From leading environmental scientist and writer Haydn Washington, this book examines the global environmental crisis and its solutions, and is an essential read for students and scholars of environmental science and environmental philosophy, and for all those keen to heal the world and contribute towards a sustainable future.
From leading environmental scientist and writer Haydn Washington, this book examines the global environmental crisis and its solutions, and is an essential read for students and scholars of environmental science and environmental philosophy, and for all those keen to heal the world and contribute towards a sustainable future.
Haydn Washington is an environmental scientist and writer of over 40 years' experience. He is currently an Adjunct Lecturer at the Pangea Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Australia. He is the author of seven books on environmental issues, including Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand (2011 with John Cook), Human Dependence on Nature (2013), Demystifying Sustainability (2015) and A Sense of Wonder Towards Nature (2018).
Inhaltsangabe
List of figures and boxes Biographies of box authors Foreword 'Scorched Earth' by William Rees Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Our predicament: why we need to heal the world 2. A healing worldview and ethics 3. Reality, limits, denial and growthism 4. The tragedy of denial of overpopulation denial 5. Transform society's assumptions 6. Appropriate technology tempered by humility 7. Reinvent and rejuvinate yourself: reject hubris 8. Be in place, don't own it 9. Listen and wonder 10. Is collapse coming? 11. Seek to heal: the 'Great Work' of ten key solutions Conclusion - healing our world Ideas for educational exercises Index
List of figures and boxes Biographies of box authors Foreword 'Scorched Earth' by William Rees Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Our predicament: why we need to heal the world 2. A healing worldview and ethics 3. Reality, limits, denial and growthism 4. The tragedy of denial of overpopulation denial 5. Transform society's assumptions 6. Appropriate technology tempered by humility 7. Reinvent and rejuvinate yourself: reject hubris 8. Be in place, don't own it 9. Listen and wonder 10. Is collapse coming? 11. Seek to heal: the 'Great Work' of ten key solutions Conclusion - healing our world Ideas for educational exercises Index
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