{"product_id":"9781550925050","title":"The Resilience Imperative: Cooperative Transitions to a Steady-State Economy","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe find ourselves between a rock and a hot place—compelled by the intertwined forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. \u003ci\u003eThe Resilience Imperative\u003c\/i\u003e argues for a major SEE (social, ecological, economic) change as a prerequisite for replacing the paradigm of limitless economic growth with a more decentralized, cooperative, steady-state economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors present a comprehensive series of strategic questions within the broad areas of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Energy sufficiency\u003cbr\u003e*Local food systems\u003cbr\u003e*Interest-free financing\u003cbr\u003e*Affordable housing and land reform\u003cbr\u003e*Sustainable community development\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach section is complemented by case studies of pioneering community initiatives rounded out by a discussion of transition factors and resilience reflections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on securing and sustaining change, this provocative book challenges deeply embedded cultural assumptions. Profoundly hopeful and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eThe Resilience Imperative\u003c\/i\u003e affirms the possibilities of positive change as it is shaped by individuals, communities, and institutions learning to live within our ecological limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is the executive director of the Center for Community Enterprise and is well-known internationally as a practitioner, author, educator, and leader in the field of community economic development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Conaty\u003c\/b\u003e is an honorary research fellow at the University of Birmingham and a director of Common Futures. Since 1999 he has worked for the new economics foundation (nef), where he has produced a wide range of publications about predatory lending, financial inclusion, community land trusts, and social venture finance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184072933616,"sku":"9781550925050","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550925050_p0.jpg?v=1769898700","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550925050","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}