A Big Fix

Radical Solutions for Australia's Environmental Crisis, expanded and revised edition

Ian Lowe

• Publisher: Black Inc.
• Year: 2009
• Print ISBN: 9781863953832
• eBook ISBN: 9781921825750
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Economics
• Subtopic: Sustainable Development
• Index: Economics

'If civilisation is to survive, this century will have to be a time of dramatic transformation, not just in technological capacity but also in our approach to the natural world - and each other. The road we are travelling now can only end in disaster.' - Ian Lowe

The warnings from scientists are unequivocal: we cannot sustain our current levels of consumption and growth. We are depleting the Earth's natural resources, damaging its environmental systems and compromising social stability by allowing the gap to widen between rich and poor. In short, we are consuming the future. Unless we radically re-think the way we live, the attitudes that fostered our development will also be the source of our downfall.

In A Big Fix, eminent scientist and environmentalist Ian Lowe tackles this crisis head on and points the way to a sustainable future. Incorporating the most recent data, he proposes fundamental changes to our values and institutions, offers far-reaching solutions and a vision of a healthier society - one that is humane, informed and ecologically minded.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Science and the Environment
• 3. Defining Sustainability: What Does it Mean?
• 4. The Environmental Crisis in Australia
• 5. What’s Causing the Problems?
• 6. How Might a Sustainable Society Operate?
• 7. Making Lasting Change
• Select Bibliography