World Watch 2010 Report
[THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE WORLDWATCH WEB OVERVIEW]
State of the World 2010
"At the heart of the Transforming Cultures project is State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism To Sustainability, which will be released in January 2010. Below, you’ll find the book overview.
Overview
Many of the environmental and social problems we face today are symptoms of a deeper systemic failing: a dominant cultural paradigm that encourages living in ways that are often directly counter to the realities of a finite planet. This paradigm, typically referred to as the “consumer culture,” has already spread to more than two billion individuals and has led to consumption levels that are vastly unsustainable....."
