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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... theories developed in natural sci- ence hold out some hope that when things get bad enough to force us to cast about for understanding and solutions , we can make changes that would be beyond the realm of possibility in " normal " times ...
... theories developed in natural sci- ence hold out some hope that when things get bad enough to force us to cast about for understanding and solutions , we can make changes that would be beyond the realm of possibility in " normal " times ...
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... theory leads practice , but that is not always the case . Sometimes practice so alters conditions that it forces us to revise our theories . The lag of theory behind practice is especially true of our political and social theories ...
... theory leads practice , but that is not always the case . Sometimes practice so alters conditions that it forces us to revise our theories . The lag of theory behind practice is especially true of our political and social theories ...
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... theories . Readers interested in close analysis of these theories should consult Wenz . I approach the problem of invalidity of theories somewhat differently . I frequently challenge contemporary perspectives on policy questions to show ...
... theories . Readers interested in close analysis of these theories should consult Wenz . I approach the problem of invalidity of theories somewhat differently . I frequently challenge contemporary perspectives on policy questions to show ...
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... theory that primordial gas may lie in pools much deeper beneath the earth's crust than we have ever drilled before . Unlike natural gas which is generated from decaying plant and animal mat- ter and is found fairly close to the surface ...
... theory that primordial gas may lie in pools much deeper beneath the earth's crust than we have ever drilled before . Unlike natural gas which is generated from decaying plant and animal mat- ter and is found fairly close to the surface ...
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... theory cannot predict what form the substitutes will take , but it asserts that people will manage with whatever is made available through the market . Clearly , market forces stir people to action . Both socialist superpowers ( Russia ...
... theory cannot predict what form the substitutes will take , but it asserts that people will manage with whatever is made available through the market . Clearly , market forces stir people to action . Both socialist superpowers ( Russia ...
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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