Envisioning a Sustainable Society: Learning Our Way OutThe evidence is increasingly persuasive. We are changing the way our planet's physical systems work—irrevocably. These changes are global and interconnected and unavoidable. They are upon us already, making it virtually impossible for any modern society to continue its present trajectory of growth. This book provides a penetrating analysis of how we have come to this point, of why science and technology will fail to solve these problems, and of how we as a society must change in order to avoid ecological catastrophe. The scope is broad, the urgency of the message is impossible to ignore. |
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... example , John Locke and Karl Marx for politics and economics , Adam Smith for eco- nomics , Max Weber for society , and Rene Descartes for science . Their theo- ries were reasonably valid for conditions they knew at the time of their ...
... example , John Locke and Karl Marx for politics and economics , Adam Smith for eco- nomics , Max Weber for society , and Rene Descartes for science . Their theo- ries were reasonably valid for conditions they knew at the time of their ...
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... remainder of the pond . The speed of doublings can be roughly calculated by the " law of sevens " : The percentage rate of growth per year is divided into seventy to give the doubling time . For example , a species increasing in 10 Part I.
... remainder of the pond . The speed of doublings can be roughly calculated by the " law of sevens " : The percentage rate of growth per year is divided into seventy to give the doubling time . For example , a species increasing in 10 Part I.
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... example , an algae bloom devastated near - shore marine life in the North Sea in late May 1988 ; some people called it a red tide ; in Norway , they called it the death algae . I was in Norway at the time ; most observers were ascribing ...
... example , an algae bloom devastated near - shore marine life in the North Sea in late May 1988 ; some people called it a red tide ; in Norway , they called it the death algae . I was in Norway at the time ; most observers were ascribing ...
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... Amish , who have deliber- ately turned their back on modern technology , have a special freedom that most modern people do not know . I am not advocating that we choose an Amish lifestyle , but their example teaches us much about 18 Part I.
... Amish , who have deliber- ately turned their back on modern technology , have a special freedom that most modern people do not know . I am not advocating that we choose an Amish lifestyle , but their example teaches us much about 18 Part I.
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... example , considerable fossil energy lies in oil shale rock found abundantly in the mountains of the western United States . Many leases to explore the feasibility of developing this resource into oil that could be marketed were ...
... example , considerable fossil energy lies in oil shale rock found abundantly in the mountains of the western United States . Many leases to explore the feasibility of developing this resource into oil that could be marketed were ...
Contents
Chapter 11 | 218 |
Chapter 12 | 232 |
Chapter 13 | 255 |
Chapter 14 | 274 |
Chapter 15 | 304 |
Chapter 16 | 319 |
Part III | 337 |
Chapter 18 | 352 |
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Envisioning a Sustainable Society: Learning Our Way Out Lester W. Milbrath No preview available - 1989 |
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