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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... Possible Scenarios Chapter 17 Avoiding Change Will Make Us Victims Of Change Chapter 18 Learning Our Way To A New Society References Index 341 352 381 394 List Of Abbreviated Terms DSP -dominant social paradigm DDT -dichloro viii Contents.
... Possible Scenarios Chapter 17 Avoiding Change Will Make Us Victims Of Change Chapter 18 Learning Our Way To A New Society References Index 341 352 381 394 List Of Abbreviated Terms DSP -dominant social paradigm DDT -dichloro viii Contents.
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... possible with ecological systems . Chapter 8 , " Ecosystem Viability , " shows that ecosystems are essential to our survival and their protection must be the primary object of public pol- icy . The essential characteristics of ...
... possible with ecological systems . Chapter 8 , " Ecosystem Viability , " shows that ecosystems are essential to our survival and their protection must be the primary object of public pol- icy . The essential characteristics of ...
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... possible in analyzing the probabilities that we will collectively wake up and begin to take corrective action . I come to the conclusion that most of the traditional methods for educating and arousing people will not be sufficient ...
... possible in analyzing the probabilities that we will collectively wake up and begin to take corrective action . I come to the conclusion that most of the traditional methods for educating and arousing people will not be sufficient ...
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... possible even a few years ago . Think for a moment about the proportion of investment decisions that depend on the premise of continuity , especially climatic continuity ( choos- ing a place to live , building a house , starting a ...
... possible even a few years ago . Think for a moment about the proportion of investment decisions that depend on the premise of continuity , especially climatic continuity ( choos- ing a place to live , building a house , starting a ...
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... possible . Even though adding an additional cow might lead to overgrazing , it is in the interest of each villager to add it because he receives all the benefits from its feeding while the losses in grazing capac- ity are shared by all ...
... possible . Even though adding an additional cow might lead to overgrazing , it is in the interest of each villager to add it because he receives all the benefits from its feeding while the losses in grazing capac- ity are shared by all ...
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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