Free Resources for a New Earth
Free online, start anytime at wellbeingeconomycourse.org. “Through an engaging mix of videos, deep dives, case studies and hands-on exercises, this course walks you through what a wellbeing economy is and how governments in cities, regions and countries around the world are working towards it.”
“Traditional buildings were designed according to the microclimate of the specific region because heat and cold control the thermal comfort in the houses and this different from one place to another. The natural technologies applied in these buildings have sustained human life for many decades and are purely for heating or cooling purpose. Examples of these techniques are fire chimneys, courtyards, wind towers and mashrabiya (Noble, 2007). In hot-dry and warm humid zones such as Middle East and North Africa where cooling is more important than heating, ventilation tunnel, wind tower, wind catcher, wind sail, maziara and courtyard are used to achieve thermal comfort.”
Read free. This guide explores strategies to create resilient, self-directed local economies. Greco challenges the centralized, debt-based monetary system and promotes community-controlled alternatives such as mutual credit systems and local currencies.