends can be reversed. With stunning footage and
though-provoking commentary from thinkers and activists on
every continent, the film demonstrates that a better world is
not only possible; it’s within our reach. (2011/ 65 minutes)
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When
the Water Ends: Africa's Climate Conflicts.
Yale
Environment 360.
Posted 18 August 2011.
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