Democracy in a Hotter Time: Climate Change and Democratic Transformation

Orr, David W., McKibben, Bill, Robinson, Kim Stanley

Democracy in a Hotter Time: Climate Change and Democratic Transformation
  • 出版商: MIT
  • 出版日期: 2023-09-19
  • 售價: $1,110
  • 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $1,055
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 296
  • 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
  • ISBN: 0262048590
  • ISBN-13: 9780262048590

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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 to how Earth works as a physical system. To survive in the "long emergency" ahead, we must reform and strengthen democratic institutions, making them assets rather than liabilities. Edited by David W. Orr, this vital collection of essays proposes a new political order that will not only help humanity survive but also enable us to thrive in the transition to a post-fossil fuel world.

Orr gathers leading scholars, public intellectuals, and political leaders to address the many problems confronting our current political systems. Few other books have taken a systems view of the effects of a rapidly destabilizing climate on our laws and governance or offered such a diversity of solutions. These thoughtful and incisive essays cover subjects from Constitutional reform to participatory urban design to education; together, they aim to invigorate the conversation about the human future in practical ways that will improve the effectiveness of democratic institutions and lay the foundation for a more durable and just democracy.

Contributors
William J. Barber III, JD, William S. Becker, Holly Jean Buck, Stan Cox, Michael M. Crow, William B. Dabars, Ann Florini, David H. Guston, Katrina Kuh, Gordon LaForge, Hélène Landemore, Frances Moore Lappé, Daniel Lindvall, Richard Louv, James R. May, Frederick W. Mayer, Bill McKibben, Michael Oppenheimer, David W. Orr, Wellington Reiter, Kim Stanley Robinson, Anne-Marie Slaughter

商品描述(中文翻譯)

《民主在炎熱時代》是第一本將民主與氣候變遷的雙重危機視為對人類未來的相互關聯威脅並提出前進道路的重要著作。這本書呼籲改革民主制度，作為避免氣候混亂的前提，並使治理適應地球作為一個物理系統的運作。為了在未來的「長期緊急狀態」中生存，我們必須改革並加強民主制度，使其成為資產而非負擔。由 David W. Orr 編輯的這本重要論文集提出了一種新的政治秩序，不僅有助於人類生存，還能使我們在過渡到後化石燃料世界的過程中蓬勃發展。

Orr 聚集了領先的學者、公共知識分子和政治領袖，來解決當前政治體系面臨的諸多問題。鮮有其他書籍從系統的角度探討快速不穩定的氣候對我們法律和治理的影響，或提供如此多樣的解決方案。這些深思熟慮且犀利的論文涵蓋了從憲法改革到參與式城市設計再到教育等主題；它們共同旨在以實際方式激活有關人類未來的對話，改善民主制度的有效性，並為更持久和公正的民主奠定基礎。

貢獻者包括：William J. Barber III, JD, William S. Becker, Holly Jean Buck, Stan Cox, Michael M. Crow, William B. Dabars, Ann Florini, David H. Guston, Katrina Kuh, Gordon LaForge, Hélène Landemore, Frances Moore Lappé, Daniel Lindvall, Richard Louv, James R. May, Frederick W. Mayer, Bill McKibben, Michael Oppenheimer, David W. Orr, Wellington Reiter, Kim Stanley Robinson, Anne-Marie Slaughter。

作者簡介

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.

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

大衛·W·奧爾（David W. Orr）是亞利桑那州立大學的實踐教授及保羅·西爾斯（Paul Sears）環境研究與政治榮譽教授。他是八本書的作者，這些書籍涵蓋教育、氣候和生態設計等主題，包括《邊緣設計》（Design on the Edge，麻省理工學院出版社）。他獲得了九個榮譽學位和十多個其他獎項，包括美國綠色建築委員會和北美環境教育協會的終身成就獎。

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