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Time for a paradigm shift towards health and well-being
EcoMobility World Festival 2017: Festival Stories
EcoMobility World Festival Team
2017
Abstract
The unintended consequences of rapid urbanisation in combination with the lack of integrated system design thinking in urban development during the 20th century created complex challenges around the world. Now, collectively we are starting to pay the price. In accordance to the latest cities and building report (UNEP, 2015) urban systems consume 80 percent of the global energy. Together they produce 75 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions and consume 75 percent of the natural resources. The evidence on hand is clear, compelling and creates an argument for crisis or in other words a call for collective realisation that business as usual is over. This realisation will be supported by a paradigm shift of seismic proportion, which can lead us to a sustained level of health and well-being. In order to follow this path, we all must embrace the genuine spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration, system thinking approach and focus on action.
Details
- Title
- Time for a paradigm shift towards health and well-being
- Authors
- Gregor Helmut Mews (Author) - Urban Synergies Group
- Publication details
- EcoMobility World Festival 2017: Festival Stories
- Publisher
- EcoMobility World Festival Team
- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Society; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Bioclimatic and Sociotechnical Cities Lab
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99625539802621
- Output Type
- Blog
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