Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/3UUXIm Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future Insights from 45 Global Thought Leaders By: Robert Costanza Publisher: WSPC Print ISBN: 9789814630252, 981463025X eText ISBN: 9789814546904, 9814546909 Pages: 396 Format: EPUB Available from $ 30.00 USD SKU 9789814546904 The major challenge for the current generation of mankind is to develop a shared vision of a future that is both desirable to the vast majority of humanity and ecologically sustainable. Creating a Sustainable and Desirable Future offers a broad, critical discussion on what such a future should or can be, with global perspectives written by some of the world's leading thinkers, including: Wendell Berry, Van Jones, Frances Moore Lappe, Peggy Liu, Hunter Lovins, Gus Speth, Bill McKibben, and many more. Contents: Introduction: Why We Need Visions of a Sustainable and Desirable World (Robert Costanza and Ida Kubiszewski) Envisioning a Sustainable World (Donella Meadows) Why Everyone Should Be a Futurist? (William S Becker) Think Like an Ecosystem, See Solutions (Frances Moore Lappé) Future Histories: Descriptions of a Sustainable and Desirable Future and How We Got There: What Would a Sustainable and Desirable Economy-in-Society-in-Nature Look Like? (Robert Costanza, Gar Alperovitz, Herman Daly, Joshua Farley, Carol Franco, Tim Jackson, Ida Kubiszewski, Juliet Schor, and Peter Victor) Vision Statement for the Planet in 2050 (Ajay Bhave, Silvia Ceausu, Anand Deshmukh, Jessica Jewell, Wayne Pan, and Jana Timm) Scenes from the Great Transition (Paul D Raskin) Environmental History Exam 2052: The Last Half-Century (Les W Kuzyk) A Virtual Visit to a Sustainable 2050 (Robert Costanza) Reflections on a Life Lived Well and Wisely (Joshua Farley) The Great Turnaround: How Natural Capital Entered the Economy? (Ronald Colman) How New Zealand Became a Green Leader? (John Peet) The New New York: 2050 (Barbara Elizabeth Stewart) Pieces of the Puzzle: Elements of the World We Want: Undergraduates, professionals, researchers, and anyone interested in what a sustainable and desirable future might look like.
