The ecotechnic future

The ecotechnic future: envisioning a post-peak world

by Greer, John Michael

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In response to the coming impact of peak oil, John Michael Greer helps us envision the transition from an industrial society to a sustainable ecotechnic world--not returning to the past, but creating a society that supports relatively advanced technology on a sustainable resource base. Fusing human ecology and history, this book challenges assumptions held by mainstream and alternative thinkers about the evolution of human societies. Human societies, like ecosystems, evolve in complex and unpre…

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  • Full title :The ecotechnic future : envisioning a post-peak world / John Michael Greer.

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In response to the coming impact of peak oil, John Michael Greer helps us envision the transition from an industrial society to a sustainable ecotechnic world--not returning to the past, but creating a society that supports relatively advanced technology on a sustainable resource base. Fusing human ecology and history, this book challenges assumptions held by mainstream and alternative thinkers about the evolution of human societies. Human societies, like ecosystems, evolve in complex and unpredictable ways, making it futile to try to impose rigid ideological forms on the patterns of evolution.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2009

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):New Society Publishers
  • Place of Publication:Gabriola Island, BC, Canada
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2009

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781550924398, 1550924397
  • oclc:ocn646843871
  • LC Classification:GF47
  • Dewey Decimal:304.2/80905

Table of Contents

Introduction -- pt. 1. Orientations: ch. 1. Beyond the limits -- ch. 2. The way of succession -- ch. 3. A short history of the future -- ch. 4. Toward the ecotechnic age -- pt. 2. Resources: ch. 5. Preparations -- ch. 6. Food -- ch. 7. Home -- ch. 8. Work -- ch. 9. Energy -- ch. 10. Community -- ch. 11. Culture -- ch. 12. Science -- pt. 3. Possibilities: ch. 13. The ecotechnic promise -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.

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Subjects

Changement social -- Prévision ÉCOLOGIE HUMAINE Écologie humaine -- Prévision ecology Forecasting Forecasts Homme -- Évolution Homme -- Prévision. -- Évolution human ecology Human ecology -- Forecasting Human evolution -- Forecasting Prévision Social change Social change -- Forecasting SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography Technologie et civilisation -- Prévision Technology and civilization -- Forecast… Twenty-first century Twenty-first century -- Forecasts Vingt et unième siècle -- Prévisions

Writers

Greer, John Michael

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