Title The ecotechnic future : envisioning a post-peak world / John Michael Greer

Published Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2009] ©2009

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Description 1 online resource 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Human ecology. Forecasting. Ecology. Social change. Human ecology -- Forecasting Twenty-first century -- Forecasts. Technology and civilization -- Forecasting Social change -- Forecasting Human evolution -- Forecasting Forecasting human ecology. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography. Twenty-first century Technology and civilization -- Forecasting Social change -- Forecasting Human evolution -- Forecasting Human ecology -- Forecasting Ecology Forecasting Human ecology Social change Genre/Form Forecasts Form Electronic book ISBN 9781550924398 1550924397

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