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16 produkter
Earth in Mind
On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect
Av David W. Orr
Häftad, 2004
264 kr
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In Earth in Mind, noted environmental educator David W. Orr focuses not on problems in education, but on the problem of education. Much of what has gone wrong with the world, he argues, is the result of inadequate and misdirected education that: alienates us from life in the name of human …
Democracy in a Hotter Time
Climate Change and Democratic Transformation
Av David W. Orr, Bill McKibben m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
255 kr
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The first major book to deal with the dual crises of democracy and climate change as one interrelated threat to the human future and to identify a path forward.Democracy in a Hotter Time calls for reforming democratic institutions as a prerequisite for avoiding climate chaos and adapting governance …
The Nature of Design
Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention
Av David W. Orr
Häftad, 2004
541 kr
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The environmental movement has often been accused of being overly negative--trying to stop "progress." The Nature of Design, on the other hand, is about starting things, specifically an ecological design revolution that changes how we provide food, shelter, energy, materials, and livelihood, and …
Nature of Design
Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention
Av David W. Orr
E-bok, 2002
353 kr
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The environmental movement has often been accused of being overly negative--trying to stop "progress." The Nature of Design , on the other hand, is about starting things, specifically an ecological design revolution that changes how we provide food, shelter, energy, materials, and livelihood, and …
Down to the Wire
Confronting Climate Collapse
Av David W. Orr
E-bok, 2009
245 kr
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"The real fault line in American politics is not between liberals and conservatives.... It is, rather, in how we orient ourselves to the generations to come who will bear the consequences, for better and for worse, of our actions." So writes David Orr in Down to the Wire , a sober and eloquent …
Down to the Wire
Confronting Climate Collapse
Av David W. Orr
E-bok, 2009
245 kr
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"The real fault line in American politics is not between liberals and conservatives.... It is, rather, in how we orient ourselves to the generations to come who will bear the consequences, for better and for worse, of our actions." So writes David Orr in Down to the Wire , a sober and eloquent …
Down to the Wire
Confronting Climate Collapse
Av David W. Orr
Häftad, 2012
373 kr
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Singled out as "one of the country's leading environmental thinkers" by Bill McKibben in the New York Review of Books, David W. Orr offers an exacting analysis of where we are in terms of climate change, how we got here, and what we must now do. Orr shows how political negligence, an economy based …
Nature of Design
Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention
Av David W. Orr
E-bok, 2004
353 kr
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The environmental movement has often been accused of being overly negative--trying to stop "progress." The Nature of Design , on the other hand, is about starting things, specifically an ecological design revolution that changes how we provide food, shelter, energy, materials, and livelihood, and …
Design on the Edge
The Making of a High-Performance Building
Av David W. Orr
Häftad, 2008
443 kr
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Dangerous Years
Climate Change, the Long Emergency, and the Way Forward
Av David W. Orr
E-bok, 2016
214 kr
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A leading environmental thinker takes a hard look at the obstacles and possibilities on the long road to sustainabilityThis gripping, deeply thoughtful book considers future of civilization in the light of what we know about climate change and related threats. David Orr, an award-winning, …
Dangerous Years
Climate Change, the Long Emergency, and the Way Forward
Av David W. Orr
Häftad, 2018
178 kr
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A leading environmental thinker takes a hard look at the obstacles and possibilities on the long road to sustainability This gripping, deeply thoughtful book considers future of civilization in the light of what we know about climate change and related threats. David Orr, an award-winning, …
Ecological Literacy
Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World
Av David W. Orr
Häftad, 1991
711 kr
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The most important discoveries of the 20th century exist not in the realm of science, medicine, or technology, but rather in the dawning awareness of the earth's limits and how those limits will affect human evolution. Humanity has reached a crossroad where various ecological catastrophes meet what …
Global Predicament
Ecological Perspectives on World Order
Av Marvin S. Soroos, David W. Orr
Häftad, 1979
729 kr
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These eighteen essays present innovative perspectives on global policies by introducing new concepts and by redefining others within the ecological framework. The authors explore a variety of ecological issues: food supply, oceanic pollution, climate disruption, and the more general need for …
Design on the Edge: The Making of a High-Performance Building
Av David W. Orr
Inbunden, 2006
90 kr
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Hope Is an Imperative
The Essential David Orr
Av David W. Orr
Häftad, 2010
394 kr
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For more than three decades, David Orr has been one of the leading voices of the environmental movement, championing the cause of ecological literacy in higher education, helping to establish and shape the field of ecological design, and working tirelessly to raise awareness of the threats to …
