Living and Community investigates shifts in the social fabric of our communities that will be necessitated by environmental change.
communities that will be necessitated by environmental change.
The current period of conspicuous consumption will come to an end, requiring more locally-sufficient and resource-careful lifestyles. Much social interaction is likely to be more virtual than real. A wide range of lifestyles, cultures and beliefs will need to find new ways of living in close proximity and sharing experience and resources. Conflict is inevitable but also potentially catalytic.
Mulgan, often referred to as the "Esther Dyson of the U.K.", is the founder and director of Demos, and independent think tank based in London, and a visiting professor at University College London.