This book is unique in that it addresses the issue of the practical and pragmatic relationship between human consciousness,... More > the crisis of human sustainability and climate change. It is a starting point, both for debate, and particularly for action - it is far from an end in itself.
This book identifies a direct relationship between the way our consciousness functions, and malfunctions at times, and the fact that human cultures repeatedly create unsustainable ways of living, which result from unsustainable ways of thinking, which in turn result from unsustainable ways of perceiving our relationship to the world around us, other people and cultures and life on earth in general.
This has hugely practical implications.
This book seeks to help us utilise our thinking, understanding, contemplative and creative capacities that are associated with our consciousness to generate the most wise, positive and sustainable responses to the current state of humanity and the world. < Less

This book is a unique exploration of the great challenges and opportunities we face. It is more readable, entertaining,... More > stimulating and informative than the average book on sustainability that any 'student' of the issues (whether formal or informal) may have encountered. Exploring alternative views of sustainability, the progress we are making and the lack of it, the unique approach of this book takes the reader through a broad sustainability landscape, with depth, rigour and insight, from economics to culture to our patterns of thinking and values. This book provides practical and realistic guidance on the choice of paths we face, as individuals and as a culture, and will help any reader identify their practical next steps on the path. It's author is a sustainability practitioner, working with local government and business, as well as a teacher and has been involved in pioneering sustainability projects for more than 15 years. < Less

This book is a unique exploration of the great challenges and opportunities we face. It is more readable, entertaining,... More > stimulating and informative than the average book on sustainability that any 'student' of the issues (whether formal or informal) may have encountered. Exploring alternative views of sustainability, the progress we are making and the lack of it, the unique approach of this book takes the reader through a broad sustainability landscape, with depth, rigour and insight, from economics to culture to our patterns of thinking and values. This book provides practical and realistic guidance on the choice of paths we face, as individuals and as a culture, and will help any reader identify their practical next steps on the path. It's author is a sustainability practitioner, working with local government and business, as well as a teacher and has been involved in pioneering sustainability projects for more than 15 years. < Less

This book is unique in that it addresses the issue of the practical and pragmatic relationship between human consciousness,... More > the crisis of human sustainability and climate change. It is a starting point, both for debate, and particularly for action - it is far from an end in itself.
This book identifies a direct relationship between the way our consciousness functions, and malfunctions at times, and the fact that human cultures repeatedly create unsustainable ways of living, which result from unsustainable ways of thinking, which in turn result from unsustainable ways of perceiving our relationship to the world around us, other people and cultures and life on earth in general.
This has hugely practical implications.
This book seeks to help us utilise our thinking, understanding, contemplative and creative capacities that are associated with our consciousness to generate the most wise, positive and sustainable responses to the current state of humanity and the world. < Less