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title: 'From Protective Walls to Open Gardens: Cultivating Environmental Thriving in the Information Age'
slug: 'from-protective-walls-to-open-gardens'
date: 2026-05-13
type: 'essay'
status: 'published'
tags: ['enviroai', 'thermodynamics', 'paper']
abstract: '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.'
license: 'CC-BY-4.0'
author: 'Jed Anderson'
co_authors: []
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original_date: 2025-05-16
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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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