Adaptability of Human Communities
| Can citizens and politicians ever come to understand that endless growth in a finite planet is a delusion? Can human institutions adapt to the end of growth and the transition to de-growth and post-growth? Can human communities adapt peacefully when the current, globalized industrial infrastructure significantly deteriorates under excessive load and commodity supply chains are disrupted? |
This edition includes several articles on critical issues of social and ecological justice, and links to other significant publications and supplementary materials. The sequence of articles follows the
see ~ judge ~ act pattern (with some overlaps). It is becoming increasingly clear that the forthcoming transition from growth to post-growth is not likely to be fair and peaceful if global population and consumption keep growing and the culture of power prevails. Can most humans adapt to supply constraints? Peacefully? – – – Link to original post on the Mother Pelican website