Great Transition
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The planetary phase of history has begun, but its ultimate shape is profoundly uncertain. Will global development veer toward a world of impoverished people, cultures and nature? Or will there be a Great Transition toward a future of enriched lives, human solidarity and environmental sustainability?
These questions are addressed in the path-breaking essay Great Transition: The Promise and Lure of the Times Ahead. Paul Raskin, Tellus President, is lead author of this examination of the possibilities for a sustainable and desirable world. The essay describes the historic roots, current dynamics, future perils, and alternative pathways for world development. It advances one of these paths, Great Transition, as the preferred route, identifying strategies, agents of change, and values for a new global agenda.
“The road map to the future that Paul Raskin and his colleagues have presented in Great Transition is accessible, insightful and compelling. It's unique. I've used it in all my classes.”
-- Gus Speth
Dean, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Yale University
“…the single most important and useful read with respect to the modern dilemma and the principles/ambitions for sustainability. Great Transition is a pattern and metaphor... terrific work! Thank you!”
- Kurt Grimm
Associate Professor, Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences
University of British Columbia