1st Edition
Climate Change and Social Ecology A New Perspective on the Climate Challenge
1. Introduction 2. A Century of Climate Change 3. Fifty Years of the Sustainability Movement 4. Still Off the Table: Consumption, Mobility, Population, and Equity 5. Over the Cliff 6. A Sustainable Society 7. The Nature of Social Ecologies 8. Planning for Social Evolution 9. Getting from Here to There 10. Conclusion
Biography
Stephen M. Wheeler, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Urban Design and Planning at the University of California, Davis, USA.
"Once in a while, something really worthwhile emerges. This is it. Offering a provocative look at the role of social evolution in climate change, Wheeler challenges us to shape social ecology towards sustainability. The way we structure our societies holds the key to our Planet’s collective destiny and the ‘tipping point’ to plan, respond and act for transformative social evolution has been reached – it’s now." Rhonda Phillips, Senior Sustainability Scientist Global Institute of Sustainability, and Professor, School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University, USA.
"This is a fresh and creative look at what it will take to tackle climate change, and Stephen Wheeler does not pull his punches. Technical fixes and superficial policy adjustments will never be enough in the end—what is needed is no less than social transformation, social evolution, rapidly induced. This is no hollow call to arms, but a carefully argued blueprint of the essential steps and key actions necessary to grow this new social ecology. Wheeler believes strongly we can plan this transformation, and the sooner we begin the better. This is an important book with a powerful message: essential reading for citizens and public officials alike as we face the challenge of our time." Timothy Beatley, Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, University of Virginia, USA.
