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Linda Martinello replied to Quique alcantara's discussion Recycling and farming in the group Consuming
Quique alcantara commented on Simo Vassinen's group Living
"HI, that's a very interesting line of research. I do think that quality of life, wellbeing and social cohesion are increasingly becoming major topics to be considered for public spaces and buildings design. Specially, we are working in…"
Quique alcantara commented on Simo Vassinen's group Consuming
"I think it's also useful when trying to promote a more active lifestyle ... too many times the focus is in promoting sports. Promoting dancing or gardening among the elderly or active video games for the youngers are, for example, also valid…"
Quique alcantara commented on Simo Vassinen's group Consuming
"HI
why do not we try to convert in good what people seems to like more and seems to be bad? the idea of "fast good" was developed by ferran adria and NH hotels to offer fast and healthy food. They opened several restaurants in 2004 and…"
Quique alcantara added a discussion to the group Moving
is teleworking more sustainable?
Hi allAt first glance it would seem that the most sustainable way of moving is just not moving. Does anyone know any comparative between working at home (teleworking) and working at. let's say the office?In principle, you can be thought to have the same workplace at home than at the office and the only difference is transport but I feel I'm missing something.thanksQSee More
Quique alcantara added a discussion to the group Consuming
Recycling and farming
Hithis picture shows a way of using water bottles for protecting vegetables from the cold, the snails (a big problem in my area) and birds. I produce just a few, but there are a lot around I collect.BRQSee More
Quique alcantara replied to Ana Martin Benito's discussion A cow inside a vending machine! in the group Consuming
"Ana
That's a fantastic initiative. In Valencia (Spain, :-)), some years ago a company developed a machine for producing freshly squeezed orange juice in bars, hotel, etc. Their business model included orange supply by themselves. With the time…"
Quique alcantara replied to Pidgin Perfect's discussion Siesta City? in the group Health & Society
"Hi
Spain has a name for siesta ... maybe this is the reason why you can find hotels offering rooms for siesta. It is not very common
BR
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Quique alcantara replied to Quique alcantara's discussion social marketing in the group Research topics
"HiI've been reading the book hands-on social marketing, by Nedra Kline Weinreich and extracted from the text "Since the early 1970's, social marketing has emerged as an effective way of persuading people to voluntarily adopt healthy…"
Quique alcantara replied to Satu Lähteenoja's discussion What is your favourite healthy, sustainable summer food? in the group Health & Society
"Hi
I totally agree: summer is vegetables and fruit time. A very typical summer dish in Spain (mainly in the south)n is the gazpacho cold soup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUShwka4wW0
There are variations, some are with fruits like cherry and ham…"
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Health & Society
Sustainable societies should maximize opportunities for physical, social and mental health for all demographic groups. In addition to environmental sustainability, we must also build social integrity, economic efficiency and well-being.See More
Quique alcantara replied to Cheryl Hicks's discussion Future of Fashion - functional fashion? @Nature.com in the group Consuming
"CherylAs I see it, fashion is composed of trends that, by definition, appear and disappear along time. Some trends are so well accepted that become a market attribute for products and services. For example, talking about shoes, 10-15 years ago…"
Quique alcantara replied to Simo Vassinen's discussion Behavior change in the group Research topics
"Hi all
regarding this topic, it seems to me that there are some "control" parameters, or motivators, for people behavior, which depend of people profiles (for some would be money, for others meaning and value attachment, for others…"
Quique alcantara replied to Quique alcantara's discussion pareto principle in the group Research topics
"Hi Alison
thanks for the information.
I'm just back from holidays. I will need some days to restart my brain. Anyway, I tried to apply the rule to Co2 emissions and if we compute it by country, it clearly does not work, China (1 country, around…"
Alison Clayton-Smith replied to Quique alcantara's discussion pareto principle in the group Research topics
"Hello Quinque
Ok, I had a look online at journal articles on the pareto principle. Unfortunately there seems to be lots of stuff but nothing user-friendly I could find that would in basic terms say whether it applies or not. There was lots of…"
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