Who am I I a mechanic I identify with Nelson BC a small town nestled in the
Nelson BC a small town nestled in the
Nelson BC a small town nestled in the mountains where I was born and spent my
mountains where I was born and spent my
mountains where I was born and spent my childhood Nelson is a place known for
childhood Nelson is a place known for
childhood Nelson is a place known for fantastic skiing an artistic community
fantastic skiing an artistic community
fantastic skiing an artistic community hippies and grow operations I also
hippies and grow operations I also
hippies and grow operations I also identify with the time of a classic
identify with the time of a classic
identify with the time of a classic playoff series between the Vancouver
playoff series between the Vancouver
playoff series between the Vancouver Canucks and the New York Islanders a
Canucks and the New York Islanders a
Canucks and the New York Islanders a series in which a charismatic team of
series in which a charismatic team of
series in which a charismatic team of players such as Tiger Williams Stan’s
players such as Tiger Williams Stan’s
players such as Tiger Williams Stan’s meal and King Richard Broder almost did
meal and King Richard Broder almost did
meal and King Richard Broder almost did the unthinkable
the unthinkable
the unthinkable at the time and bring the Stanley Cup to
at the time and bring the Stanley Cup to
at the time and bring the Stanley Cup to Vancouver Canucks are wild were
Vancouver Canucks are wild were
Vancouver Canucks are wild were connected to nature and the elements we
connected to nature and the elements we
connected to nature and the elements we think big and we have a frontier
think big and we have a frontier
think big and we have a frontier mentality so who are you you may
mentality so who are you you may
mentality so who are you you may identify with Lee Canadian or whatever
identify with Lee Canadian or whatever
identify with Lee Canadian or whatever other cultural influences that have
other cultural influences that have
other cultural influences that have shaped you when I was growing up as a
shaped you when I was growing up as a
shaped you when I was growing up as a Canuck when I thought of Quebec I
Canuck when I thought of Quebec I
Canuck when I thought of Quebec I thought a Gila Fleur that was Quebec to
thought a Gila Fleur that was Quebec to
thought a Gila Fleur that was Quebec to me identity is important it’s within us
me identity is important it’s within us
me identity is important it’s within us it’s what motivates us part of what
it’s what motivates us part of what
it’s what motivates us part of what defines us is the culture from which we
defines us is the culture from which we
defines us is the culture from which we come things such as historical events
come things such as historical events
come things such as historical events and customary practices what also
and customary practices what also
and customary practices what also defines us is our surroundings the
defines us is our surroundings the
defines us is our surroundings the social and physical fabric in which we
social and physical fabric in which we
social and physical fabric in which we live we’re currently living in a global
live we’re currently living in a global
live we’re currently living in a global society that is increasingly urbanized
society that is increasingly urbanized
society that is increasingly urbanized bottom line we live in cities
bottom line we live in cities
bottom line we live in cities in fact the numbers are staggering
in fact the numbers are staggering
in fact the numbers are staggering currently approximately four billion
currently approximately four billion
currently approximately four billion people live in cities and that number is
people live in cities and that number is
people live in cities and that number is expected to grow to five billion by the
expected to grow to five billion by the
expected to grow to five billion by the year 2030 and that’s not far away and
year 2030 and that’s not far away and
year 2030 and that’s not far away and this reality poses some serious concerns
this reality poses some serious concerns
this reality poses some serious concerns with respect to sustainability you see
with respect to sustainability you see
with respect to sustainability you see cities are like nodes of resource
cities are like nodes of resource
cities are like nodes of resource consumption in the Earth’s system energy
consumption in the Earth’s system energy
consumption in the Earth’s system energy consumption food consumption water use
consumption food consumption water use
consumption food consumption water use all are concentrated in urban
all are concentrated in urban
all are concentrated in urban environments and all are dependent on
environments and all are dependent on
environments and all are dependent on the natural environment they’re putting
the natural environment they’re putting
the natural environment they’re putting pressure on the natural environment
current Earth’s system research shows
current Earth’s system research shows that in some areas we are reaching the
that in some areas we are reaching the
that in some areas we are reaching the carrying capacity of the earth these are
carrying capacity of the earth these are
carrying capacity of the earth these are called planetary boundaries or the
called planetary boundaries or the
called planetary boundaries or the limits to which we can deplete essential
limits to which we can deplete essential
limits to which we can deplete essential life-support systems such as biospheric
life-support systems such as biospheric
life-support systems such as biospheric integrity or biochemical flows without
integrity or biochemical flows without
integrity or biochemical flows without there being severe consequences so the
there being severe consequences so the
there being severe consequences so the key question that we need to consider is
key question that we need to consider is
key question that we need to consider is how are we going to design a sustainable
how are we going to design a sustainable
how are we going to design a sustainable future I argue that in order to achieve
future I argue that in order to achieve
future I argue that in order to achieve a sustainable future we need to redesign
a sustainable future we need to redesign
a sustainable future we need to redesign everything this means rethinking
everything this means rethinking
everything this means rethinking commonly held assumptions about things
commonly held assumptions about things
commonly held assumptions about things such as transportation food provision
such as transportation food provision
such as transportation food provision and consumption energy creation and use
and consumption energy creation and use
and consumption energy creation and use communication and building just to name
communication and building just to name
communication and building just to name a few but is there something special
a few but is there something special
a few but is there something special about this design process that makes it
about this design process that makes it
about this design process that makes it different than coming up with a new
different than coming up with a new
different than coming up with a new watch a new app or a new type of
watch a new app or a new type of
watch a new app or a new type of construction material yes I believe
construction material yes I believe
construction material yes I believe there is ecological and environmental
there is ecological and environmental
there is ecological and environmental thinking must drive this process
thinking must drive this process
thinking must drive this process in United Nations policy this is
in United Nations policy this is
in United Nations policy this is referred to as mainstreaming
referred to as mainstreaming
referred to as mainstreaming biodiversity in ecosystems in this sense
biodiversity in ecosystems in this sense
biodiversity in ecosystems in this sense mainstreaming means bringing ecology
mainstreaming means bringing ecology
mainstreaming means bringing ecology into decision-making in a meaningful way
into decision-making in a meaningful way
into decision-making in a meaningful way it means considering these factors in
it means considering these factors in
it means considering these factors in industries such as tourism fisheries
industries such as tourism fisheries
industries such as tourism fisheries manufacturing and agriculture but when
manufacturing and agriculture but when
manufacturing and agriculture but when we speak of design it’s a little more
we speak of design it’s a little more
we speak of design it’s a little more profound we must have ecology drive the
profound we must have ecology drive the
profound we must have ecology drive the design process and help us see systems
design process and help us see systems
design process and help us see systems rather than linear problems so what does
rather than linear problems so what does
rather than linear problems so what does this look like well some obvious
this look like well some obvious
this look like well some obvious examples are things such as green roofs
examples are things such as green roofs
examples are things such as green roofs recycling programs building integrated
recycling programs building integrated
recycling programs building integrated renewable energy all of which are great
renewable energy all of which are great
renewable energy all of which are great and necessary however ecology must
and necessary however ecology must
and necessary however ecology must inform a systems view of our urban
inform a systems view of our urban
inform a systems view of our urban environments and this means not only
environments and this means not only
environments and this means not only built infrastructure and physical
built infrastructure and physical
built infrastructure and physical technology but the actual processes that
technology but the actual processes that
technology but the actual processes that drive how our cities operate this is an
drive how our cities operate this is an
drive how our cities operate this is an ecological systems view of our urban
ecological systems view of our urban
ecological systems view of our urban future
future
future this is a bold ecological design of our
this is a bold ecological design of our
this is a bold ecological design of our urban future there are many facets to
urban future there are many facets to
urban future there are many facets to this but I want to focus on one how we
this but I want to focus on one how we
this but I want to focus on one how we run our organizations mainstreaming
run our organizations mainstreaming
run our organizations mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystems into
biodiversity and ecosystems into
biodiversity and ecosystems into organizational operation is a design
organizational operation is a design
organizational operation is a design process we have to look at how our
process we have to look at how our
process we have to look at how our organizations use and rely on the
organizations use and rely on the
organizations use and rely on the ecosystem services that nature provides
ecosystem services that nature provides
ecosystem services that nature provides us for example provisioning services
us for example provisioning services
us for example provisioning services fresh water
fresh water
fresh water source materials food regulating
source materials food regulating
source materials food regulating services climate regulation providing a
services climate regulation providing a
services climate regulation providing a stable climate flood regulation this is
stable climate flood regulation this is
stable climate flood regulation this is something I think we’re quite familiar
something I think we’re quite familiar
something I think we’re quite familiar with these days supporting services
with these days supporting services
with these days supporting services primary production and nutrient cycling
primary production and nutrient cycling
primary production and nutrient cycling this is the base foundation of our
this is the base foundation of our
this is the base foundation of our natural ecosystems and cultural services
natural ecosystems and cultural services
natural ecosystems and cultural services as that equality of nature spiritual
as that equality of nature spiritual
as that equality of nature spiritual meaning and recreational opportunities
meaning and recreational opportunities
meaning and recreational opportunities skiing being one of many these ecosystem
skiing being one of many these ecosystem
skiing being one of many these ecosystem services must sustain the organizations
services must sustain the organizations
services must sustain the organizations in which we work the urban environments
in which we work the urban environments
in which we work the urban environments in which we live and future generations
in which we live and future generations
in which we live and future generations to follow us we can’t mess them up and
to follow us we can’t mess them up and
to follow us we can’t mess them up and we kind of currently are what I’m
we kind of currently are what I’m
we kind of currently are what I’m putting forth to you today is not a
putting forth to you today is not a
putting forth to you today is not a discrete solution rather what I’m
discrete solution rather what I’m
discrete solution rather what I’m offering you is a new way of looking at
offering you is a new way of looking at
offering you is a new way of looking at your life the governments you elect the
your life the governments you elect the
your life the governments you elect the businesses that you deal with and the
businesses that you deal with and the
businesses that you deal with and the urban environments in which you live we
urban environments in which you live we
urban environments in which you live we need to usher in an eco industrial
need to usher in an eco industrial
need to usher in an eco industrial revolution in the urban context we need
revolution in the urban context we need
revolution in the urban context we need to bring environment focused design
to bring environment focused design
to bring environment focused design thinking to our cities and it must be
thinking to our cities and it must be
thinking to our cities and it must be driven through ecosystems thinking now
driven through ecosystems thinking now
driven through ecosystems thinking now this is a huge challenge it will require
this is a huge challenge it will require
this is a huge challenge it will require us to change our perspective to invent
us to change our perspective to invent
us to change our perspective to invent new technology to rethink our urban
new technology to rethink our urban
new technology to rethink our urban settings and to redesign or economic
settings and to redesign or economic
settings and to redesign or economic systems to attach economic value to the
systems to attach economic value to the
systems to attach economic value to the ecosystem services in our cities I’m
ecosystem services in our cities I’m
ecosystem services in our cities I’m speaking of enormous change
and what will determine our success or
and what will determine our success or failure is how we respond to this
failure is how we respond to this
failure is how we respond to this challenge
challenge
challenge and I argue that this enormous change
and I argue that this enormous change
and I argue that this enormous change needs to become part of our identity it
needs to become part of our identity it
needs to become part of our identity it needs to become part of our identity as
needs to become part of our identity as
needs to become part of our identity as canucks
canucks
canucks s québécois and its Canadians in
s québécois and its Canadians in
s québécois and its Canadians in essence we are in game 7 of the Stanley
essence we are in game 7 of the Stanley
essence we are in game 7 of the Stanley Cup final and it’s double overtime right
Cup final and it’s double overtime right
Cup final and it’s double overtime right we either rise to the challenge score
we either rise to the challenge score
we either rise to the challenge score the winning goal and win the Cup or we
the winning goal and win the Cup or we
the winning goal and win the Cup or we falter and we fail I can speak for
falter and we fail I can speak for
falter and we fail I can speak for myself as a Canuck we don’t give up and
myself as a Canuck we don’t give up and
myself as a Canuck we don’t give up and we see opportunity in adversity and I
we see opportunity in adversity and I
we see opportunity in adversity and I hope you do too
hope you do too
hope you do too because our future depends on it
because our future depends on it
because our future depends on it thank
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