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State of the world 2010 : transforming cultures : from consumerism to sustainability : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society / Eric Assadourian, project director.

By: Contributor(s): Series: State of the WorldPublication details: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxvii, 244 p. : ill., charts ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780393337266
Other title:
  • 2010 state of the world
  • Transforming cultures from consumerism to sustainability
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HF5415.32 .S73 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- State of the world: a year in review -- 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 behavior -- Broadening the understanding of security -- Building 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 -- 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.
Summary: "In this year's State of the World report, 50+ renowned nesearchers and practitioners describe how we can harness the world's leading institutions -- education, the media, business, governments, traditions, and social movements -- to reorient cultures toward sustainability." -- back cover
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Book Book NMC Library Stacks HF5415.32 .S73 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001113330

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-230) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- State of the world: a year in review -- 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 behavior -- Broadening the understanding of security -- Building 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 -- 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.

"In this year's State of the World report, 50+ renowned nesearchers and practitioners describe how we can harness the world's leading institutions -- education, the media, business, governments, traditions, and social movements -- to reorient cultures toward sustainability." -- back cover

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