Redesigning Local Systems in the Planet: Reshaping the Constructs of Civilizations with Ecological Designs

by John B. Cobb Jr. (Contributor), Alan E. Wittbecker, Michael W. Fox (Contributor)

Reshaping the constructs of human civilizations through the use of ecological design & other conceptual & practical tools, such as common sense, deep ecology, totemism, systems theory, metaphor, science, thought experiments, & eutopian strategies

808 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2011

About the author

John Boswell Cobb Jr. was an American theologian, philosopher, and environmentalist. Cobb was regarded as a preeminent scholar in the field of process philosophy and process theology, the school of thought associated with the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead. He was the author of more than fifty books. In 2014, Cobb was elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.