Further links

Evidence-based interventions

Project Drawdown – existing climate solutions that reduce greenhouse gases

UN Environmental Programme – a practical guide that demonstrates how buildings and community spaces can be constructed to increase their resilience to climate change

BREEAM Communities – framework to help integrate sustainable design into master planning

Natural England Green Infrastructure Guide –tools to map green infrastructure

Climate Framework – framework that contextualises the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the built environment

Foundational theories

Leverage Points – Donella Meadows sets out nine leverage points for intervening in a system

Building Better Systems – a green paper that presents four ‘keys’ to unlock system innovation, by Jennie Winhall and Charlie Leadbetter, System Innovation Initiative

The Dynamics of Transitions – a multi-level perspective model by Professor Frank Geels

Berkana’s Explorations – an exploration of how change happens in living systems by the Berkana Institute

Planetary models

Limits to Growth – a 1972 report by Barbara Ward and Rene Dubos that highlights the earth’s finiteness and looks at the consequences of exponential growth

Doughnut Economics – a planetary model by Kate Raworth that highlights a social foundation and an ecological ceiling to human activity

Designing Regenerative Cultures – in this book Daniel Wahl explores ways of relating to the many converging crises and opportunities faced by humanity

One Planet Living – principles for living within Earth’s resources by Bioregional

Regenerative Leadership – in this book Giles Hutchins and Laura Storm provide a holistic and systemic framework for building prosperous and regenerative organisations

Further design resources, tools and organisations

Helen Hamlyn Centre

Microsoft Inclusive Design

Luma Institute

DOGA Inclusive Design (Norwegian Design Council)

The Long Time Tools, The Long Time Project

The Circular Design Guide, Ellen Macarthur Foundation

Design Kit: The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design, IDEO