Edenicity: abundantly sustainable car-free cities
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -Edenicity (noun) 1. An eden-like city. 2. Economic + ecological abundance. What will it take to build cities as modern day Edens? Discover how design can heal the world and make everyone rich.
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Episodes
42 Fixing Edenicity
November 26, 2020 11:00 - 14 minutes - 9.94 MBAn end of season round up of corrections, omissions and breaking news about Edenicity. Episode details Support the Show.
41 Building Edenicity
November 19, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBHow will Edenicity actually get built? Episode details Support the Show.
40 Rating Your Edenicity
November 12, 2020 11:00 - 11 minutes - 7.95 MBTake the quiz and discover how abundant and sustainable your life really is (or isn’t!). Episode details Support the Show.
39 Securing Your Privacy
November 05, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.32 MBIn this episode I’ll discuss the big dystopian fear that has haunted sustainability for decades, and why Edenicity is designed to win you far more privacy than you have now. Episode details Support the Show.
38 Befriending Animals
October 29, 2020 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBHow to transform our relationship with domestic animals so we can feed everyone in the world and end the mass extinction. Episode details Support the Show.
37 Manufacturing a New Reality
October 22, 2020 10:00 - 10 minutes - 7.17 MBHow to massively expand manufacturing while saving the Earth. If you thought Tesla's Gigafactory was big, wait till you hear this! Episode details Support the Show.
36 Recycling Everything
October 15, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBA complete tour of recycling in a city built to end the mass extinction... with a special destination at the end! Episode details Support the Show.
35 Ending Pollution
October 08, 2020 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBHow ecologically sound city design can end pollution and clean up the environmental wreckage of the past. Plus, how to go "poo-less," and how to maybe use diamond batteries (a.k.a. betavoltaics) to clean up nuclear waste. Episode details Support the Show.
34 Balancing Inequality
October 01, 2020 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBShould a city support or limit inequality? Answer: Both! Here’s why... Episode details Support the Show.
33 Opening Borders and Minds
September 24, 2020 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBHow cities can accommodate immigration so the world can become twice as rich, without the seemingly obvious downsides. Episode details Support the Show.
32 Powering Edenicity
September 17, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBWhy we’ll have enough solar power for everyone in the world within this decade. Episode details Support the Show.
31 Changing Big and Fast
September 10, 2020 10:00 - 11 minutes - 8.25 MBWhy small and slow solutions to environmental problems are doomed to failure and what to do instead. Support the Show.
30 Coming of Age
September 03, 2020 10:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBFor anyone who has wondered where the adults are in the modern world, this episode examines how city design can help people grow up. Episode Notes Support the Show.
29 Living with Nature
August 27, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBTrying to live closer to nature is a mistake. Here’s how to fix that. Episode details Support the Show.
28 Fleeing the City
August 20, 2020 10:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBWhy fleeing the city to escape disease and crime is a huge mistake. Episode details Support the Show.
27 Ending Racism
August 13, 2020 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBHow city design can end racism while healing the planet. Support the Show.
26 Finding Justice
August 06, 2020 10:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBHow to design a city that is secure, honest and equitable. Episode Notes. Support the Show.
25 Getting Free Money
July 30, 2020 09:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBHow a universal basic income would make cities economically stronger and ecologically more sustainable. Caution: the first two minutes of this program may challenge what you thought you knew about money! Episode details and downloads Support the Show.
24 Defying the Housing Crash
July 23, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBWhat happened when I bought a home at the peak of the housing bubble, and sold three years later in the depths of the housing crash? This episode tells my story, and how it provided the first clue that sustainable living is ready for its own "Apple Computer" moment. Episode details Greener Village Blueprint Support the Show.
23 Reinventing a Neighborhood
July 16, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBA step-by-step guide to making a neighborhood happier and healthier for its residents and the planet. With worked examples and free downloadable checklist. Checklist: https://edenictiy.com/GreenerVillageBlueprint.pdf Sources Alexander, Christopher et al., A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction, Oxford University Press, 1977 Alexander, Christopher, A Timeless Way of Building, Oxford University Press, 1979 Support the Show.
22 Growing Up in Edenicity
July 09, 2020 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this episode, you'll get to rate the edenicity of your childhood. Then we’ll explore how much more is possible in ecologically well-designed cities. Support the Show.
21 Expanding the Commons
July 02, 2020 09:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBHow to create wealthier cities by sharing more. Resources Edenicity Reference Design Rose, Carol M. (1986). "The Comedy of the Commons: Commerce, Custom, and Inherently Public Property". Faculty Scholarship Series, Yale Law School. Paper 1828. Originally published by Chicago Law Review, 53:3. Anu Partanen, What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence., The Atlantic, December...
20 Fixing Permaculture
June 25, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBIn which I call out what is wrong or missing in Permaculture and suggest changes so we can build something that actually can end the mass extinction, reverse climate change and provide abundantly for humanity. Resources Permaculture in One Page Edenicity Reference Design Curtis Stone, What Permaculture Got Wrong, Medium, June 15, 2018 Lillklobb Permaculture, A Response To Curtis Stone’s What Permaculture Got Wrong, June 30, 2018 Mollison Lazy Gardener Video Holzer, Sepp, Sepp Holzer'...
19 Understanding Permaculture
June 18, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBIn which I take you on a brief tour of permaculture so you can better understand the context of Edenicity without taking an 80-hour course. And if you are permaculture certified, it’s a great quick review of the major concepts. Resources Edenicity Reference Design Permaculture in One Page Support the Show.
18 Governing a City
June 11, 2020 09:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIf politics seems a painful topic right now, it's because the whole edifice is crumbling under the weight of new realities and perceptions. In Episode 18, I'll take you on a tour of how governance is changing, how ecology informs the latest thinking about organizational structure, and end with some hints about what this might mean for city design. Support the Show.
17 Maintaining Populations
June 04, 2020 09:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBIn which I use a global biomass census and Predator vs. ET simulations (among other things!) to explore what it takes to sustain large, vibrant cities without killing the world. Resources: Edenicity Reference Design. Yinon M. Bar-On, Rob Phillips, and Ron Milo, The biomass distribution on Earth, PNAS June 19, 2018 115 (25) 6506-6511; first published May 21, 2018. Kayler, Z.; Janowiak, M.; Swanston, C. 2017. Global Carbon. (June, 2017). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Clim...
16 Surviving Disasters
May 28, 2020 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBEdenicity vs. pandemics, earthquakes, locust plagues and more. It's like 17 disaster movies rolled into one. But in this case (spoiler alert!) the hero is the city. Resources Edenicity Reference Design Uri Friedman, New Zealand’s Prime Minister May Be the Most Effective Leader on the Planet, The Atlantic, April 19, 2020 Garrett M. Graff, Experts Knew a Pandemic Was Coming. Here’s What They’re Worried About Next. politico.com, 05/07/2020 https://www.sundirected.com/can-solar-flares-cme-e...
15 Building Soil
May 14, 2020 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBHow nature and successful civilizations build soil, and how Edenicity will use these models to create a permanently wealthy civilization. If Episode 14 was like Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back, today's episode is like The Return of the Jedi. For this episode, it'll really help to have the Edenicity Reference Design. John D. Liu videos: Hope in a Changing Climate, Green is Gold Ecosystem Restoration Camps Allan Savory TEDx Talk Support the Show.
14 Losing Soil
May 06, 2020 21:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBWhy civilization after civilization squandered their soils and fell, why soils are even more imperiled in the modern world, and how Edenicity will learn from these mistakes. If Episode 13 was like Stanley Kubrick's "2001", this episode is like The Empire Strikes Back. Click here to get the Reference Design and subscribe to our announcement list. Support the Show.
13 Understanding Soil
April 23, 2020 13:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBIn which I bury techno-escapist fantasies such as The Singularity and identify the highest technology we will ever use to build a permanently abundant civilization. Support the Show.
12 Commuting Like a Rockstar
April 16, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBHow to design a transportation system 20x more functional, sustainable and affordable than anything the world has ever known – and get all the solar energy and building blocks a city needs as a free bonus. For a copy of the reference design, please visit edenicity.com. Support the Show.
11 Feeding the World in Style
April 09, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBHow a human-scale food system can feed 10 billion people on 97% less land than we use now, with higher quality and social justice than the world has ever known. For a copy of the reference design, please visit edenicity.com. Support the Show.
10 Greening Urban Deserts
April 02, 2020 08:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBWhat can deserts teach us about the ecology of wealth and designing great cities? For a copy of the reference design. please visit edenicity.com and click the News link. Support the Show.
9 Factoring a Neighborhood
March 26, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBWhy is housing ripe for a Tesla-like disruption? What will that disruption borrow from the tech industry ... and grade school math?! Support the Show.
8 Making Everyone a Billionaire
March 19, 2020 09:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBWhy sustainable cities will generate almost unimaginable wealth over the next 3 decades, in two different ways. And how to tell if a city is part of this green rush --or if it's poised on the brink of ruin. For a copy of the reference design, please visit edenicity.com. Support the Show.
7 Learning from Rat Park
March 12, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBDiscover what a mind-blowing experiment with drug-addicted rats can teach us about designing better cities. Caution: this episode is hazardous to your existing worldview! For the latest reference design, please visit edenicity.com and click the News link. Support the Show.
6 Becoming a Green Millionaire
March 05, 2020 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBHow you can make an extra million dollars by making sustainable lifestyle choices, and how cities could be better designed to support that. For a copy of the reference design, please visit edenicity.com. Support the Show.
5 Designing Greatness
February 26, 2020 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBDiscover the design secrets behind Apple, Tesla Motors and other disruptive companies, and why we should design cities as if they were consumer products. If you're interested in the future of cities or the future of design, you've never heard anything like this, and you won't hear it anywhere else. Visit edenicity.com to get the latest edenicity news and download a reference design. Support the Show.
4 Living Longer and Healthier
February 22, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBYou can add up to 6.4 years to your life expectancy with two lifestyle tweaks that also happen to be the two best things you can do for the planet. But most towns and cities make these lifestyle choices difficult. Discover how, with better design, cities could reduce injuries, illnesses, and the cost of healthcare by 50% to 80%. Support the Show.
3 Getting Real
February 20, 2020 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBA world tour of car-free cities, sustainable housing and gigantic ecological restoration projects that heal people and landscapes without austerity. Resources Edenicity Reference Design John D. Liu, Lessons of the Loess Plateau (52:31) https://culdesac.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_car-free_places https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car-free_movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_planned_cities http://www.villagehomesdavis.org/about Support the Show.
2 Ending Mass Extinctions
February 13, 2020 22:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBThe global mass extinction threatens our existence in a much more immediate way than climate change. In this episode, we’ll explore how our relationship with the environment is causing this problem, and the ecology of solving it. This constrains sustainable city design to an almost unimaginable degree. But it also provides a glimpse of the stunningly high quality of life that edenic cities could offer. To sign up for Edenicity News and download a reference design, visit edenicity.com Supp...
1 Defining Edenicity
February 07, 2020 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBEdenicity (noun) 1. An eden-like city. 2. Economic + ecological abundance. The story of a new word, a new hope, a new approach to sustainability, now that environmentalism has failed. Show notes Sources Greta Thunberg, Wikipedia, 2020 Eric Holthaus, Our planet just set a scary new carbon dioxide record, National Observer, March 7th 2019 Human Population Growth and Extinction, Biological Diversity, accessed September, 2020. Kevin Polk, Gaiome: Notes on Ecology, Space Travel and Becom...
Defining Edenicity
February 07, 2020 02:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBEdenicity (n) 1. An eden-like city. 2. A measure of sustainability and economic abundance. This is the origin story of a word, an idea that could redefine our relationship with the environment, and an opportunity many times bigger than the Internet. Speaking of the Internet and opportunity, don't miss infamous story (at 12:45) about how Jeff Bezos was called to task in college for his cosmic ambitions. Reference design available soon at Edenicity.com.