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KAUAÌ COUNTY Management Training Applied Sustainability on Kauaì

The Kauaian Institute Ken Stokes kauaian.net



T H R E E S P H E R E ST H R E E S P H E R E S

S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y T H I N K I N GS U S T A I N A B I L I T Y T H I N K I N G



T he Su s t a i nab i l i t y P r i sm :The Sus t a i nab i l i t y P r i sm : An I n s t i t u t i ona l V i ewAn I n s t i t u t i ona l V i ew

Source: Friends of the Earth/Europe http://www.foeeurope.org/sustainability/sustain/t-content-prism.htm

Also see: Visualising Sustainabilty http://computingforsustainability.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/visualising-‐sustainability/



S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y T O O LT O O L K I TK I T : : T H E 3 F sT H E 3 F s

1 .1 . F R A M I N GF R A M I N G (( C o m m u n i c a t i n g C o m p l e x I s s u e sC o m m u n i c a t i n g C o m p l e x I s s u e s ))

2 .2 . F E E D B A C KF E E D B A C K

(( M o d e l i n g C a u s a lM o d e l i n g C a u s a l -- L o o p S y s t e m sL o o p S y s t e m s ))

3 .3 . F O O T P R I N TF O O T P R I N T

(( A c c o u n t i n g F o r E c o l o g i c a l C o s t sA c c o u n t i n g F o r E c o l o g i c a l C o s t s ))



WHAT I SWHAT I S FRAMING FRAMING ??

Matthew Nisbet on Framing Climate Change http://bigthink.com/matthewnisbet#!ooid=N0czhnOjHaO-xy2KxTUK60A64JzXeaxc&video_idea_id=11696



F RAMING FRAMING I LLUSTRAT ION:I LLUSTRAT ION: FAMILY VALUESFAMILY VALUES



“The multiple problems of sustainability will not be solved by this generation

or the next.

Our role is to frame them in such a way as to create the possibility

that they might someday be resolved.”

Framing Sustainability, David W. Orr



F r am ing Sus t a i nab i l i t y a s t he Fu tu reF r am ing Sus t a i nab i l i t y a s t he Fu tu re

Here are six broad areas of focus for a vision of the future that is deeply compelling to the majority of citizens

while making clear that our current situation is unacceptable.

•• P ro spe r i t yP ro spe r i t y There is no future that is bright without being green.

•• Secu r i t ySecu r i t y

Frame it as reducing risk and those who drag their feet as soft on security.

•• Luxu ryLuxu ry Systematically juxtapose eco-conscious and sexy affluence with crass, unhealthy and polluting lifestyles.

•• Hea l t hHea l t h

Frame it not just as a health issue, but as a middle-American, mainstream, regular people health issue.

•• P rog re s sP rog re s s Frame it as the only sensible and cool path to building futures that exceed our wildest dreams.

•• Succes s , No t Se l fSucces s , No t Se l f -- E s t eemEs teem

Set the science-based bar and provide mechanisms for people to see where they measure up, but don't lull people back to sleep in order to spare their self-esteem.

“Reframing the Planet”, Alex Steffen



HOW TO TALK ABOUT SUSTA INAB IL I TYHOW TO TALK ABOUT SUSTA INAB IL I TY

F r om F rom FUDFUD t o t o HIPH IP

Fear

Uncertainty

Doubt

Hope

Inspiration

Preparation

We need to talk about

the right kinds of priorities,

in the right ways,

to the right audiences.

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W H A T I S S Y S T E M S T H I N K N G ?W H A T I S S Y S T E M S T H I N K N G ?

Peter Senge synopsis of the

state of practice in systems thinking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7_-nfb3f1s&feature=player_embedded

(5-min video)



TT H IS I S H IS I S SYSTEMS TH INK INGSYSTEMS TH INK ING ??



S YSTEMS TH INK ING I LLUSTRATEDSYSTEMS TH INK ING I LLUSTRATED



S YSTEMS SYSTEMS DYNAMICSDYNAMICS I LLUSTRATED I LLUSTRATED



TH INK ING ABOUT SYSTEM COLLAPSETH INK ING ABOUT SYSTEM COLLAPSE



V I SC IOUS CYCLEV ISC IOUS CYCLE I LLUSTRATED I LLUSTRATED

http://www.theoildrum.com/node/4373 Jeff Vale, Geopolitical Disruptions



AVO ID ING F IXES THAT AVOID ING F IXES THAT FA ILFA IL The power o f sys tems th ink ing

Action delay

Unintended Consequences

Desired State

Current State

Gap

“Too often, the cause of our problems is our solutions…

We cannot resolve any one of these threats without finding resolutions for all of them together.”

Amory Lovins, Chairman & Chief Scientist Rocky Mountain Institute

Unintended Consequences



W H A T I S W H A T I S A N A N E C O L O G I C A L F O O T P R I N T ?E C O L O G I C A L F O O T P R I N T ?

http://www.educapoles.org/docs/projects/flash_animations/energy2_02_en_090202.swf

Mathis (5min) VIDEOS/MathisWackernagel_clip2.mp4

Footprint calculator http://www.ecofoot.org/http://www.ecofoot.org/

Cool Climate Footprint calculator http://coolclimate.berkeley.edu/



WHAT ’S IN AN ECOLOGICAL FOOTPR INT?WHAT ’S IN AN ECOLOGICAL FOOTPR INT?

(required to be planted in exotic forests to absorb our carbon dioxide emissions).

(area required to support the fishing industry and the production of seafood)





FOOTPR INT & HUMAN DEVELOPMENTFOOTPR INT & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Source: World Wildlife Fund, “Living Planet Report”, 2008Source: World Wildlife Fund, “Living Planet Report”, 2008



U . S . FOOTPR INT TRENDSU .S . FOOTPR INT TRENDS

SOURCE: Global Footprint Network <footprintnetwork.SOURCE: Global Footprint Network <footprintnetwork. org>org>

OVERSHOOT

ENERGY LAND



FOOTPR INT COMPAR ISONFOOTPR INT COMPAR ISON

NOTE: “NOTE: “Global ShareGlobal Share” = 2.9 acres per capita” = 2.9 acres per capita

SOURCE: WWF Footprint of Nations, 2008SOURCE: WWF Footprint of Nations, 2008



B IOCAPAC I TY COMPAR ISONB IOCAPAC I TY COMPAR ISON



Share of total U.S. Ecological Footprint by category, derived from Cool Climate Calculator.



ONE PLANET L IV INGONE PLANET L IV ING

The Math:

Hawaiì Acres (millions) 4.0 Hawaiì Residents (millions) 1.3

Acres per resident:

Hawaiì (excl. biodiversity reserve) 2.8 Global Share * 2.9 …

Ecological Footprint * (acres per person)

American average 9.7 Hawaii average 8.0

Footprint Reduction Needed *

America 70% Hawaii 64%

* Source: Based on “Cool Climate Calculator”, Berkeley nstitute for the Environment





FOOTPR INT BY INCOMEFOOTPR INT BY INCOME



KAUAI ’ S ECOLOGICALKAUAI ’ S ECOLOGICAL FOOTPR INT FOOTPR INT

Source: Cool Climate Calculator, Berkeley Institute for the Environment

Equivalent to 175,000 acres Or 92.4M gallons of gas annually (Plus 144k ac. & 76M gal. for visitors)



A F R A M E W OA F R A M E W O R KR K F O RF O R

S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y T H I N K I N GS U S T A I N A B I L I T Y T H I N K I N G

•• 3 S P H E R E S3 S P H E R E S •• 3 T O O L S3 T O O L S

•• 6 C H A L L E N G E S 6 C H A L L E N G E S



H O W D O W E M A N A G E N E W L E A R N I N G ?H O W D O W E M A N A G E N E W L E A R N I N G ?

Source: The Kauaian Institute



I L L U S T R A T I V E S Y N O P S I SI L L U S T R A T I V E S Y N O P S I S

Education

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