LEADER 04351nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910821980203321 005 20231218121308.0 010 $a1-283-26843-4 010 $a9786613268433 010 $a1-57675-178-3 035 $a(CKB)111035898508586 035 $a(OCoLC)774026508 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10499963 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000380594 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12091358 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000380594 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10372648 035 $a(PQKB)10974613 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001139764 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11666948 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001139764 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11220927 035 $a(PQKB)11521181 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL113897 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10499963 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL326843 035 $a(OCoLC)243590070 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781576751787 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC113897 035 $a(OCoLC)ocn774026508 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111035898508586 100 $a20010308d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMacroshift $enavigating the transformation to a sustainable world /$fErvin Laszlo ; foreword by Arthur C. Clarke 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSan Francisco $cBerrett-Koehler Publishers$dc2001 215 $a1 online resource (252 p.) 300 $a"The official report of the Club of Budapest." 311 $a1-57675-163-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [195]-198) and index. 327 $apt. 1. World in macroshift -- pt. 2. The new imperatives -- pt. 3. The way ahead. 330 $aWe live in the midst of one of the greatest technological revolutions in history, an era of deep-seated transformation-a macroshift in civilization, says preeminent scholar and futurist Ervin Laszlo. Its signs and manifestations are all around us, from the deadly HIV/AIDS epidemic sweeping Africa and the dangerous fire-trap sweatshops routinely killing workers in Bangladesh, to the environmental havoc created by genetic engineering, power plant pollution and mechanized agriculture. The application of new technologies has turned into a double-edged sword. The world is growing together in some respects, but is coming apart in others. Worldwide economic globalization, another sign of the macroshift, all too often benefits the few rather than the many. Hundreds of millions live at a higher material standard of living, but thousands of millions are pressed into abject poverty. The richest 20% earn ninety times the income of the poorest 20%, consume eleven times as much energy, and eat eleven times as much meat. There have been other macroshifts in human history, but they spanned centuries, allowing cultural values, beliefs, and change to occur gradually. Today, technology has reduced our time to adapt; the entire critical period of change is compressed into the lifetime of a generation. Today's macroshift, explains Laszlo, harbors great promise, as well as grave danger. He outlines two possible scenarios: "The Breakdown," where we choose to drift without a change in our current direction toward chaos, anarchy, and destruction, or "The Breakthrough," where we collectively transform our thinking and behavior to produce creative, sustainable solutions to dangerous global problems. And he shows what each of us can do-politically, professionally, and privately-to bring about the Breakthrough and shape a humane and sustainable global future. While technology is what drives the unprecedented speed of this macroshift, it is our vision, values, and actions now that will ultimately determine the outcome. The choice is up to us-the power is in our hands. 517 3 $aNavigating the transformation to a sustainable world 606 $aSustainable development$xMathematical models 606 $aGlobalization 615 0$aSustainable development$xMathematical models. 615 0$aGlobalization. 676 $a306.3 700 $aLaszlo$b Ervin$f1932-$0343820 701 $aClarke$b Arthur C$g(Arthur Charles),$f1917-2008.$0196350 712 02$aClub of Budapest. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821980203321 996 $aMacroshift$93953333 997 $aUNINA