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> \- One is the *planetary stirring* of all living things and of distant
> exchange systems, leading to a series of biological and social
> readjustments : *emergent ecosystems.*
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> \- The other, *delocalization* of exchange and distribution systems,
> minimizes global production and management costs, hence controlling
> pollution and carbon balance.
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> Planetary stirring multiplies exchanges and encounters between beings
> and cultures traditionally apart. These encounters produce the
> *natural and cultural* *hybridization* involved in the global process
> of *evolution.*
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> The delocalisation of exchange and distribution systems resulting from
> planetary stirring is an important aspect of the *emergent economy,*
> composed of new patterns of exchange (emerging ecosystems) and of new
> priorities: spend less and better, consume less and better, establish
> a dynamic sharing process.
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- The emergent economy of gardens of resistance consolidates two
> opposing forces:
> The emergent economy of gardens of resistance does not favor one or
> the other with regard to bulk exchange but establishes the frontier
> between dependency and self-sufficiency affirming that :
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- *Non-vital exchanges* are tied to distance and dependence. A distant
> accident would only have an incidental impact upon the emerging
> economy and would not place it in danger.
- *Vital (or highly necessary)* exchanges are linked to proximity,
> hence to self-sufficiency. A distant accident would not modify
> performance.