Cities face challenges addressing growth, sustainability, affordability, and climate change. Doughnut Economics, designed by Kate Raworth, is a powerful way to design communities to be inclusive, safe, and healthy. 

Ben Geselbracht, Nanaimo City Councillor, joins First Things First Okanagan to share the history of the city's adoption of the concept and how it has been put into practice, informing the staff and council when making policies and planning for the future.

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This presentation explores how the sustainability framework and core principles of Kate Raworth’s Doughnut Economics can be applied to the planning and operations of local government. We’ll look at practical ways this model can help communities improve their effectiveness in meeting both environmental and social goals.

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The social foundations of Doughnut Economics are inspired by the social aims of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. These include food security, health, education, income & work, peace & justice, political voice, social & gender equity, housing, energy, water, and networks.

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Ben Geselbracht is a Nanaimo City Councillor and a Director with the Regional District. He has championed the use of the Doughnut Economics framework to guide sustainable planning in the City of Nanaimo and has supported the Regional District’s ambitious goal of achieving 90% waste diversion. Ben focuses on regulatory and economic solutions to address climate change, protect watersheds, support economic development, and improve solid waste management — all in pursuit of an equitable, circular, and low-carbon economy."

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Current global status of shortfall and overshoot in the Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries.

Learn how communities can create safer spaces for living, working, and playing while addressing climate change, affordability, and jobs.

For those who like to read reports, here's the latest from Andrew L. Fanning & Kate Raworth. "Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries monitors a world out of balance" on Nature.com
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