The new normal
Subtitle: an agenda for responsible living
By: David Wann
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780312575434
Subjects: Social values; Sustainable living; Conduct of life; Lifestyles; Quality of life
Description: In his book Simple Prosperity, the author showed readers how to have an abundant, sustainable life. In this book, he challenges us to do some heavy lifting and transform our non-sustainable culture by transforming ourselves.  For the author, our current "old normal" lifestyle, buying water in disposable bottles, allowing the government to ignore global warming, will not preserve the planet.  To nurture our world, he challenges us to rethink our lives, stand up for a healthy planet and move towards a "new normal" lifestyle in an agenda that includes: Initiating local business alliances that actively lobby for local buying ; Creating an investment strategy that values the balance of nature ; Supporting the design, manufacture, and use of products made with natural chemicals ; Publicly advocating a more efficient use of water by placing a higher cultural value on wetlands, streams, rivers, and lakes. He urges readers to promote environmental health by lobbying for sustainable lifestyle habits, covering such practices as buying locally, using natural chemicals, and conserving water. This book proposes a new way forward, a blueprint for a better life that preserves our world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-262) and index.
Table of contents: title: Once upon a paradigm, when growth was king; title: The software of civilization; title: Why not a nonprofit economy?; title: Overfed but undernourished; title: Getting carbon out of our systems; title: Living wealth : restoring the economies of nature; title: Where we live to consume, or where we come to life?; title: Revolt of the munchkins : value, not volume in the market; title: Social alchemy : creating a new normal.