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Zusatztext This book is an essential piece for academia, policymakers, lawyers, economists and scientists working on climate action. ... There are unique suggestions in the book for climate justice from diverse perspectives that comprehensively challenge the global economic order. Informationen zum Autor Kum-Kum Bhavnani is professor of sociology, global studies and feminist studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. John Foran is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Priya A. Kurian is professor of political science and public policy at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Debashish Munshi is Professor of Management Communication at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Klappentext Approaching the issues of climate change and climate justice from a range of diverse perspectives including those of culture, gender, indigeneity, race, and sexuality, as well as challenging colonial histories and capitalist presents, Climate Futures boldly addresses the apparent inevitability of climate chaos. Seeking better explanations of the underlying causes and consequences of climate change, and mapping strategies toward a better future, or at a minimum, the most likely best-case world that we can get to, this book envisions planetary social movements robust enough to spark the necessary changes needed to achieve deeply sustainable and just economic, social, and political policies and practices. Bringing together insights from interdisciplinary scholars, policymakers, creatives and activists, Climate Futures argues for the need to get past us-and-them divides and acknowledge how lives of creatures far and near, human and non-human, are interconnected. Vorwort Takes a culture-centered approach to radically reframe the narratives around climate change and the inevitability of climate chaos. Zusammenfassung Approaching the issues of climate change and climate justice from a range of diverse perspectives including those of culture, gender, indigeneity, race, and sexuality, as well as challenging colonial histories and capitalist presents, Climate Futures boldly addresses the apparent inevitability of climate chaos.Seeking better explanations of the underlying causes and consequences of climate change, and mapping strategies toward a better future, or at a minimum, the most likely best-case world that we can get to, this book envisions planetary social movements robust enough to spark the necessary changes needed to achieve deeply sustainable and just economic, social, and political policies and practices.Bringing together insights from interdisciplinary scholars, policymakers, creatives and activists, Climate Futures argues for the need to get past us-and-them divides and acknowledge how lives of creatures far and near, human and non-human, are interconnected. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: Equity: The Final Frontier for an Effective Climate Change Agreement - Sunita Narain 1: Climate Futures: An Introduction - Debashish Munshi, Priya Kurian, John Foran, and Kum-Kum Bhavnani Part I: Climate Change, Colonialism, and Capitalism 2. Way Beyond the Lifeboat: An Indigenous Peoples' Allegory of Climate Justice - Kyle Powys Whyte 3. The Politics of Climate Change is More than the Politics of Capitalism - Dipesh Chakrabarty 4. The Grand Theft of the Atmosphere: Sketches for a Theory of Climate Injustice - Andreas Malm and Rikard Warlenius 5. Taking on Big Oil by Looking Within - Anjali Appadurai 6. Climate Change Forces Post-Capitalism - Kim Stanley Robinson Part II: Climate Change through Lenses of Diversity 7. Zooming In, Calling Out: (M)anthropogenic Climate Change through the Lens of gender - Sherilyn MacGregor 8. A Culture-centered Approach to Climate Change Adaptation: Insights from New Zealand -...
