Review of The Time Is Now: Public Art of the Sustainable City There is no question that energy generation impacts on landscape, both urban and rural. It always has. The current re-engineering of systems towards renewable energy is, on one level, not different. Wind turbines are just one example around which there is a very... Continue Reading →
Northern Perspectives: Arctic Art Education and Arts-based Research Methods
Professors Timo Jokela & Glen Coutts, University of Lapland will be speaking at Northern Perspectives: Arctic Art Education and Arts-based Research Methods at this UWS seminar 2-4pm Saturday 22nd September at the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow. Alison Bell and I are respondents.
Agreement entitles Whanganui River to legal identity
Companies have 'personhood,' ie. a legal identity equivalent to people in the sense that they can enter into contracts and agreements (see Wikipedia article). This is a subject of considerable argument, and there are several campaigns to remove this status. On the other hand in New Zealand there is a move (reported in the New... Continue Reading →
Landscape Dissertation/Project Prizes
Tim Collins highlighted that nominations are invited by the Landscape Research Group for PhD, Masters and Undergraduate dissertations and projects. The deadline for submissions: Undergraduate prizes is 15 September 2012, MA and PhD prizes are both 15 November 2012. Announcement will be made by 30 May 2013. See below for further details: Landscape Research Group... Continue Reading →
Land and energy
Matt Ridley is the author of a number of books on the subjects of evolution, genetics and society, and has been variously a scientist, journalist and businessman. There was an article in Saturday's Times and the full version is on Matt Ridley's website. It's worth reading. His family leased land to a mining operation in the... Continue Reading →
MICRONATION/MACRONATION Democratizing the Energy
How can a social cultural organisation take on issues that are creating social unrest? Earlier this year Indonesia experienced demonstrations and clashes between protesters and police over proposed price hikes in fuel. Indonesia, like most of the rest of the world, is highly dependent on fossil fuels. Whilst the immediate crisis was averted by a... Continue Reading →
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