Networks were a central theme to author Janine Benyus' keynote speech yesterday morning, not only the networks that are important to people and cities, but also networks as they exist in nature.
Benyus
proposed a shift in thinking about how nature's communities function,
arguing that mutualism, not competition, is the driving force in nature.
"Together is better," she said, adding that building mutually
beneficial relationships will ultimately result in surplus, not
scarcity...
She encouraged researchers and activists to think of each other in a similar light, particularly among groups that may feel they're competing for funding. "Don't think you're dividing up a pie," she said. "You're going to make more pie."..."The city would provide the same level of services as the forest next door," she said. That means a city could build fertile soil, filter air, clean water, sequester carbon, cool the surrounding temperature, provide biodiversity and produce food."
She encouraged researchers and activists to think of each other in a similar light, particularly among groups that may feel they're competing for funding. "Don't think you're dividing up a pie," she said. "You're going to make more pie."..."The city would provide the same level of services as the forest next door," she said. That means a city could build fertile soil, filter air, clean water, sequester carbon, cool the surrounding temperature, provide biodiversity and produce food."
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