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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... scientific knowledge ; I urge readers who are already familiar with the information to be patient . The arguments may be summarized as follows : 1. Humans have shown that they are clever and resourceful ; that will be sufficient to ...
... scientific knowledge ; I urge readers who are already familiar with the information to be patient . The arguments may be summarized as follows : 1. Humans have shown that they are clever and resourceful ; that will be sufficient to ...
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... scientific thrust to develop new life forms using biotechnology is inherently dangerous because it vio- lates that aphorism . I discuss this problem more thoroughly in Chapter 12 . As we cleverly try to support more and more people ...
... scientific thrust to develop new life forms using biotechnology is inherently dangerous because it vio- lates that aphorism . I discuss this problem more thoroughly in Chapter 12 . As we cleverly try to support more and more people ...
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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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