A Sustainist Lexicon Quotes

“In the end, the term 'circularity' may just be one way to make us aware that we need a more encompassing, integrated and restorative sustainability path that includes people as much as technology and nature.”
― Michiel Schwarz, A Sustainist Lexicon

“So-called 'circular' approaches - to the city, the economy, design - extend well beyond just limiting environmental impacts. They take on a more systemic, cyclical view of how physical and biological processes, together with human interactions, give rise to sustainable living environments - forming a complete self-sustaining 'ecosystem', like a closed circle.”
― Michiel Schwarz, A Sustainist Lexicon

“As the 'circular' approach to sustainability begins to gather ground, we humans are finding ourselves within the circle, not without.”
― Michiel Schwarz, A Sustainist Lexicon

“Increasingly we are acknowledging that people (and their technologies) are just as much part of our 'ecologies' as are nature and the physical features of our planet.”
― Michiel Schwarz, A Sustainist Lexicon