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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... industrial societies . Political ideologies also are important thought structures in modern soci- eties . In Chapter 7 I examine the way ecological thinking relates to left - right ideological thinking . I show that more similarities ...
... industrial societies . Political ideologies also are important thought structures in modern soci- eties . In Chapter 7 I examine the way ecological thinking relates to left - right ideological thinking . I show that more similarities ...
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... industrial era has lasted about two seconds . During that era , humans have used up and scattered a large proportion of the resources in the earth's crust , altered and exploited ecosystems to serve strictly human needs , held all other ...
... industrial era has lasted about two seconds . During that era , humans have used up and scattered a large proportion of the resources in the earth's crust , altered and exploited ecosystems to serve strictly human needs , held all other ...
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... create new species . Our ability to control the power we have gained is not well - developed . The industrial disasters at Bhopal and Chernobyl signal that we can expect many more such 4 Envisioning a Sustainable Society.
... create new species . Our ability to control the power we have gained is not well - developed . The industrial disasters at Bhopal and Chernobyl signal that we can expect many more such 4 Envisioning a Sustainable Society.
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... industry tend to endorse the broader societal trend of seeking , questing , restlessness . This perspective on growth applies to Third World countries as well as to developed countries . Third World countries have adopted a “ develop ...
... industry tend to endorse the broader societal trend of seeking , questing , restlessness . This perspective on growth applies to Third World countries as well as to developed countries . Third World countries have adopted a “ develop ...
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... Industrial Revo- lution which was accelerated by the swift development of science and tech- nology . New tools and techniques enabled humans to do many things that formerly were impossible when they possessed only simple hand tools and ...
... Industrial Revo- lution which was accelerated by the swift development of science and tech- nology . New tools and techniques enabled humans to do many things that formerly were impossible when they possessed only simple hand tools and ...
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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