Portrait To Landscape-A Landscape Strategy To Reframe Our Future, Alexandra Steed on Her Ground-Breaking Book, Part 4

Alexandra Steed Podcast: Part 4The ground-breaking author, Alexandra Steed, talks to Jackie De Burca in a series of four podcast episodes that delve deeply into her brilliant book. She has also generously agreed to give away 10 copies of her book. Be sure to enter above.Listen to Part 1 on this page, Part 2 here and Part 3 on this page

In the final episode of the Constructive Voices series, host Jackie De Burca talks with Alexandra Steed, a landscape architect and author. Alexandra begins by discussing the significance of land ownership and its deep connections to wealth, power, race, and class. She highlights the concentration of land ownership in the hands of a few, like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, who hold more land than entire indigenous nations, and how this contributes to ongoing inequality and environmental degradation.

The conversation explores the idea of “humble governance,” advocating for a shift in mindset to recognise humanity’s dependence on the Earth’s natural systems and the need to manage land with humility and respect. Alexandra suggests that individuals can contribute to environmental change by becoming more informed, advocating for nature, supporting sustainable agricultural practices, and protecting local ecosystems.

Jackie and Alexandra also touch on international examples, such as Bhutan’s “green schools” initiative and Alula in Saudi Arabia, showing how integrating nature into education and development can be successful. The episode ends with a call to action, emphasising that everyone can play a role in fostering a sustainable future, no matter how small their actions may seem.

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We connect the dots between sustainability, biodiversity, design, development, health, policy, innovation and community by creating conversations that break down silos and bring important ideas to wider audiences.

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Hosts and presenters to date have included Jackie De Burca, Henry McDonald, Peter Finn, Steve Randall, Emma Nicholson, Sarah Austin, Rhiannon Matthias, Mohammed Hesham Khalil and Ciara O’Brien.

Biodiversity course teachers on Learn at Constructive Voices have included Ben Stansfield, Rachel Blount, Paula Wakelin, John Cornell FRGS, Ellen Davies, Claire Wansbury, Jane Findlay FLI PPLI, Dr. Carol Williams, Archie Ruggles-Brise and Dr. Kate Vincent.

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