To end big cities. Manifesto for a post-urban ecological society.
The Stowaway| N° d'inventaire | 23386 |
| Format | 12 x 17 |
| Détails | 169 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782369352464 |
"Everywhere, economic and political powers are uniting. Not to rebuild respectful ties with the Earth in the face of an unprecedented ecological crisis. Not to fight against social injustices and the already gaping territorial inequalities. Not to defend democratic regimes in the face of the multitude of authoritarian excesses that weaken them. No, their communion is based on one point and one point only: to relentlessly pursue the metropolization of the world." Yet, only 13% of French people consider the big city to be an ideal place to live. Pollution, stress, incessant mobility, and permanent connection have become a norm that many can no longer bear. Suffocating, the city concretes, compartmentalizes, and cuts us off from nature and the living. In this manifesto, illustrated by numerous testimonies, Guillaume Faburel makes a plea in favor of building, starting today, an ecological society outside of big cities, the only viable future for humanity and the planet.
"Everywhere, economic and political powers are uniting. Not to rebuild respectful ties with the Earth in the face of an unprecedented ecological crisis. Not to fight against social injustices and the already gaping territorial inequalities. Not to defend democratic regimes in the face of the multitude of authoritarian excesses that weaken them. No, their communion is based on one point and one point only: to relentlessly pursue the metropolization of the world." Yet, only 13% of French people consider the big city to be an ideal place to live. Pollution, stress, incessant mobility, and permanent connection have become a norm that many can no longer bear. Suffocating, the city concretes, compartmentalizes, and cuts us off from nature and the living. In this manifesto, illustrated by numerous testimonies, Guillaume Faburel makes a plea in favor of building, starting today, an ecological society outside of big cities, the only viable future for humanity and the planet.