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The Resilience Imperative

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"[The authors] argue that with more integration and cooperation between businesses, governments and communities, a more sustainable economy is possible." —The Environmental Magazine
We find ourselves between a rock and a hot place—compelled by the intertwined forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The Resilience Imperative argues for a major SEE (social, ecological, economic) change as a prerequisite for replacing the paradigm of limitless economic growth with a more decentralized, cooperative, steady-state economy.
The authors present a comprehensive series of strategic questions within the broad areas of:
  • Energy sufficiency
  • Local food systems
  • Interest-free financing
  • Affordable housing and land reform
  • Sustainable community development

  • Each section is complemented by case studies of pioneering community initiatives rounded out by a discussion of transition factors and resilience reflections.
    With a focus on securing and sustaining change, this provocative book challenges deeply embedded cultural assumptions. Profoundly hopeful and inspiring, The Resilience Imperative affirms the possibilities of positive change as it is shaped by individuals, communities, and institutions learning to live within our ecological limits.
    "Resilience is the watchword for our dawning era of economic and environmental instability . . . The Resilience Imperative is exactly what's needed to get us moving in the right direction." —Richard Heinberg, author of Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival
    "Exceptionally valuable—in vision, in strategic understanding, in concrete ways to build forward. A handbook for a morally meaningful and sustainable future!" —Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism

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    Publisher: New Society Publishers

    Kindle Book

    • Release date: September 17, 2021

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    • ISBN: 9781550925050
    • Release date: September 17, 2021

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    • ISBN: 9781550925050
    • File size: 7423 KB
    • Release date: September 17, 2021

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    Languages

    English

    "[The authors] argue that with more integration and cooperation between businesses, governments and communities, a more sustainable economy is possible." —The Environmental Magazine
    We find ourselves between a rock and a hot place—compelled by the intertwined forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The Resilience Imperative argues for a major SEE (social, ecological, economic) change as a prerequisite for replacing the paradigm of limitless economic growth with a more decentralized, cooperative, steady-state economy.
    The authors present a comprehensive series of strategic questions within the broad areas of:
  • Energy sufficiency
  • Local food systems
  • Interest-free financing
  • Affordable housing and land reform
  • Sustainable community development

  • Each section is complemented by case studies of pioneering community initiatives rounded out by a discussion of transition factors and resilience reflections.
    With a focus on securing and sustaining change, this provocative book challenges deeply embedded cultural assumptions. Profoundly hopeful and inspiring, The Resilience Imperative affirms the possibilities of positive change as it is shaped by individuals, communities, and institutions learning to live within our ecological limits.
    "Resilience is the watchword for our dawning era of economic and environmental instability . . . The Resilience Imperative is exactly what's needed to get us moving in the right direction." —Richard Heinberg, author of Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival
    "Exceptionally valuable—in vision, in strategic understanding, in concrete ways to build forward. A handbook for a morally meaningful and sustainable future!" —Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism

    Expand title description text