Donald G. Reid

A New World-System (eBook, ePUB)

From Chaos to Sustainability

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the present crisis in the social and ecological environment that is producing profound, potentially catastrophic challenges to the planet and humanity, and outlines a process for moving forward to address these critical issues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000210866
• Artikelnr.: 60339210

Autorenporträt

Donald G. Reid is University Professor Emeritus in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) at the University of Guelph in Canada. He is an international scholar whose work focuses on sustainable development, social planning, poverty, community development, leisure, and tourism. His earlier book, Social Policy and Planning in the 21st Century: In Search of the Next Great Social Transformation, was published by Routledge in 2017.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Forces Driving Change Chapter 1 Introduction: Humanity's Next Test
Chapter 2 Climate Change: The Elephant in the Room Chapter 3 Technology:
The Trojan Horse Chapter 4 Poverty: The Great Unequalizer Chapter 5
Globalization: The Eye of the Storm Chapter 6 Migration: The Clash of
Civilizations Part 2 Processes of Change Chapter 7 Recent Change
Experiments Chapter 8 The Context for Social Change Chapter 9 Theories of
Change Chapter 10 Planning for Change Chapter 11 Meeting the
Challenge: From Chaos to Sustainability