Ecomodernism : technology, politics and the climate crisis / Jonathan Symons.
Ecomodernism : technology, politics and the climate crisis / Jonathan Symons.
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Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2019.
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G 2019/3808
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English
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ix, 232 pages ; 23 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
The thirty years crisis -- Ecomodernism and its critics -- Assessing the technological challenge -- The politics of low-carbon innovation -- Human flourishing amid climate harms -- Global social democracy and geoengineering justice.
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Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2019.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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Is climate catastrophe inevitable? In a world of extreme inequality, rising nationalism and mounting carbon emissions, the future looks gloomy. Yet one group of environmentalists - the 'ecomodernists' - are optimistic. They argue that technological innovation and universal human development hold the keys to an ecologically vibrant future. But this...
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Ecomodernism : technology, politics and the climate crisis / Jonathan Symons.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/3808
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74VKVxjLV7lg
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ISBN
1509531203 paperback
9781509531196 hardcover
150953119X hardcover
9781509531202 paperback
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363.73874
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991024249800602626