Arran Stibbe The Handbook of Sustainability Literacy (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Further DetailsTitle: The Handbook of Sustainability LiteracyCondition: NewEAN: 9781900322607ISBN: 9781900322607Edition: 1stPublisher: Green BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/01/2009Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmItem Width: 15mmItem Weight: 431gContributor: Arran Stibbe (Edited by)Author: Arran StibbeLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Skills for a Changing WorldDescription: A vital resource for sustainability educators and decision-makers. In this ground-breaking book, leading sustainability educators are joined by permaculturists, literary critics, ecologists, artists, journalists, engineers, mathematicians and philosophers in a deep reflection on the skills that people need to survive and thrive in the challenging conditions of the 21st century. Responding to the threats of climate change, peak oil, resource deletion, economic uncertainty and energy insecurity demands the utmost in creativity, ingenuity and new ways of thinking in order to reinvent self and society. Among the many skills, attributes and values described in this volume are values reflection, coping with complexity, permaculture design, transition skills, advertising awareness, effortless action, and ecological intelligence, each accompanied by ideas for active learning exercises to help develop the skill. Far from being a rigid or definitive statement of the one right way however, the handbook is exploratory, aiming to open up new, unthought-of paths, possibilities and choices. It is intended primarily for educators across the spectrum from higher education to informal education, but is also suitable for learners themselves and anyone interested in the literally vital issue of the skills we need to survive and thrive in the 21st century and build a more sustainable future. Contributors include John Naish, Satish Kumar, Patrick Whitefield, John Blewitt, Stephan Harding and Stephen Sterling.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2009

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