Strategies Towards the New Sustainability Paradigm : Managing the Great Transition to Sustainable Global Democracy (2015, Hardcover) download ebook DJV, MOBI
9783319146980 English 331914698X Currently, humankind seems to be on the verge of a Great Transition to new political scenarios, possibly involving dramatic political, economic, social, and ecological changes. The book deals with the implementation of the New Sustainability Paradigm, the most democratic and sustainable one of six different future scenarios once developed and treated by the Global Scenario Group (GSG) and published in a paper trilogy, culminating in the famous essay "Great Transition. The Promise and Lure of the Times Ahead" by Raskin et al.(2002). Although these models are supposed to depict future scenarios, the authors of the book at hand consider them valuable tools to analyze equally historical, recent, and current transitions as well as their impact on politics, the economy, nature, and human society. 11 authors from 5 continents contribute to the book by providing detailed analyses of economic and political transitions in Western and Eastern Europe as well as in Asia, discussing the role of different players for the implementation of the New Sustainability Paradigm, and covering essential topics like water security, food security, sustainable city architecture, sustainable waste management, as well as rarely addressed subjects like climate engineering and bio-terrorism. A survey performed in Libya in the first half of 2014 will shed some light on the drivers and consequences of the Arabian spring movement as a recent transition. Another survey, recently performed by a sustainable food expert from New Zealand, will highlight current challenges in the food sector on a global base. The analysis of past transitions and major challenges in the environmental sector will be followed by a critical debate on the question, if and how the New Sustainability Paradigm might be implemented. Based on insights from these analyses, strategies are developed which might help Civil Society to manage the Great Transition to the New Sustainability Paradigm .", On a historical global turning point, this book offers a thorough exploration of the New Sustainability Paradigm, originally developed by the Global Scenario Group (GSG) of the Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI) as a starting point for analyzing real-life transitions and transformations. 11 contributors from 5 continents present detailed analyses of economic and political transitions in Western and Eastern Europe, the USA, the Middle East, and in Asia, discussing the role of different players in the implementation of the New Sustainability Paradigm.Part I offers an overview of the six scenarios developed by the GSG and a short discussion of significant papers published by the Great Transition Initiative (GTI) of the Tellus Institute. Next come examples of dramatic historical and current transitions in Western Europe, the USA, Eastern Europe, the Middle East (Arabian Spring), and Asia, as well as an analysis of the potential of humankind to manage a great transition to the new sustainability paradigm. Subsequent chapters highlight the role of culture and education and review the role of different players for the implementation of the new sustainability paradigm. The focus of Part II is on the ecological pillar of Sustainability. The discussion includes urgent ecological problems including climate engineering, eco-criminality, bioterrorism, biodiversity protection, water, energy, and food security. Part III deals with needed innovations in sustainable waste management and sustainable city architecture, especially big cities in developing and threshold countries, where a significant part of the world population is concentrated. The fourth and final section offers an analysis of insights developed throughout the book, and outlines recommendations for the implementation of the New Sustainability Paradigm by civil society, grass-root movements, scholars, politically neutral NGOs, sincere media players, and by open-minded and enlightened politicians to manage and steer the Great Transition towards sustainable global democracy."
9783319146980 English 331914698X Currently, humankind seems to be on the verge of a Great Transition to new political scenarios, possibly involving dramatic political, economic, social, and ecological changes. The book deals with the implementation of the New Sustainability Paradigm, the most democratic and sustainable one of six different future scenarios once developed and treated by the Global Scenario Group (GSG) and published in a paper trilogy, culminating in the famous essay "Great Transition. The Promise and Lure of the Times Ahead" by Raskin et al.(2002). Although these models are supposed to depict future scenarios, the authors of the book at hand consider them valuable tools to analyze equally historical, recent, and current transitions as well as their impact on politics, the economy, nature, and human society. 11 authors from 5 continents contribute to the book by providing detailed analyses of economic and political transitions in Western and Eastern Europe as well as in Asia, discussing the role of different players for the implementation of the New Sustainability Paradigm, and covering essential topics like water security, food security, sustainable city architecture, sustainable waste management, as well as rarely addressed subjects like climate engineering and bio-terrorism. A survey performed in Libya in the first half of 2014 will shed some light on the drivers and consequences of the Arabian spring movement as a recent transition. Another survey, recently performed by a sustainable food expert from New Zealand, will highlight current challenges in the food sector on a global base. The analysis of past transitions and major challenges in the environmental sector will be followed by a critical debate on the question, if and how the New Sustainability Paradigm might be implemented. Based on insights from these analyses, strategies are developed which might help Civil Society to manage the Great Transition to the New Sustainability Paradigm .", On a historical global turning point, this book offers a thorough exploration of the New Sustainability Paradigm, originally developed by the Global Scenario Group (GSG) of the Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI) as a starting point for analyzing real-life transitions and transformations. 11 contributors from 5 continents present detailed analyses of economic and political transitions in Western and Eastern Europe, the USA, the Middle East, and in Asia, discussing the role of different players in the implementation of the New Sustainability Paradigm.Part I offers an overview of the six scenarios developed by the GSG and a short discussion of significant papers published by the Great Transition Initiative (GTI) of the Tellus Institute. Next come examples of dramatic historical and current transitions in Western Europe, the USA, Eastern Europe, the Middle East (Arabian Spring), and Asia, as well as an analysis of the potential of humankind to manage a great transition to the new sustainability paradigm. Subsequent chapters highlight the role of culture and education and review the role of different players for the implementation of the new sustainability paradigm. The focus of Part II is on the ecological pillar of Sustainability. The discussion includes urgent ecological problems including climate engineering, eco-criminality, bioterrorism, biodiversity protection, water, energy, and food security. Part III deals with needed innovations in sustainable waste management and sustainable city architecture, especially big cities in developing and threshold countries, where a significant part of the world population is concentrated. The fourth and final section offers an analysis of insights developed throughout the book, and outlines recommendations for the implementation of the New Sustainability Paradigm by civil society, grass-root movements, scholars, politically neutral NGOs, sincere media players, and by open-minded and enlightened politicians to manage and steer the Great Transition towards sustainable global democracy."