Author Archives: SustMeme
Redirect to new site location
IMPORTANT: Please note this blog has now been upgraded and moved to a new location here. There at SustMeme.com you will still find the full archive, plus all usual features, as well as a few extra elements and pages. From now … Continue reading
Cultural Tourism: Prodigy, or problem child?
A version of this article – which explores the sustainability of Cultural Tourism, its benefits and risks for Business, the Arts, Society and the Environment – first appeared in Artworks Journal, 3 December, 2013. Tourists are money, as the Sex … Continue reading
Co-creation: Revolution, or fad?
A version of this article – which explores co-creation in both the world of Business and the Arts, plus the prospects for cross-pollination between the two – first appeared in Artworks Journal, 23 September, 2013. In tune with concepts of … Continue reading
Powering the future: 5 innovations of interest
A version of this article first appeared in a Special Report on ‘Powering the Future’, published in The Times, 1 May, 2013. BIOFUELS FROM ALGAE A near-perfect poster child for sustainable energy, algae is both a biodegradable living organism and … Continue reading
Sustainable community: It’s a people thing
A version of this article first appeared on the Sustainability Talk & News website, published 23 April, 2013. What is a sustainable community? Some might say there is no such thing. I would counter, in fact, that there is no such thing … Continue reading
Race against time for future cities
A version of this article first appeared in a Special Report on ‘Future Cities’, published in The Times, 26 March, 2013. According to data from the UN, in 2008, the proportion of the world’s population living in urban areas passed … Continue reading
Urban Greening: Nature is back in town
A version of this article first appeared in a Special Report on ‘Future Cities’, published in The Times, 26 March, 2013. According to received wisdom, it is not possible to put a price on Nature, however, to much debate, that … Continue reading