The Future of Progress: Reflections on Environment and Development (repost)
Edward Goldsmith, Martin Khor, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Vandana Shiva, "The Future of Progress: Reflections on Environment and Development"
Green Books | 1995 | ISBN: 1870098595 | 256 pages | PDF | 10,6 MB
Green Books | 1995 | ISBN: 1870098595 | 256 pages | PDF | 10,6 MB
The papers in this volume come from participants at two recent conferences. The first was held at Biskops-Arno, Sweden, and was jointly organised by the International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC) and Friends of the Earth, Sweden. The second, which took place in Leh, Ladakh, India, was organised by ISEC and its sister organisation, the Ladakh Ecological Development Group. These conferences sought to bring together thinkers and activists from around the world to discuss the root causes of the environmental and social crises facing the planet-in both 'developed' and 'developing' societies alike-and to explore some of the principles upon which to build a new model of development. The papers cover a broad spectrum, from the very global to the very local. Some are theoretical works, others more based on personal experience; some were written specifically for this collection, others were excerpted from longer, previously published pieces, others still take the form of statements of principle.