Anthropocene era - our behavior! better choices?

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Inconvenient Truth …which is the BIG ONE?
• Going Nuclear? …Hiltler, Russia, Trump
• Population bomb? ...Malthus, UN-SDG
• Climate change? ...6th Extinction
• Hurricane? ...Katrina, Sandy, Harvey
• Earth quake? ...Fukashima, St Helens
• Disease? ... Opiad epidemic
• Death? ...Loneliness epidemic
ANTHROPOCENE: we are!

2. ANTHROPOCENE challenge … our behavior?
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Geologic indicators …”bath tub” rings?
- carbon
- plastic
- concrete
Humans = 30% of land mammals (biomass)
- 65% domesticated for food
- 5% is wild
Mono-cropping… seeds
Fisheries... birds, &bees
Re-wilding? ...Yellowstone::Wolves
PEOPLE:: better patterns?

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PEOPLE-patterns … CITY-life: better balance?
People Power-laws (80:20 rules)
- Most people live in CITIES
- Most energy (oil) is for TRANSPORTATION
- Most electricity (coal) is for BUILDINGS
Human-SCALE::safe, secure

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CITY patterns… COMMUNITY-development?
Human-networks:: city-clusters
- 100 mega-cites (10M-> 100M)
- 10 cities per metro-cluster
- 100 neighborhoods per city
- 10,000 household neighborhoods
Q: what is a “complete” neighborhood?
- Grocery store & produce market
- 7x24 retail, office, residential mix
- Walk, bike, transit choices
- walk-in clinic, in-home care
COMMUNITY: “with” + “gifting” -> the ECONOMY of CITIES

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LIFE-balance? … starts @HOME
Real-estate::sharing (trust?)
Q: what are you willing to share?
- Gate, landscaping and entry?
- Utilities, Heating and maintenance?
- Security, lighting and parking?
- Patio BBQ, expresso, theatre?
ZONING (mixed-use, density)
- Parking permits, garage
- Office, retail, Airbnb?
- Walk-score: groceries, pets, parks
- Blue-zone: clinics, in-home care
- Handicap access

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WELLNESS? … ZIP code > GENETIC code
BIOME::soil, water …refreshing!
PLACE making
- We spend most of our day INDOORS
- PUBLIC places: trees, plants ..water, air
- Q: what is you indicator (species)?
ACTIVITY mix?
- Local: business owners, retail, rents
- Social: number of women, children, elderly
- Access: walk-able, transit, park & ride
- Safety: sanitation, crime, parks & trees
PUBLIC HEALTH?
- 7x24 activities, social mixing
- Fresh produce and food markets
- Trees, plants & Water treatment

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Sustainable? … self-test! • Self::Sleep ok?
• Biome::Gut ok?
SIMPLE -> Smile
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8. COMMUNITY-development? … Meal-by-meal
Story-by-story… thanks!
LOCAL Markets: the Brewery blocks
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Hong Kong incubates …”Disney” rides?
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10. Learning? … the COMMONS::the ECONOMY of CITIES
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11. PUBLIC? … 50% is common. OPEN.data?
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12. AbC? … Y!
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Community::MAKERS … a “stack” of SERVICES (shared)
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14. How to? … LIVING::day-by-day (caring)
SIMPLE: Story-by-story… smile (thx)!
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