03772nam 22007575 450 991072009710332120230705202321.09789819906635(electronic bk.)978981990662810.1007/978-981-99-0663-5(MiAaPQ)EBC7245714(Au-PeEL)EBL7245714(DE-He213)978-981-99-0663-5(OCoLC)1378390077(OCoLC)1379473636(CKB)26567682000041(EXLCZ)992656768200004120230503d2023 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe path to a sustainable civilisation technological, socioeconomic and political change /Mark Diesendorf, Rod Taylor1st ed. 2023.Singapore :Palgrave Macmillan,2023.1 online resource (262 pages)Print version: Diesendorf, Mark The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,c2023 9789819906628 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- The sustainability crisis -- An ecologically sustainable, socially just civilisation -- Transitioning the energy system -- Transitioning natural resources -- Cutting the bonds of state capture -- Transforming the economic system -- Community action for social change -- Conclusion.The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation shows that we have unwittingly fallen into an existential crisis of our own making. We have allowed large corporations, the military and other vested interests to capture governments and influence public opinion excessively. We have created a god called ‘the market’ and allowed our most important decisions to be made by this imaginary entity, which is in fact a human system controlled by vested interests. The result has been the exploitation of our life support system, our planet, and most of its inhabitants, to the point of collapse. This book argues that the way out of our black hole is to build social movements to apply overwhelming pressure on government and big business, weaken the power of vested interests and strengthen democratic decision-making. This must be done simultaneously with action on the specific issues of climate, energy, natural resources and social justice, in order to transition to a truly sustainable civilisation.SustainabilitySustainable developmentEnvironmental sciences—Social aspectsHuman geographyEnvironmentEnvironmental policyEnvironmental educationSustainabilityEnvironmental Social SciencesHuman GeographyEnvironmental SciencesEnvironmental PolicyEnvironmental and Sustainability EducationSustainability.Sustainable development.Environmental sciences—Social aspects.Human geography.Environment.Environmental policy.Environmental education.Sustainability.Environmental Social Sciences.Human Geography.Environmental Sciences.Environmental Policy.Environmental and Sustainability Education.304.2Diesendorf Mark1156141Taylor RodMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910720097103321The path to a sustainable civilisation3359278UNINA