... extinction environments sustainability alex steffen The Boom Interview What use is the future? E ditor s Note: Alex Steffen is a futurist and a self-described optimist. A nativeCalifornian, Steffen is keen on the future of the Golden State. So much so thathe moved back to the San Francisco Bay Area from...

..., Maretich paints a picture of a community struggling under the effects of high crime, increasing poverty, and diminishing expectations in the wake of the Great Recession, which for Bakersfield is far from over. Exploring themes of sustainability, environmental policy, and personal responsibility, Maretich...

... sustainability permaculture Sierra Nevada Sacramento Delta Orange County utopia dystopia kim stanley robinson California: The Planet of the Future The Boom Interview K im Stanley Robinson is one of California s best-known and well-loved, livingscience fiction writers. A prolific writer, author of two...

...Miriam Greenberg This article analyzes prevalent forms of sustainability discourse in California and around the world: eco-oriented sustainabilities, vernacular sustainabilities, justice-oriented sustainabilities, and market-oriented sustainabilities. It sketches the history of these discourses...

... a cleaner and sustainable exemplar for other mega-cities around the world. Consequently, the Sipchens are pleased to answer affirmatively. © 2013 by the Regents of the University of California 2013 Los Angeles sustainability environmentalism water Bob Sipchen bob and rob sipchen How We...