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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Storytelling in regenerative architecture

has led to a critical tipping point, wherein the
global ecosystem is no longer able to sustain itself.
This represents a golden opportunity for the
industry.
Governments, corporations, and individuals
should immediately take out policies to insure
against the consequences of this collapse. New
insurance products can target, for example,
the failure of carbon emission reductions,
conservation efforts, and sustainable resource
management practices.
Traditional policies will not fully cover damage
resulting from ecosystem collapse. We, therefore,
recommend developing specialized coverage
options to address such risks. Property owners
and corporations must also purchase such policies
as a form of risk management.
In conclusion, while the collapse of the global
ecosystem represents a significant threat to the
long-term sustainability of life on earth, it also
Figure 6. Bungalow V. Source: Original work by the author presents stakeholders with an unprecedented
* opportunity to proactively make products that
In winter, the bungalow started howling like a drain. address these risks and minimize the financial
I was reluctantly obliged to abandon my encryption work, impact of future environmental catastrophes.
having failed to establish a protocol between digital code I marked most as junk or blocked them, yet they kept
and seawater. Every day, we need to secure energy to power morphing and reappearing with red exclamation marks
our routines. Every lamp, every heater, every fan, every denoting a desire to escalate on the part of the sender.
meal draws on reserves that cannot be guaranteed. *
Everything I did before was once upon a time real life. One evening, I saw three elderly men on the beach. They
I was free to set my own hours as, after the last were on their knees, each bent over on the sand, their
pandemic, reps were permitted to work from home. Entire yellow sou’westers pulled over their heads, seemingly
days passed keeping watch over an inbox filling with spam. making themselves as inhuman as possible. From this
Here is a representative example: distance, the effect was of three dying tulips in the sand.
Subject: Memo: Opportunities and Threats of One of them seemed to be weeping. He brought a white
Ecosystem Collapse handkerchief to his eyes, only to press his face close to the
On February 13, our corporate vision of catastrophic sand again a moment later. A little dog trotted indifferently
incidents leading to major global collapse was past the strange gathering. With the light fading, a second
confirmed. Our mission is that a combination man started shaking rapidly. I stepped back from the cliff.
of factors, including climate change, pollution, *
habitat destruction, and overexploitation of On the days when I could see myself clearly outlined in
natural resources, will result in widespread damage space, I would celebrate by planting seeds around the
to ecosystems around the world, necessitating a property – more through habit than in the expectation of
significant influx of investments in insurance.
Our assessment indicates that this collapse will being self-sufficient within a few seasons. In such sandy
soil, little can be expected to survive.
have major impacts on biodiversity, natural
resources, and the livelihoods of communities One morning I became aware of a stranger watching
around the world. Species extinction rates will me from the gate. It was a woman in her fifties, curls of
increase exponentially. The loss of natural habitats grey hair escaping a peaked cap, her fists planted on her
will result in less fresh water, food, timber, etc. hips as if my modest gardening in sandy soil was a source
This is part of a larger pattern of environmental of great amusement to her. She snotted onto the sand, then
degradation. The failure to address these issues reached into her pocket. “These seeds for that telescope!”

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