Lifeboat cities [[electronic resource] /] / Brendan Gleeson

• Autore: Gleeson Brendan <1964->
• Pubblicazione: Sydney, N.S.W., : University of New South Wales Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 pages)
• Disciplina: 307.160994
• Soggetto topico: Social change - Australia; Social evolution; Urban policy - Australia
• Soggetto geografico: Australia Social conditions 21st century
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. A new Australia here -- Coming Through Slaughter -- 2. 'Fire in the heavens' -- 3. Cities on the edge -- 4. A crisis of underconsumption -- 5. A crisis of overproduction -- 6. Children of the self-absorbed -- Learning to See the Earth -- 7. A crumbling empire -- 8. The urban vortex -- 9. The guardian state -- 10. Lifeboat cities -- 11. Lining up for change -- To the Next World -- 12. To love freedom -- 13. Freedom to love -- 14. The good city.
• Sommario/riassunto: Hopeful and provocative, this account considers the principle social and ecological threats facing Australia and outlines the ways in which these crises need to be confronted and addressed. Taking a radical approach to climate change prevention, this bold manifesto claims that Australia’s current focus on over-consumption and greener lifestyles” are ineffective. Rather, this opinionated record argues that society must instead make more dramatic changes and stop over-production. Thought-provoking and dynamic, this exploration is a must-read for people interested in climate change.
• Titolo autorizzato: Lifeboat cities
• ISBN: 1-74223-125-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910655997403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II