The Maslow Hierarchy of Biophysical Needs

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In Finland, it's below zero a lot of the time during winter. So water in the ground will freeze and pipes that freeze break. Surage sanitation would allow humans to live in dense population areas together. Instead of actually using chemicals to treat the water plant, what if we had these big ponds that used different plants and animals to process the human sewage?

On this episode, mining and geology expert Simon Michaux returns to give a preliminary framework for responses to the coming energy and material constraints described in the previous episode. This includes both practical thoughts for how to organize communities around resources and also a shift in mindset from short term to long-term and from competition to cooperation. How do we simultaneously lay out all of the biophysical constraints on the table so that we can begin preparing for and adapting to a changing future?

About Simon Michaux

Dr. Simon Michaux is an Associate Professor of Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland. He has a PhD in mining engineering. Dr. Michaux’s long-term work is on societal transformation toward a circular economy.

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