Raymond De Young
The Localization Reader: Adapting to the Coming Downshift
- ISBN 13:
- 9780262516877
- author:
- Raymond De Young
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- MIT Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 376
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 1.7 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Business, Finance & Law, Environmental economics, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Sustainability, The environment, Energy conservation, Energy consumption, Environmentalism, Sustainable living, Science/Mathematics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environ
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
This collection maps the transition to a more localized world, shifting from the forces of globalization towards those of localization. It explores how this process can enable psychologically meaningful and fulfilling lives while promoting ecological and social sustainability.
Topics range from energy dynamics to philosophies of limits, governance of place-based communities, and personal engagement. The book brings together classic texts and new work on localization, a process of affirmative social change that offers a way forward for a more sustainable future.
Readings in this collection point the way to a peaceful, democratic, and ecologically resilient transition, one that can be achieved through community self-reliance and cohesion, with crucial regional, national, and international dimensions.
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