02876oam 2200625I 450 991046229500332120200520144314.01-280-68360-097866136605411-136-34418-70-203-12423-510.4324/9780203124239 (CKB)2670000000203430(EBL)981721(OCoLC)804665803(SSID)ssj0000654928(PQKBManifestationID)11380856(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000654928(PQKBWorkID)10681154(PQKB)11684327(MiAaPQ)EBC981721(Au-PeEL)EBL981721(CaPaEBR)ebr10568506(CaONFJC)MIL366054(OCoLC)798612896(EXLCZ)99267000000020343020180706d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrClimate change and social ecology a new perspective on the climate challenge /Stephen M. WheelerNew York :Routledge,2012.1 online resource (201 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-80987-8 0-415-80985-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Climate change and social ecology; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. A century of climate change; 3. Fifty years of the sustainability movement; 4. Still off the table: Consumption, mobility, population, and equality; 5. Storyline 1: Over the cliff; 6. Storyline 2: A sustainable society; 7. The nature of social ecology; 8. Planning for social evolution; 9. Getting from here to there; 10. Conclusion; Notes; Recommended reading and sources; IndexAlthough strategies to prevent global warming - such as by conserving energy, relying on solar and wind power, and reducing motor vehicle use - are well-known, societies have proved unable to implement these measures with the necessary speed. They have also been unwilling to confront underlying issues such as overconsumption, overpopulation, inequity, and dysfunctional political systems. Political and social obstacles have prevented the adoption of improved technologies, which would provide only a partial solution in any case if the fundamental causes of greenhouse gas emissions aren't addClimatic changesSocial ecologyElectronic books.Climatic changes.Social ecology.304.2/5Wheeler Stephen M.1957-,275530MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462295003321Climate change and social ecology1952789UNINA