Bright spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene
McGill University · National Oceanography Centre · +21 more institutions
Abstract
The scale, rate, and intensity of humans’ environmental impact has engendered broad discussion about how to find plausible pathways of development that hold the most promise for fostering a better future in the Anthropocene. However, the dominance of dystopian visions of irreversible environmental degradation and societal collapse, along with overly optimistic utopias and business‐as‐usual scenarios that lack insight and innovation, frustrate progress. Here, we present a novel approach to thinking about the future that builds on experiences drawn from a diversity of practices, worldviews, values, and regions that could accelerate the adoption of pathways to transformative change (change that goes beyond…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 36.64
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 31
Authors
22- EMElena M. BennettCorresponding
McGill University
- MSMartin Solan
National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton
- RBReinette Biggs
Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stellenbosch University
- TMTimon McPhearson
New School
- AVAlbert V. Norström
Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University
Topics & keywords
- Anthropocene
- Vision
- Dystopia
- Transformative learning
- Environmental ethics
- Dominance (genetics)
- Scenario planning
- Environmental resource management