For three decades and longer we have been developing the ideas, science, and technological wherewithal to build a sustainable society. The public knows of these things only in fragments, but not as a coherent and practical agenda indeed the only practical course available. That is our fault and we should start now to put a positive agenda before the public that includes the human and economic advantages of better technology, integrated planning, coherent purposes, and foresight.
In an ecological perspective, in other words, there are few accidents or anomalies, only outcomes based on system structure and dynamics. Climate ch… - David W. Orr
In an ecological perspective, in other words, there are few accidents or anomalies, only outcomes based on system structure and dynamics. Climate ch…
- David W. Orr
Journey of the Universe is eloquent, accessible, and powerful, and conveys a sense of wonder ranging from the cosmos to the microcosm--in itself a co… - David W. Orr
Journey of the Universe is eloquent, accessible, and powerful, and conveys a sense of wonder ranging from the cosmos to the microcosm--in itself a co…
Our true destiny...is a world built from the bottom up by competent citizens living in solid communities, engaged in and by their places. - David W. Orr
Our true destiny...is a world built from the bottom up by competent citizens living in solid communities, engaged in and by their places.
For three decades and longer we have been developing the ideas, science, and technological wherewithal to build a sustainable society. The public kno… - David W. Orr
For three decades and longer we have been developing the ideas, science, and technological wherewithal to build a sustainable society. The public kno…
Unrestrained automobility, hedonism, individualism, and conspicuous consumption cannot be sustained because they take more than they give back. A spi… - David W. Orr
Unrestrained automobility, hedonism, individualism, and conspicuous consumption cannot be sustained because they take more than they give back. A spi…
It is much easier to make intellectual messes than it is to clarify complicated issues, especially when real solutions would challenge the status quo… - David W. Orr
It is much easier to make intellectual messes than it is to clarify complicated issues, especially when real solutions would challenge the status quo…
"Our experience of the world is being impoverished to the extent that it is being rendered artificial and prepackaged." - David W. Orr
"Our experience of the world is being impoverished to the extent that it is being rendered artificial and prepackaged."
A summons home to the nature that nourishes the best human qualities of creativity, intelligence, connection, and compassion. - David W. Orr
A summons home to the nature that nourishes the best human qualities of creativity, intelligence, connection, and compassion.
It is not education, but education of a certain kind, that will serve us. And the current model of western, urban-centered, school-based, education, … - David W. Orr
It is not education, but education of a certain kind, that will serve us. And the current model of western, urban-centered, school-based, education, …
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