State of the World 2010

Transforming Cultures from Consumerism to Sustainability

Worldwatch Institute (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2010 | 27th edition
Earthscan Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84971-054-1 (ISBN)

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Many of the environmental and social problems we face are symptoms of a deeper systemic failing. This paradigm, typically referred to as 'consumerism,' has spread to cultures around the world and has led to consumption levels that are unsustainable. This book shows what this sustainability culture could look like, and how we can make the shift.

Many of the environmental and social problems we face today are symptoms of a deeper systemic failing: a dominant cultural paradigm that encourages living in ways that are often directly counter to the realities of a finite planet. This paradigm, typically referred to as 'consumerism,' has already spread to cultures around the world and has led to consumption levels that are vastly unsustainable. If this pattern spreads further there will be little possibility of solving climate change or other environmental problems that are poised to dramatically disrupt human civilization.

It will take a sustained, long-term effort to redirect the traditions, social movements and institutions that shape consumer cultures towards becoming cultures of sustainability. These institutions include schools, the media, businesses and governments. Bringing about a cultural shift that makes living sustainably as 'natural' as a consumer lifestyle is today will not only address urgent crises like climate change, it could also tackle other symptoms like extreme income inequity, obesity and social isolation that are not typically seen as environmental problems. State of the World 2010 paints a picture of what this sustainability culture could look like, and how we can - and already are - making the shift.

The Worldwatch Institute in Washington DC is one of the world's leading research centres for environmentally sustainable development.

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Preface

State of the World: A Year in Review

The Rise and Fall of Consumer Cultures

Traditions Old and New

Engaging Religions to Shape Worldviews
Ritual and Taboo as Ecological Guardians
Environmentally Sustainable Childbearing
Elders: A Cultural Resource for Promoting Sustainable Development
From Agriculture to Permaculture

Education's New Assignment: Sustainability

Early Childhood Education To Transform Cultures For Sustainability
Commercialism in Children's Lives
Rethinking School Food: The Power of The Public Plate
What is Higher Education for Now?

Business and Economy: Management Priorities

Adapting Institutions for Life in a Full World
Sustainable Work Schedules for All
Changing Business Cultures from Within
Social Entrepreneurs: Innovating Toward Sustainability
Relocalizing Business

Government's Role in Design

Editing Out Unsustainable Behaviour
Broadening the Understanding of Security
Building the Cities of the Future
Reinventing Health Care: From Panacea to Hygeia
Earth Jurisprudence: From Colonization to Participation

Media: Broadcasting Sustainability

From Selling Soap to Selling Sustainability: Social Marketing
Media Literacy, Citizenship, and Sustainability
Music: Using Education and Entertainment to Motivate Change

The Power of Social Movements

Reducing Work Time as a Path to Sustainability
Inspiring People to See that Less is More
Ecovillages and the Transformation of Values

Notes

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.1.2010
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	500 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-84971-054-6 / 1849710546
ISBN-13	978-1-84971-054-1 / 9781849710541
Zustand	Neuware