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200 14$aThe path to a sustainable civilisation $etechnological, socioeconomic and political change /$fMark Diesendorf, Rod Taylor
205   $a1st ed. 2023.
210  1$aSingapore :$cPalgrave Macmillan,$d2023.
215   $a1 online resource (262 pages)
311 08$aPrint version: Diesendorf, Mark The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,c2023 9789819906628 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aIntroduction -- 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.
330   $aThe 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.
606   $aSustainability
606   $aSustainable development
606   $aEnvironmental sciences?Social aspects
606   $aHuman geography
606   $aEnvironment
606   $aEnvironmental policy
606   $aEnvironmental education
606   $aSustainability
606   $aEnvironmental Social Sciences
606   $aHuman Geography
606   $aEnvironmental Sciences
606   $aEnvironmental Policy
606   $aEnvironmental and Sustainability Education
615  0$aSustainability.
615  0$aSustainable development.
615  4$aEnvironmental sciences?Social aspects.
615  4$aHuman geography.
615  4$aEnvironment.
615  4$aEnvironmental policy.
615  4$aEnvironmental education.
615 14$aSustainability.
615 24$aEnvironmental Social Sciences.
615 24$aHuman Geography.
615 24$aEnvironmental Sciences.
615 24$aEnvironmental Policy.
615 24$aEnvironmental and Sustainability Education.
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