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Operating manual for spaceship earth / R. Buckminster Fuller ; series editor, Jaime Snyder.
Publication details: Zürich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, 2014.Edition: New editionDescription: 151 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9783037781265
- 3037781262
- T14 .F84 2014
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Summary: "One of Fuller's most popular works, Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, is a brilliant synthesis of his world view. In this very accessible volume, Fuller investigates the great challenges facing humanity. How will humanity survive? How does automation influence individualization? How can we utilize our resources more effectively to realize our potential to end poverty in this generation? He questions the concept of specialization, calls for a design revolution of innovation, and offers advice on how to guide "spaceship earth" toward a sustainable future."--Jacket.
Introduction -- Comprehensive propensities -- Origins of specialization -- Comprehensively commanded automation -- Spaceship earth -- General systems theory -- Synergy -- Integral functions -- The regenerative landscape -- Index -- Appendix.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Non-fiction | Main Collection | T 14 .F84 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5157769 |
Reprint of 2008 new edition with 2014 publication and copyright dates.
Originally published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 1969.
Includes bibliographical references (page 149) and index.
Introduction -- Comprehensive propensities -- Origins of specialization -- Comprehensively commanded automation -- Spaceship earth -- General systems theory -- Synergy -- Integral functions -- The regenerative landscape -- Index -- Appendix.
"One of Fuller's most popular works, Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, is a brilliant synthesis of his world view. In this very accessible volume, Fuller investigates the great challenges facing humanity. How will humanity survive? How does automation influence individualization? How can we utilize our resources more effectively to realize our potential to end poverty in this generation? He questions the concept of specialization, calls for a design revolution of innovation, and offers advice on how to guide "spaceship earth" toward a sustainable future."--Jacket.
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