Culture and Sustainability: Exploring Stability and Transformation with the Cultures Framework

This Open access book brings a cultural lens, and a distinctive analytical framework, to the problem of transitioning to a sustainable, low—carbon future. The world faces a seemingly impossible hurdle – to radically alter long—established social, economic and technological systems in order to live within the biophysical limits of the globe, while ensuring a just and enduring transition. The overarching premise of this book is that this cannot be achieved without widespread cultural change. ...