Author: CALLENBACH, ERNEST
Title: Ecotopia Emerging
Description: New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1982. 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0553206869. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition. The book covers have some rubbing, bumping and creasing to the spine ends, corners, and edges. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there is some beginning toning to the edges. "Callenbach is known as an author of green books, namely as author of the ecological "utopias" Ecotopia (1975) and Ecotopia Emerging (1981) , and also The Ecotopian Encyclopedia (1981) , Bring Back the Buffalo! (1995) , and Ecology: A Pocket Guide (1998). (While his first novel popularized the term "ecotopia," the term was actually coined by the ethnographer E. N. Anderson. ) In terms of concepts of human involvement with the ecology, as well as some of the economic and social concepts, the Ecotopia books are related to what is known as the sustainability movement. Callenbach's Ecotopian concept is not "Luddite" — he does not reject high technology, but rather his fictional society shows a conscious selectivity about technology. In Ecotopia ecologically compatible high-technology exists alongside postmaterialistic attitudes and lifestyles. As an example, with its emphasis on personal rather than impersonal interaction, Callenbach's Ecotopian society anticipates the development and liberal usage of videoconferencing. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

Keywords: 0553206869 Science Fiction Ernest Callenbach Ecotopia Ecology Urban Planning Social Issues Green Technology


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