The planetary phase of history has begun, but its ultimate shape is profoundly uncertain. Will global development veer toward a world of impoverished people, cultures and nature? Or will there be a Great Transition toward a future of enriched lives, human solidarity and environmental sustainability? These questions are addressed in the path-breaking essay Great Transition: The Promise and Lure of the Times Ahead. Paul Raskin, Tellus President, is lead author of this examination of the possibilities for a sustainable and desirable world. The essay describes the historic roots, current dynamics, future perils, and alternative pathways for world development. It advances one of these paths, Great Transition, as the preferred route, identifying strategies, agents of change, and values for a new global agenda. The essay s appraisal of the current global crossroads is disquieting. Conventional development is perilous, while the reform path to a sustainable future is problematic and uncertain. Yet, it shows that a fundamental change of direction is still possible. Progressive elements of civil society, government, international organizations, and business can forge a new sustainability paradigm, an alternative vision of globalization centered on the quality of life, human solidarity, environmental resilience, and an informed and engaged citizenry.
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"The road map to the future that Paul Raskin and his colleagues have presented in Great Transition is accessible, insightful and compelling. It's unique. I've used it in all my classes." --Gus Speth, Dean, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University
"...the single most important and useful read with respect to the modern dilemma and the principles/ambitions for sustainability. Great Transition is a pattern and metaphor... terrific work! Thank you!" --Kurt Grimm, Associate Professor, Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia
"The Earth Charter views the Great Transition to sustainable patterns of development locally and globally as essential to the survival and flourishing of human civilization in the twenty-first century...The Great Transition requires that a new ethical vision take hold of the imagination and heart of the world's peoples." --Steven C. Rockefeller, Professor Emeritus, Middlebury College and a member of the Earth Charter Commission
"...the single most important and useful read with respect to the modern dilemma and the principles/ambitions for sustainability. Great Transition is a pattern and metaphor... terrific work! Thank you!" --Kurt Grimm, Associate Professor, Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia
"The Earth Charter views the Great Transition to sustainable patterns of development locally and globally as essential to the survival and flourishing of human civilization in the twenty-first century...The Great Transition requires that a new ethical vision take hold of the imagination and heart of the world's peoples." --Steven C. Rockefeller, Professor Emeritus, Middlebury College and a member of the Earth Charter Commission
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The planetary phase of history has begun, its ultimate shape profoundly uncertain. Will global development veer toward a world of impoverished people, cultures and nature? Or will there be a Great Transition toward a future of enriched lives, human solidarity and environmental sustainability? Though perhaps improbable, such a shift is still possible.
The book examines the historic roots of this fateful crossroads for world development, and scans different scenarios that can emerge from contemporary forces and contradictions. This work of engagement as well as analysis points to strategies, values and choices for advancing a Great Transition. in an exploration of the requirements for a sustainable world. Many global and regional assessments have relied upon the Group's research.
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