Academic Education

Chrisna du Plessis’ seminal work on regenerative design for the built environment has been widely cited more than 400 times in academic journals. Her identification of the diverging traditions driving sustainable development in the built environment provide a departure point for those advancing both...

In experiments over several years on test plots polyculture based approach, the author demonstrates multiple gains that address issues ranging from self-sufficiency of economically viable food production to stopping desertification. 

From the paper: "Despite the no-input practice except water and...

From the paper: "In this short paper we want to reflect on how the creative sector can support a transition towards flourishing regenerative cultures . Design must shift from an anthropocentric discipline organised around linear economies, to become a more holistic practice that embraces living...

From the website: "Join us as we unite a diverse spectrum of voices, including farmers, students, academics, NGOs, startup founders, business leaders, bankers, investors, and more to initiate a groundbreaking conversation on regenerative agriculture. Our mission is to educate through scientific...

From the website: "Accelerating Sustainability" is designed to inspire and enable participants to collaborate and lead effective change towards sustainability. The course supports sustainability innovators and broadens their understanding of global risks, international standards, and regulations. By...

From the website: "Changer d’échelle : du projet au mouvement. Il existe dans le monde aujourd’hui 10 millions d’entreprises sociales, qui génèrent 2 trillions de dollars annuellement et emploient 200 millions de personnes (WEF, 2024). Pourtant, l’innovation sociale est encore méconnue en Suisse.

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Abstract: "Intergovernmental organisations are pushing for ecological renewal with ever-increasing urgency. The trinity of Precision, Digital, and Smart (Ag 4.0) Agriculture encapsulate the tools best positioned to quantify the contributions farmscapes make towards these ends. However, work under...

"|Everything is energy. This interactive webinar is meant to provide participants with a taste of “energy system science”, a trans-disciplinary field that focuses our attention on the movement and exchange of energy as fundamental to creating and regenerating all systems of Life; whether we are...

The abstract of this paper doesn't do justice to the significant effort made to build on existing economic and scientific theories to extend to additional principles and dynamics that are grounded in biology and natural systems.  

Abstract: "Applying network science concepts and methods to economic...

Abstract: "Scholars and activists mobilize increasingly the term degrowth when producing knowledge critical of the ideology and costs of growth-based development. Degrowth signals a radical political and economic reorganization leading to reduced resource and energy use. The degrowth hypothesis...