Stephen M. Wheeler

Gebundenes Buch

Climate Change and Social Ecology

A New Perspective on the Climate Challenge

Beschreibung

Climate Change and Social Ecology takes a new and different approach to the world's most pressing challenge, recasting climate change as a challenge of rapid social evolution, and presenting a compelling vision of how sustainable societies might come about. Rather than simply describing the science of climate change or potential near-term initiatives to address the problem, this essential volume looks at the social transformation that will be necessary to deal with the challenge in the long term.

Autor

Stephen M. Wheeler, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Urban Design and Planning at the University of California, Davis, USA.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 473g
• ISBN-13: 9780415809856
• ISBN-10: 0415809851
• Artikelnr.: 33870602

Rezensionen

"Once in a while, something really worthwhile emerges. This is it. Offering a provocative look at the role of social evolution in climate change, Wheeler challenges us to shape social ecology towards sustainability. The way we structure our societies holds the key to our Planet's collective destiny and the 'tipping point' to plan, respond and act for transformative social evolution has been reached - it's now." Rhonda Phillips, Senior Sustainability Scientist Global Institute of Sustainability, and Professor, School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University, USA.

"This is a fresh and creative look at what it will take to tackle climate change, and Stephen Wheeler does not pull his punches. Technical fixes and superficial policy adjustments will never be enough in the end-what is needed is no less than social transformation, social evolution, rapidly induced. This is no hollow call to arms, but a carefully argued blueprint of the essential steps and key actions necessary to grow this new social ecology. Wheeler believes strongly we can plan this transformation, and the sooner we begin the better. This is an important book with a powerful message: essential reading for citizens and public officials alike as we face the challenge of our time." Timothy Beatley, Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, University of Virginia, USA.