Transforming our world : necessary, urgent, and still possible / Ivo Šlaus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Šlaus, Ivo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Research.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (484 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

This book addresses the survival of humankind. Our world is the best it has ever been, but it is not sustainable. It is self-destructive; it is marked by war, which can destroy the world in a single day, the destruction of natural and human capital within 10 years, and technologies which could be both beneficial and destructive. We have no future if we continue living as we do currently, and even if we do nothing. This book highlights the kinds of changes which are required. Wars are not biologically necessary and are useless; the culture that established wars can eliminate them. Poverty, hunger and inequality destroy human capital. These destructions can be overcome by changing economic and political paradigms and our mindset. Empathy, freedom, curiosity and wisdom are required.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Colour Centrefold

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Appendix 4

Appendix 5

Contributors

Index

Figure 9-4: World distribution of GNERD in 2000 and in 2013

source: RISE Report [Op17]

Figure 9-5: World share of highly cited publications in 2000 and in 2010

source: RISE Report [Op17].

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5275-5075-3

OCLC:

1156067010