Re-Engaging with Sustainability in the Anthropocene Era: An Institutional Approach

ISBN-13: 9781108727693 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 75 str.

Andrew Hoffman; P. Devereaux Jennings

Opis

Applies organization theory to the current period of human impact on climate change, chemical waste, habitat destruction, and despeciation.

Spis treści

1. Introduction – a grand challenge and one organization theory response; 2. A modified reading of institutional elements in Anthropocene society; 3. A modified reading of institutional change mechanisms in Anthropocene society; 4. Resistance from counter-cultures that deny Anthropocene issues; 5. Three archetypes of Anthropocene society – collapsed systems, market rules and technology fix; 6. The fourth archetype of Anthropocene society: cultural re-enlightenment as flourishing; 7. Conclusion.