Designing Our Future: Local Perspectives on Bioproduction Ecosystems and Humanity (Sustainability Science Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9280811835 ISBN 13: 9789280811834

Publisher: United Nations University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This volume focuses on society at the local and regional levels in a scenario where human beings coexist harmoniously with nature. This ideal society is examined in terms of the relationships between villages or towns and their natural environment and how they can achieve independence while facing pressures toward centralization and globalization. Because this requires both food and energy independence, farms, villages, and towns must have access to natural renewable energy and material circulation systems. There also needs to be a system to facilitate collaboration among the various elements.

To enable communities to retain their autonomy, public awareness of the importance of fostering local cultures and traditions is vital. Cultural independence demands that local ways of thinking be steered away from the "plunder nature" model toward "coexistence with nature." With economic globalization spearheading a trend toward standardization and uniformity in human values, this book highlights the importance of developing a society in harmony with nature through the networking of diverse communities to promote and achieve local independence.

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About the Author

Mitsuru Osaki is director of the Sustainability Governance Project, Hokkaido University, Japan. Ademola Braimoh is executive director of the Sapporo Nodal Office of the Global Land Project, Hokkaido University. Ken'ichi Nakagami is a professor at the College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Japan.

About this edition

• Publisher: United Nations University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 9280811835
• ISBN 13: 9789280811834
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 504
• Editor: Mitsuru Osaki, Ademola K. Braimoh, Ken'Ichi Nakagami