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Originally Posted by bobjob
Oh I agree with your scepticism about the practicability..... Adaptation would be preferable but may be the epitome of perfection and unlikely to be achieved.
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The great thing about adaptation is that it’s about integration and holism. You can build a new neighborhood from scratch but have greenery, water retention, create a plus for biodiversity, create a more attractive environment to live in, increase value of real estate.
What still happens a lot now is strategies in environmentalism are one-dimensional and purely focussing on energy, and energy landscapes are very difficult to combine with biodiversity goals and liveability. Actually, they are often in direct conflict. There’s still a very technical engineering mindset, and that’s still very human centred and one-dimensional. It deals only with things that can be immediately measured.
A shift towards adaptation is IMO the desirable step in environmentalism.