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1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 29 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by B. J. Harrison. |
| Summary |
An examination of how Western visions of endless future growth have contributed to the global environmental crisis For centuries, the West has produced stories about the future in which humans use advanced science and technology to transform the earth. Michael Rawson uses a wide range of works that include Francis Bacon's New Atlantis, the science fiction novels of Jules Verne, and even the speculations of think tanks like the RAND Corporation to reveal the environmental paradox at the heart of these narratives: the single-minded expectation of unlimited growth on a finite planet. Rawson shows how these stories, which have long pervaded Western dreams about the future, have helped to enable an unprecedentedly abundant and technology-driven lifestyle for some while bringing the threat of environmental disaster to all. Adapting to ecological realities, he argues, hinges on the ability to create new visions of tomorrow that decouple growth from the idea of progress. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Environmental degradation -- Social aspects.
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Industrialization -- Environmental aspects.
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Climatic changes -- Effect of human beings on.
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Climatic changes.
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Harrison, B. J..
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781666168358 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1666168351 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14596557 |
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