Lifeboat cities / Brendan Gleeson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gleeson, Brendan, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change--Australia.

Social change.

Social evolution.

Urban policy--Australia.

Urban policy.

Australia--Social conditions--21st century.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, N.S.W. : University of New South Wales Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hopeful and provocative, this account considers the principle social and ecological threats facing Australia and outlines the ways in which these crises need to be confronted and addressed. Taking a radical approach to climate change prevention, this bold manifesto claims that Australia’s current focus on over-consumption and greener lifestyles” are ineffective. Rather, this opinionated record argues that society must instead make more dramatic changes and stop over-production. Thought-provoking and dynamic, this exploration is a must-read for people interested in climate change.

Contents:

1. A new Australia here

Coming Through Slaughter

2. 'Fire in the heavens'

3. Cities on the edge

4. A crisis of underconsumption

5. A crisis of overproduction

6. Children of the self-absorbed

Learning to See the Earth

7. A crumbling empire

8. The urban vortex

9. The guardian state

10. Lifeboat cities

11. Lining up for change

To the Next World

12. To love freedom

13. Freedom to love

14. The good city.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781742231259

174223125X

OCLC:

701095626