Educational Proposition

LIVING SUSTAINABLY is a CROSS SUBJECT FRAMEWORK OF CULTURE AND ECOLOGY expressed visually as LANDSCAPES and conceptually as CULTURAL NICHES which are both ECO-CULTURAL ENTITIES that change through ENVIRONMENTAL RE-SOCIALISATION as a principle of CULTURAL EVOLUTION directed towards ONE PLANET LIVING; this involves incorporating MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES into COMMUNITY ACTION PLANS to manage:-

• CONSUMERISM to reduce SOCIAL INEQUALITES OF CONSUMPTION ;
• BIODIVERSITY to establish ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY ;
• HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIES to maintain LOW IMPACT LIVELIHOODS WITH SMALLER FAMILIES ;
• COMMUNITY ECONOMIES to operate LOCAL CURRENCIES AND SERVICES;
• CULTURAL HERITAGE to encourage A SENSE OF PLACE
• and LAND USE to promote LOW INTENSITY CROPPING.

COMMUNITY ACTION PLANS embrace PARTICIPATORY CITIZENSHIP supported by SOCIAL LEARNING about COMMUNITY ACTION CYCLES for ENVIRONMENTAL RE-SOCIALISATION.

LANDSCAPES are categorised as NATURAL AREAS, BUILT ENVIRONMENTS and DESIGNED ENVIRONMENTS for SOCIAL LEARNING

Concepts of 'living sustainably' are in capitals. They correspond with the core of an online interactive mindmap you can access from 'Concept map' in the left hand menu. Use the left hand menu to learn more about each one. Click on pictures to learn more about them.

T. Gericault, 'Raft of the Medusa' c.1818