JOIN THE DEBATE: What is smart consumption? What are the dimensions of your consumption? CHECK OUT the experiment of Dr. Jackie Benton to design and live in a living space of 12x12 feet, and let us know your ideas of reducing consumption in an urban environment. The 12x12 project grows out of the powerful story of a North Carolina pediatrician, Dr. Jackie Benton, who ten years ago gave up a luxurious home to live in a 12’ by 12’ off-the-grid house and permaculture farm. Dr. Benton inspired World Policy Institute Senior Fellow William Powers, who spent a season living in the “tiny house,” to write the 2010 book, Twelve by Twelve: A One Room Cabin Off the Grid & Beyond the American Dream. The book’s messages on ecological sustainability received an overwhelmingly positive response. Twelve by Twelve is an award-winning national bestseller now in its fourth printing and published in Chinese in late 2012. The book launch included public events, a high level practitioner roundtable at the World Policy Institute, and a cover package of World Policy Journal articles exploring “How Much Is Enough.” This project seeks an innovative way to promote personal leadership and widespread action to make mindful choices and change behaviors, and to generate wider civic engagement in embracing new “smart” models of consumption. To provide a focal point for related movements and inspire citizens to envision smart choices, we will install 12x12s in New York City and in emerging market powerhouse cities around the world. An online digital community will link the New York City 12x12 experience to other global cities to build a dialogue around policy and behavior changes that have led to tangible shifts in consumption patterns. https://facebook/The12X12Project
Posted on: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 16:26:11 +0000
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