Launch of ‘The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation’
Launch of “The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation: Technological, Socioeconomic and Political Change”, by Mark Diesendorf and Rod Taylor
7.15 for 7.30pm Thursday 23 November
National Parks & Wildlife Meeting Room
Acacia St Katoomba
FREE EVENT
Registration essential here
For more information ring Lis on 0407 437 553 or email planetaryhealth@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
Join the Blue Mountains Planetary Health Initiative at a public symposium for the Blue Mountains launch of the new book, “The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation: Technological, Socioeconomic and Political Change”, by Mark Diesendorf and Rod Taylor. Mark and a local panel will discuss how we can transition to a civilisation that’s ecologically sustainable, more socially just, and less prone to war. He will suggest strategies and policies for avoiding the business-as-usual path to collapse. Although the path to sustainability is difficult, it may still be possible. Copies of the book will be available at discount price.
Mark Diesendorf is Honorary Associate Professor in Environment and Society at UNSW Sydney. Originally trained as a physicist, he broadened out into interdisciplinary energy and sustainability research. From 1996 to 2001 he was Professor of Environmental Science and Founding Director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures at University of Technology Sydney. His books include The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023), Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change (2014), Climate Action: A campaign manual for greenhouse solutions (2009), Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy (2007); and Human Ecology, Human Economy: Ideas for an ecologically sustainable future (co-editor, 1997).
This workshop has been made possible as part of a Bioregional Collaboration for Planetary Health and is supported by the Disaster Risk Reduction Fund (DRRF). The DRRF is jointly funded by the Australian and New South Wales governments.
