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This is a 'Whole Earth Catalog' for the 21st century: an impressive
and wide-ranging analysis of what's wrong with our societies,
organizations, ideologies, worldviews and cultures - and how to put
them right. The book covers the finance system, agriculture,
design, ecology, economy, sustainability, organizations and society
at large. In it, Daniel Wahl explores ways in which we can reframe
and understand the crises that we currently face and explores how
we can live our way into the future. Moving from patterns of
thinking and believing to our practice of education, design and
community living, he systematically shows how we can stop chasing
the mirage of certainty and control in a complex and unpredictable
world. The book asks how can we collaborate in the creation of
diverse regenerative cultures adapted to the unique biocultural
conditions of place? How can we create conditions conducive to
life? "This book is a valuable contribution to the important
discussion of the worldview and value system we need to redesign
our businesses, economies, and technologies - in fact, our entire
culture - so as to make them regenerative rather than destructive."
Fritjof Capra, author of The Web of Life, coauthor of The Systems
View of Life: A Unifying Vision. "This is an excellent addition to
the literature on ecological design and it will certainly form a
keystone in the foundations of the new MA in Ecological Design
Thinking at Schumacher College, Devon. It not only contains a
wealth of ideas on what Dr Wahl has termed 'Designing Regenerative
Cultures' but what is probably more important, it provides some
stimulating new ways of looking at persistent problems in our
contemporary culture and hence opens up new ways of thinking and
acting in the future." Seaton Baxter OBE, Professor in Ecological
Design Thinking, Schumacher College, UK
Confronting Climate Crises through Education: Reading Our Way
Forward envisions the responsibility of public education to engage
a citizenry more prepared to address the challenges of a changing
world. Young advocates a paradigm shift that positions ecopedagogy
as the central organizing principle of curriculum and assessment
design. Each chapter outlines ways literature can serve as a
cultural lens for examining the complex patterns of contexts behind
our most pressing climate concerns, including potential solutions
these patterns may illuminate. A focus on fiction and non-fiction
exemplars that can provide such a lens illustrates practical steps
educators can take to develop instruction around the immediately
relevant environmental crises we are experiencing and to inspire
more ecologically conscious, globally-minded problem-solvers
prepared to confront them.
In The Nature-Study Idea, Liberty Hyde Bailey articulated the
essence of a social movement, led by ordinary public-school
teachers, that lifted education out of the classroom and placed it
into firsthand contact with the natural world. The aim was simple
but revolutionary: sympathy with nature to increase the joy of
living and foster stewardship of the earth. This definitive edition
edited by John Linstrom reintroduces The Nature-Study
Idea as an environmental classic for our time. It provides
historical context through a wealth of related writings, and
introductory essays relate Bailey's vision to current work in
education and the intersection of climate change and culture. In
this period of planetary turmoil, Bailey's ambition to cultivate
wonder (in adults as well as children) and lead readers back into
the natural world is more important than ever.
The essays in this volume were written between 1984 and 1989 for
different audiences and for different purposes. They represent an
extended reflection on the crisis of sustainability now looming
before the modern world, and what this portends for the theory and
practice of education.
Confronting Climate Crises through Education: Reading Our Way
Forward envisions the responsibility of public education to engage
a citizenry more prepared to address the challenges of a changing
world. Young advocates a paradigm shift that positions ecopedagogy
as the central organizing principle of curriculum and assessment
design. Each chapter outlines ways literature can serve as a
cultural lens for examining the complex patterns of contexts behind
our most pressing climate concerns, including potential solutions
these patterns may illuminate. A focus on fiction and non-fiction
exemplars that can provide such a lens illustrates practical steps
educators can take to develop instruction around the immediately
relevant environmental crises we are experiencing and to inspire
more ecologically conscious, globally-minded problem-solvers
prepared to confront them.
In The Nature-Study Idea, Liberty Hyde Bailey articulated the
essence of a social movement, led by ordinary public-school
teachers, that lifted education out of the classroom and placed it
into firsthand contact with the natural world. The aim was simple
but revolutionary: sympathy with nature to increase the joy of
living and foster stewardship of the earth. This definitive edition
edited by John Linstrom reintroduces The Nature-Study
Idea as an environmental classic for our time. It provides
historical context through a wealth of related writings, and
introductory essays relate Bailey's vision to current work in
education and the intersection of climate change and culture. In
this period of planetary turmoil, Bailey's ambition to cultivate
wonder (in adults as well as children) and lead readers back into
the natural world is more important than ever.
In Earth in Mind, noted environmental educator David W. Orr focuses
not on problems in education, but on the problem of education. Much
of what has gone wrong with the world, he argues, is the result of
inadequate and misdirected education that: alienates us from life
in the name of human domination; causes students to worry about how
to make a living before they know who they are; overemphasizes
success and careers; separates feeling from intellect and the
practical from the theoretical; deadens the sense of wonder for the
created world. The crisis we face, Orr explains, is one of mind,
perception, and values. It is, first and foremost, an educational
challenge. The author begins by establishing the grounds for a
debate about education and knowledge. He describes the problems of
education from an ecological perspective, and challenges the
"terrible simplifiers" who wish to substitute numbers for values.
He follows with a presentation of principles for re-creating
education in the broadest way possible, discussing topics such as
biophilia, the disciplinary structure of knowledge, the
architecture of educational buildings, and the idea of ecological
intelligence. Orr concludes by presenting concrete proposals for
reorganizing the curriculum to draw out our affinity for life.
Citizens expect their governments to lead on sustainability. But
from largely disappointing international conferences like Rio II to
the U.S.'s failure to pass meaningful climate legislation,
governments' progress has been lackluster. That's not to say
leadership is absent; it just often comes from the bottom up rather
than the top down. Action--on climate, species loss, inequity, and
other sustainability crises--is being driven by local, people's,
women's, and grassroots movements around the world, often in
opposition to the agendas pursued by governments and big
corporations. These diverse efforts are the subject of the latest
volume in the Worldwatch Institute's highly regarded State of the
World series. The 2014 edition, marking the Institute's 40th
anniversary, examines both barriers to responsible political and
economic governance as well as gridlock-shattering new ideas. The
authors analyze a variety of trends and proposals, including
regional and local climate initiatives, the rise of benefit
corporations and worker-owned firms, the need for energy democracy,
the Internet's impact on sustainability, and the importance of
eco-literacy. A consistent thread throughout the book is that
informed and engaged citizens are key to better governance. The
book is a clear-eyed yet ultimately optimistic assessment of
citizens' ability to govern for sustainability. By highlighting
both obstacles and opportunities, State of the World 2014 shows how
to effect change within and beyond the halls of government. This
volume will be especially useful for policymakers, environmental
nonprofits, students of environmental studies, sustainability, or
economics--and citizens looking to jumpstart significant change
around the world.
Singled out as "one of the country's leading environmental
thinkers" by Bill McKibben in the New York Review of Books, David
W. Orr offers an exacting analysis of where we are in terms of
climate change, how we got here, and what we must now do. Orr shows
how political negligence, an economy based on the insatiable
consumption of trivial goods, and a disdain for the well-being of
future generations have brought us to the tipping point. We now
face a long emergency of rising temperatures, rising sea-levels,
and a host of other related problems that will increasingly
undermine human civilization. Down to the Wire is a major wake-up
call. But this is not a doomsday book. Orr offers a wide range of
pragmatic, far-reaching proposals-some of which have already been
adopted by the Obama administration-for how we might reconnect
public policy with rigorous science, bring our economy into
alignment with ecological realities, and begin to regard ourselves
as planetary trustees for future generations.
The environmental movement has often been accused of being overly
negative--trying to stop "progress." The Nature of Design, on the
other hand, is about starting things, specifically an ecological
design revolution that changes how we provide food, shelter,
energy, materials, and livelihood, and how we deal with waste.
Ecological design is an emerging field that aims to recalibrate
what humans do in the world according to how the world works as a
biophysical system. Design in this sense is a large concept having
to do as much with politics and ethics as with buildings and
technology.
The book begins by describing the scope of design, comparing it to
the Enlightenment of the 18th century. Subsequent chapters describe
barriers to a design revolution inherent in our misuse of language,
the clockspeed of technological society, and shortsighted politics.
Orr goes on to describe the critical role educational institutions
might play in fostering design intelligence and what he calls "a
higher order of heroism."
Appropriately, the book ends on themes of charity, wilderness, and
the rights of children. Astute yet broadly appealing, The Nature of
Design combines theory, practicality, and a call to action.
These eighteen essays present innovative perspectives on global
policies by introducing new concepts and by redefining others
within the ecological framework. The authors explore a variety of
ecological issues: food supply, oceanic pollution, climate
disruption, and the more general need for equitable resource
management. The relationship of environmental issues to other
priorities in world politics is also examined, and a foundation is
laid for creative reevaluation of international relations.
Originally published in 1979.
A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the
latest in digital technology to make available again books from our
distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These
editions are published unaltered from the original, and are
presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both
historical and cultural value.
For more than three decades, David Orr has been one of the leading
voices of the environmental movement, championing the cause of
ecological literacy in higher education, helping to establish and
shape the field of ecological design, and working tirelessly to
raise awareness of the threats to future generations posed by
humanity's current unsustainable trajectory. "Hope Is an
Imperative" brings together in a single volume Professor Orr's most
important works, including classics such as "What Is Education
For?" one of the most widely reprinted essays in the environmental
literature, "The Campus and the Biosphere", which helped launch the
green campus movement, and "Loving Children: A Design Problem",
which renowned theologian and philosopher Thomas Berry called 'the
most remarkable essay I've read in my whole life'. The book
features thirty-three essays, along with an introductory section
that considers the evolution of environmentalism, section
introductions that place the essays into a larger context, and a
foreword by physicist and author Fritjof Capra. "Hope Is an
Imperative" is a comprehensive collection of works by one of the
most important thinkers and writers of our time. It offers a
complete introduction to the writings of David Orr for readers new
to the field, and represents a welcome compendium of key essays for
long-time fans. The book is a must-have volume for every
environmentalist's bookshelf.
A leading environmental thinker takes a hard look at the obstacles and possibilities on the long road to sustainability This gripping, deeply thoughtful book considers future of civilization in the light of what we know about climate change and related threats. David Orr, an award-winning, internationally recognized leader in the field of sustainability and environmental education, pulls no punches: even with the Paris Agreement of 2015, Earth systems will not reach a new equilibrium for centuries. Earth is becoming a different planet-more threadbare and less biologically diverse, with more acidic oceans and a hotter, more capricious climate. Furthermore, technology will not solve complex problems of sustainability. Yet we are not fated to destroy the Earth, Orr insists. He imagines sustainability as a quest and a transition built upon robust and durable democratic and economic institutions, as well as changes in heart and mindset. The transition, he writes, is beginning from the bottom up in communities and neighborhoods. He lays out specific principles and priorities to guide us toward enduring harmony between human and natural systems.
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