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Title Sustainable global communities in the information age : visions from futures studies / edited by Kaoru Yamaguchi
Published Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1997

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Description xxiii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Series Praeger studies on the 21st century, 1070-18
Praeger studies on the 21st century.
Contents Roger Sperry's Views on Mind, Consciousness, and Human Values: A Challenge to the World Community / Theodore J. Voneida -- 1. Some Remarks on the Human and Planetary Condition / Jerome Karle -- 2. The Impact and Promise of the Cognitive Revolution / Roger W. Sperry -- 3. Futures Studies and Sustainable Community Development / Jim Dator -- 4. UNESCO and Future-Oriented Studies / Albert Sasson -- 5. Sustainability and a MuRatopian Economy / Kaoru Yamaguchi -- 6. The Community Land Trust Model / Chuck Matthei and Michael LaFontaine -- 7. Cultural Paradigm Shift Towards Sustainability / Kazuo Mizuta -- 8. The Green Alternative: Towards a Future of Sustainable Communities in the USA / Brian Tokar -- 9. Towards Global Sustainable Community: A View from Wisconsin / Belden Paulson -- 10. Advancing MuRatopian Community Development in Japan / Hiroyuki Niwa -- 11. Sustainable Philosophy for Global Community Development: A Korean Perspective / Yoon-Jae Chung
12. The Development of Rural Communities in China under a Socialist Market Economy / Qin Linzheng -- 13. The Operational Style of the Chinese Market Economy in the 21st Century / Zhang Zerong -- 14. The New Centre of the Future Society: Prosperous Villages in India / Nandini Joshi -- 15. Community Development and the Futures of Sustainable Communities in the Philippines / Cesar Villanueva -- 16. Micronesia Futures in Asia and the Pacific / Dirk A. Ballendorf -- 17. Interconnecting Local Communities Globally: An Australian Perspective / Tony Stevenson, Ingrid Burkett and San San Myint -- 18. A Community-Wide Medical Network System / Mitsugu Saito -- 19. A Comprehensive Health Care and Welfare System in Goshiki-cho / Takamaro Matsuura -- 20. Establishing a Higher Institution for Future-Oriented Studies / Kaoru Yamaguchi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Community development.
Economic development.
Environmental policy.
Sustainable development.
Author Yamaguchi, Kaoru.
LC no. 97011602
ISBN 0275960625 (paperback: alk. paper)
0275960633 (alk. paper)