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From Protective Walls to Open Gardens: Cultivating Environmental Thriving in the Information Age
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Proposes a paradigm shift from the half-century-old protection-and-regulation model—rooted in fear and scarcity—toward an information-age framework for environmental thriving and abundance.
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@misc{anderson_2026_from_protective_walls_to_open_gardens,
author = {Jed Anderson},
title = {From Protective Walls to Open Gardens: Cultivating Environmental Thriving in the Information Age},
year = {2026},
url = {https://jedanderson.org/essays/from-protective-walls-to-open-gardens},
note = {Accessed: 2026-05-13}
} APA
Anderson, J. (2026). From Protective Walls to Open Gardens: Cultivating Environmental Thriving in the Information Age. Retrieved from https://jedanderson.org/essays/from-protective-walls-to-open-gardens
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Anderson, Jed. "From Protective Walls to Open Gardens: Cultivating Environmental Thriving in the Information Age." Jed Anderson, May 13, 2026, https://jedanderson.org/essays/from-protective-walls-to-open-gardens.