Climate change and social ecology : a new perspective on the climate challenge / / Stephen M. Wheeler

• Autore: Wheeler Stephen M. <1957-, >
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.2/5
• Soggetto topico: Climatic changes; Social ecology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Although 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 add
• Titolo autorizzato: Climate change and social ecology
• ISBN: 1-280-68360-0; 9786613660541; 1-136-34418-7; 0-203-12423-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462295003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II