Ideas for the New Millennium
Author | : Peter Ellyard |
Publisher | : Melbourne University |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : PSU:000045619595 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Revised and updated edition of a collection of ideas for the new millennium, first published 1998. Describes the emerging culture of 'Planetism' and its implications for leadership and management, education and learning, health and wellbeing, industrial development, food production and agriculture, environmental management, and intercultural relations and understanding. Urges the creation of an ecologically, economically, socially and culturally sustainable Planetist society in the 21st century. Includes bibliography and index. Author is a futurist and strategist who is currently executive director of Preferred Futures Pty Ltd. He has been a senior adviser to the United Nations for over 20 years.