Democracy in a Hotter Time

David W. Orr is Professor of Practice at Arizona State University and Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics Emeritus at Oberlin College. He is the author of eight books variously about education, climate, and ecological design, including Design on the Edge (MIT Press). He has been awarded nine honorary degrees and a dozen other awards, including lifetime achievement awards from the US Green Building Council and the North American Association for Environmental Education.

"A valuable book for climate and progressive activists alike."—Kirkus Reviews

• Foreword ixBill McKibbenIntroduction 1David W. OrrThe Challenge 13Michael OppenheimerPart I: Democracy?1 Democracy: It's Who We Are and What the Earth Needs 27Frances Moore Lappe2 No Decarbonization Without Democratization: To Save the Climate, Open Democracy 37Helene Landemore3 Can Democracy Safeguard the Rights of Future Generations? Climate Change and Intergenerational Injustice 51Daniel LindvallPart II: Roadblocks 4 Our Urgency of Now: Converging Global Crises in a Time of Political Evolution 69William J. Barber III, JD5 Governing Science, Technology, and Innovation in Hotter Times 83David H. Guston6 Confronting Climate Change in Extremely Online Times 101Holly Jean Buck7 Could a Global Climate Revolution Save the Planet (and Democracy)? 117Part III: Policy and Law8 Breaking Policy Gridlocks 133William S. Becker9 Democratic Governance for the Long Emergency 151Ann Florini, Gordon LaForge, and Anne-Marie Slaughter10 Can the Constitution Save the Planet? 167Katrina Kuh and James R. May11 What We Don't Expect, What We Know but Ignore, What We Shouldn't Assume, and What We Can Do 185Stan CoxPart IV: Education for Uncommon Sense12 Academic Culture, Democracy, and Climate Change 201Michael M. Crow and William B. Dabars13 New America and the Landscape of Democracy 219Wellington Reiter14 Watering the Roots of Democracy 229Richard LouvAfterword 239Acknowledgments 245Notes 247Contributors 271Index 277