by Mark Swilling | Sep 11, 2016 | Blog, Talks
On Friday 26th August I was asked to give a keynote talk at the 30th Anniversay of Planact – an NGO that I helped establish in 1985 to support urban social movements that were invading land, leading rent and consumer boycotts and entering into...
by Mark Swilling | Aug 23, 2016 | Publication
Authors: Stefan Bringezu, Janez Potocnik, Heinz Schandl, Yonglong Lu, Anu Ramaswami, Mark Swilling and Sangwon Suh Type of publication: journal article Reference details: Bringezu, S.; Potocnik, J.; Schandl, H.; Lu, Y.; Ramaswami, A.; Swilling, M.; Suh, S. 2016....
by Mark Swilling | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog
The Sustainability Institute’s iShack business that emerged from research by postgraduate students is doing very well, including significant technology innovations. All this learning over three years has informed the formulation of a Policy Brief prepared for...
by Mark Swilling | Aug 22, 2016 | Blog
Abri Albertyn, a student from a small town up the West Coast of the Western Cape, presented this poem at the end of the course I delivered two weeks ago on alternative economics: In this life we wake up in a world that points you into a certain direction, it wants you...
by Mark Swilling | Aug 15, 2016 | Blog
Iain Harris, Chairperson of the Lynedoch EcoVillage Homeowners Association, delivered an amazing message about what he appreciates about the Lynedoch Ecovillage. After not living in Lynedoch for over a year, it just loved reading this extra-ordinary reflection on his...
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