
Debra Efroymson
Debra Efroymson is the executive director of the Institute of Wellbeing, Bangladesh, and author of "Beyond Apologies: Defining and Achieving an Economics of Wellbeing."
Debra Efroymson is the executive director of the Institute of Wellbeing, Bangladesh, and author of "Beyond Apologies: Defining and Achieving an Economics of Wellbeing."
People seem to love making negative remarks about societal breakdown and people’s lack of concern for others.
Cars are harmful to our health and to our environment.
There are plenty of great examples of improving the traffic situation around schools and making the children's lives better.
There is a common confusion around the subject of health.
The focus of local governments should be ensuring that child protection protection services are prioritised.
What can we learn from the American disaster? First, that democracy isn’t easy.
It is time to greatly restrict the use of private motorised vehicles and make our cities more liveable.
If we have learnt nothing else in the last several months, it is not to underestimate the power of young people.
Cycling infrastructure is far less expensive to build than roads, flyovers, elevated expressways, and parking garages for cars.
We complain endlessly about problems, but are adamant in our belief that nothing better is possible.
I would love to believe that I’m just having a severe reaction to dust, or that it’s all normal seasonal illness, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
Why is it possible to manufacture and advertise a car that goes faster than the maximum allowable speed?
The devastation is already here and now; the longer we wait, the greater and sooner the future damage
In some neighbourhoods, when the power goes out, people emerge from their apartments and socialise.
Imagine for a moment our city without cars, but with high-quality public transport, people zipping by on bicycles, others on foot.
If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that “traffic was particularly bad today,” I could have retired already
The crises we face are terrifying. And yet I can still imagine an infinitely better life that would solve many of our problems.
People in power also need to be held accountable for addressing violence in their institutions, be they religious, educational or other.