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Author:   David W. Orr ,  Bill McKibben ,  Kim Stanley Robinson
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780262048590

ISBN 10:   0262048590
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   19 September 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword ix Bill McKibben Introduction 1 David W. Orr The Challenge 13 Michael Oppenheimer Part I: Democracy? 1 Democracy: It's Who We Are and What the Earth Needs 27 Frances Moore Lappe 2 No Decarbonization Without Democratization: To Save the Climate, Open Democracy 37 Helene Landemore 3 Can Democracy Safeguard the Rights of Future Generations? Climate Change and Intergenerational Injustice 51 Daniel Lindvall Part II: Roadblocks  4 Our Urgency of Now: Converging Global Crises in a Time of Political Evolution 69 William J. Barber III, JD 5 Governing Science, Technology, and Innovation in Hotter Times 83 David H. Guston 6 Confronting Climate Change in Extremely Online Times 101 Holly Jean Buck 7 Could a Global Climate Revolution Save the Planet (and Democracy)? 117 Part III: Policy and Law 8 Breaking Policy Gridlocks 133 William S. Becker 9 Democratic Governance for the Long Emergency 151 Ann Florini, Gordon LaForge, and Anne-Marie Slaughter 10 Can the Constitution Save the Planet? 167 Katrina Kuh and James R. May 11 What We Don't Expect, What We Know but Ignore, What We Shouldn't Assume, and What We Can Do 185 Stan Cox Part IV: Education for Uncommon Sense 12 Academic Culture, Democracy, and Climate Change 201 Michael M. Crow and William B. Dabars 13 New America and the Landscape of Democracy 219 Wellington Reiter 14 Watering the Roots of Democracy 229 Richard Louv Afterword 239 Acknowledgments 245 Notes 247 Contributors 271 Index 277

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

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

Author Information

David W. Orr is Professor of Practice at Arizona State University and Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics Emeritus. 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.

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