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by Gerald Marten - Steve Brooks - Amanda Su... on October 15, 2005
In places as diverse as the Philippines, India, and New York City, people are addressing complex environmental problems by finding their positive "tipping points"—a point where catalytic action can set off a cascade of positive changes that tip the system towards sustainability. "We don't have to solve an entire problem at once. We make a few key changes and let a system use its self-organizing powers to mend itself," write Gerald Marten, Steve Brooks, and Amanda Suutari, authors of Environmental Tipping Points: A New Slant on Strategic Environmentalism.
Where top-down regulations and high-priced technical fixes aren't working, positive environmental tipping points offer a third way to restore communities, both natural and human. The authors use case studies from Apo Island, the Philippines, Rajasthan in India, and New York City to illustrate how small changes can lead to both environmental rejuvenation and an increased sense of community, reversing larger negative social and environmental trends. "Environmental tipping points show that saving an ecosystem and a community can go hand in hand," state the authors.
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Where top-down regulations and high-priced technical fixes aren't working, positive environmental tipping points offer a third way to restore communities, both natural and human. The authors use case studies from Apo Island, the Philippines, Rajasthan in India, and New York City to illustrate how small changes can lead to both environmental rejuvenation and an increased sense of community, reversing larger negative social and environmental trends. "Environmental tipping points show that saving an ecosystem and a community can go hand in hand," state the authors.
