Climate change and social ecology : a new perspective on the climate challenge

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

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 issu...

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Main Author: Wheeler, Stephen M., 1957-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.
Subjects:
Climatic changes.
Social ecology.
climate change.
human ecology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Climatic changes
Social ecology
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Century of climate change
  • Fifty years of the sustainability movement
  • Still off the table : consumption, mobility, population, and equality
  • Storyline 1 : over the cliff
  • Storyline 2 : a sustainable society
  • The nature of social ecology
  • Planning for social evolution
  • Getting from here to there
  • Conclusion.

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