Drylab 2023: living a possible future with resource scarcity

Ecology and Society: a journal of integrative science for resilience and sustainability

SéverinGuelpa,¹  WillaGibbs,²  Luz-AndreaPfister,³  ValerieLyons,⁵  CydneiMallory,⁵  AdrieneJenik,⁵  MollyKoehn,⁵  Krista L Davis,⁵  ShalaeFlores,⁶  SydneyRood,⁷  Marco A Janssen,⁷  Sarra Z Tekola,⁷ 

[1] School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University, USA;Arizona State University, USA;MATZA, Geneva, Switzerland;Pfister Lab Web Development, Fountain Hills, USA;School of Art, Arizona State University, USA;School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University, USA;School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, USA

关键词: art;    sustainability;    collective action;    commons;    governance;    water;    water scarcity;   

DOI  :  10.5751/ES-10299-230408

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Resilience Alliance Publications

【 摘 要 】

We report on an art and sustainability project, inspired by sustainable living and by the work of Elinor Ostrom, in which the authors experienced a not-too-distant future of water scarcity in an isolated location in the Mojave Desert for four weeks. We restricted our water use to ≤ 15.1 L/day (4 gallons) water per person and consumed a water-wise vegan diet. Here, we report and reflect on our experience of this art and sustainability project. We show that, as participants, we had no difficulty adjusting to a resource-scarce environment or living in a remote location. Our experience showed that (temporary) behavioral change is possible to cope with extreme resource scarcity without a net negative effect on the quality of life. Future replications of such art and sustainability projects in safer environments could become spaces for science, art, and innovation for more sustainable lifestyles.

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