GREEN AGES: MEDIEVAL INNOVATIONS IN SUSTAINABILITY (PB)

Fishing quotas on Lake Constance, common lands in Britain, and the answer to depopulation in the middle of Frankfurt - just some of the sustainability initiatives from the Middle Ages. From the mythical-sounding City of Ladies and their garden economy to early microcredit banks and rent-a-cow schemes, pre-modern history is full of inspiring examples. In the face of today's challenges - finite resources, the twilight of consumerism, growing inequality - the past that has the power to change our future.