Fragile Ecologies was a travelling exhibition that focused on activist, environmentally oriented art, and the role of artists as agents of change. It brought together material documenting the work of a dozen ecology-minded artists, or artist groups, working in diverse environments and situations.
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Europe, Globalisation and Sustainable Development. by Baxter, Brian
This book explores whether Europe can produce a sustainable future and the difficulties presented by globalisation. Focusing on politics and policy, this edited volume considers the ways in which European states and the European Union can and should organize themselves economically and socially in order to address the challenges of sustainable development.
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Making ‘People-Friendly’ Towns: Improving the Public Environment in Towns and Cities by Tibbalds, Francis
Francis Tibbalds provides a new philosophical approach to the problem of urban environments and town planning, suggesting that places as a whole matter much more than the individual components that make up the urban environment such as buildings, roads and parks.
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Ecocriticism by Gerrard, Greg
Ecocriticism explores the relationship between humans and the environment in all areas of cultural production. It traces the development of modern environmental movements and explores the concepts which have most occupied ecocritics.
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The One Straw Revolution by Masanob, Fukuoka
Scientist Fukuoka practices a system of farming he refers to as “natural farming.” In The One Straw Revolution, he describes the philosophy and techniques behind it and the impact of his natural farming methods. Although some of his practices are specific to Japan, the governing philosophy of his method has successfully been applied around the world.
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Ethics and Biotechnology by Dyson, Anthony and Harris, John
Ethics and Biotechnology addresses the ethical dilemmas posed by the expanding field of biotechnology. The multi-disciplinary contributors are drawn from the fields of philosophy, agricultural economics, medicine, political theory, biology, embryology, social policy and theology.
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Environmental Policy by Roberts, Jane
Environmental Policy discusses the opportunities and constraints that environmental systems place upon the operation of human systems. It suggests environmental policy is a potential way to modify the operation of human systems so that they function within environmental constraints.
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Tomorrow’s World: Britain’s Share in a Sustainable Future. by Bullock, Simon, McLaren, Duncan and Yousuf, Nusrat.
Researched and written by an eminent team at Friends of the Earth, Tomorrow’s World argues that Britain must make deep cuts in resource consumption in order to allow developing countries to escape from poverty, and to prevent further breaches of environmental limits.
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Arrested Rivers by Forsman, Chuck, Harrison, Helen Mayer and Harrison, Newton
Paintings by Chuck Forsman with essays and poems by Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison, Patricia Nelson Limerick, Roger C. Echo-Hawk, Gary Holthuas, and Charles Wilkinson.
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Wonderful: Visions of the Near Future by Fusco, Maria (ed.)
This travelling exhibition explored collaborations between artists and scientists. ‘Wonderful’ investigates science within a broad cultural and philosophical framework, inviting visitors to consider their own attitudes to ethical issues emerging from current developments in technology and scientific research.
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