| A low carbon economy and society. | |
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PMID: 23359737 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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This paper examines various aspects of moving from high carbon economies and societies to a cluster of low carbon systems. First, some historical material is considered from the Second World War and the 1970s, periods with some lessons for the contemporary 'powering down' of whole societies. Second, analysis is provided of some green shoots of a powering down of existing systems identifiable in the contemporary developed world. Third, analysis is provided of the array of systems, social practices and innovations that would have to develop in order to effect powering down on a sufficient scale and within an appropriate time period. Most examples are drawn from transport and mobility. Finally, the paper demonstrates just why developing new systems is so hard, especially as this must involve a transformed cluster of systems. The forces that make a new cluster unlikely are exceptionally powerful and make this a very difficult but not impossible outcome. |
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John Urry |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2013-01-28 |
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Title: Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences Volume: 371 ISSN: 1364-503X ISO Abbreviation: Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci Publication Date: 2013 Mar |
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Created Date: 2013-01-29 Completed Date: 2013-03-05 Revised Date: 2013-04-24 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101133385 Medline TA: Philos Trans A Math Phys Eng Sci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 20110566 Citation Subset: - |
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Centre for Mobilities Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YL, UK. j.urry@lancaster.ac.uk |
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