The road towards DemocraCity : a creative approach to transition in a post-development based society /
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Author / Creator: | Carcea, Marco. |
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Imprint: | Singapore : Palgrave Macmillan, an imprint of Springer Nature, [2021] |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12631042 |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- Terminology
- The Road Towards DemocraCity
- The Comparative Analysis with Two Hemispheres: Australia and Italy
- The Future Is Now
- From the "Sense of Community" to the "Civitas Maxima"
- References
- 2 The Rise of a Virtuous Consciousness
- The Beginning of a New Discipline
- Cowboys and Astronauts
- The 1970s, the Idea of "Growthmania" and the Club of Rome
- Development and Its Side Effects
- The Path of the Ecological Economy
- The Real Utopia and the Bioeconomics
- Our Common Future: The Political Commitment to Safeguarding the Environment
- Ecological Rationalization: The Urgency to Change Direction
- The "Happy" Degrowth
- The Convenient Lie
- The Circle of the 8Rs
- References
- 3 Providing a Concrete Alternative: The Transition Towards the Post-development
- Farewell Global Warming, Welcome to Climate Change!
- The Bet on the Degrowth
- The Diabolic Carousel: The Vicious Circle of Growth
- Modern Heroes
- The Re-establishment of Politics
- The GDP of Happiness
- Providing a Concrete Alternative: The Transition Towards the Post-development
- A New Humanism
- Beyond the Currency
- An Historical Background of the Transition Town Movement
- References
- 4 The Application of Resilience for Human Community: From Theory to Practise
- Resilience and Degrowth: Two Sides of the Same Coin
- The Detoxification of the Imaginary
- Ready and Resilient: Resilience, Degrowth, and a New Concept of Sustainability
- Other Ways and Other Worlds
- A Different Globalization
- Another Global Space
- Permaculture: The Basis of a Resilient Community
- The Importance of Communities in a Resilient Society
- Spirit
- Trust
- Trade
- Arts
- What Is the Transition? Utopia is Real
- References
- 5 Ethics, Degrowth, and Resilience: The Complexity of the Transition Path Towards DemocraCity
- The Construction of a New Imaginary
- The Gift: An Introduction
- The Gift of Active Citizenship: Between Politics and Responsibility
- Ethics Within DemocraCity: The Lesson of Edgar Morin
- From One Crisis to Another: Recurring Cycles in the History of Civilization
- Long Term Unpredictability: From Pascal's Lesson to a Desirable Strategy
- Teaching and the Value of Understanding
- Ethics for Future Generations
- A Laboratory of Ideas for Democracy
- From Morin to Illich: School Renovation Within DemocraCity
- References
- 6 Sic Parvis Magna: From Humble Beginnings
- The New Alliances
- The "Virtuous" Example of Transition Darebin
- Cooperation, Resilience, and Local Trade Within Transition Darebin
- The Modus Operandi
- The Example of Fiorivano le viole
- Leaving Competitiveness
- A Modern Myth
- Rethinking Degrowth: Disappointment or Need?
- Whose Future Is It?