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Zusatztext "Methodologically sophisticated and thematically wide-ranging! this innovative anthology examines the multiple links between planetary sustainability and human wellbeing. The contributors succeed admirably in presenting holistic alternatives to conventional forms of human development that balance social and ecological concerns." - Manfred B. Steger! Professor of Sociology! University of Hawai'i at Manoa"This comprehensive volume brings an entirely new perspective to debates on sustainability by linking a contemporary global view to historical considerations. In doing so it interrogates conventional wisdom! including that found in academic discussion! which too often supposes that contemporary capitalism is the only point of departure for human prospect in a time of species peril. The book rightly insists that the prize of human wellbeing is a cultural and historical project that demands an open and critical enquiry." - Brendan Gleeson! Director of the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute! The University of Melbourne! Australia"Spinozzi and Mazzanti demonstrate how the scope of interdisciplinary dialogue extends to devising holistic creative solutions for the future. The new view of sustainable development theorized and illustrated in the book incorporates global and local perspectives! focuses on social wellbeing and is grounded on a human development approach. The use of speculative literature to assess the representation of sustainable and unsustainable futures sets fertile ground for a stronger cooperation between the humanities and the sciences." - Fátima Vieira! University of Porto! Portugal! and Coordinator of the ARUS Network - Advanced Research in Utopian Studies Informationen zum Autor Paola Spinozzi is Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Ferrara. Her research focuses on the relationships between literature and visual art, science, utopia as a genre and sustainability. Massimiliano Mazzanti is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Ferrara. He specialises in environmental policy, economics of innovation and waste management. Klappentext This book examines and assesses the interdependence between sustainability and wellbeing by drawing attention to humans as producers and consumers of cultural expressions in a post-human age. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers interested in sustainability through conceptual and empirical approaches. Zusammenfassung This book examines and assesses the interdependence between sustainability and wellbeing by drawing attention to humans as producers and consumers of cultural expressions in a post-human age. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers interested in sustainability through conceptual and empirical approaches. Inhaltsverzeichnis Pillars and Circles: Wellbeing at the Core of Sustainability Paola Spinozzi and Massimiliano Mazzanti Part I. Sustainable Wellbeing in Theory and History Prologue Paola Spinozzi I.1. Creating Capacities for Human Flourishing: An Alternative Approach to Human Development Paul James I.2. The Incongruities of Sustainability: An Examination of the UN Earth Summit Declarations 1972-2012 Gonzalo Salazar I.3. Slow Living and Sustainability: The Victorian Legacy Wendy Parkins I.4. Innovation and Consumption in the Evolution of Capitalist Societies Pier Paolo Saviotti 1.5. In a Prescient Mode. (Un)Sustainable Societies in the Post/Apocalyptic Genre Paola Spinozzi Part II. Policies and Institutions for Wellbeing Prologue Massimiliano Mazzanti II.1. Contextualising Sustainability: Socio-Economic Dynamics, Technology and Policy Massimiliano Mazzanti and Marianna Gilli II.2. Social Equity and Ecological Sustainability through the Lens of...
