South Africa finds itself in a polycrisis in terms of dealing with economic development, to alleviate poverty, within water and energy constraints (see fig. 2).
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Polycrisis
//ˈpɒliˌkraɪsɪs//
Synonyms for "polycrisis"
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French
1 entries- polycrise noun (multiple crises at the same time)
German
1 entries- Polykrise noun (multiple crises at the same time)
Greek
1 entries- πολυκρίση noun (multiple crises at the same time)
Polish
2 entries- polikryzys noun (multiple crises at the same time)
- wielokryzys noun (multiple crises at the same time)
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The first implies an ethics of sufficiency and cooperation which undercut the capitalist values of individualism and crass materialism that are of little use when it comes to considering alternatives to the polycrises we now face.
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If cities are to have a sustainable future, are to respond to the poly-crises and are to provide the necessary opportunities for future populations, the governance roles in responding and adapting to all aspects demand a very different view of governance and leadership within the city.
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It should also be said that the economic sphere is increasingly understood to be intricately connected to the ecological – as two sides of the same coin – and in many ways community development, deeply influenced by the broader 'development literature', has been reconstructed by the ecological polycrises upon us […].
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