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Toward an ecology of the rural environment
Ivan Cifrić
Sažetak
Man and his social oikos depends less and
less on local ecosystems, and is more and
more turned towards global problems of
the human environment. Thus sociology
stands before a new subject of research and
before new tasks: to give a meaning to life
in rural environments with respect for new
ecological criteria. Theory and research
are channelling it into threee levels —
concrete (local), regional and global. On
all three levels sociology concentrates both
theoretically and empirically on research
into the relationship between social,
technical and natural systems. The author
specifically presents some subjects and
problems for future sociological research.
He considers it necessary to give a
condensed survey of changes to date,
research present conditions and foresee
posible future development.
In the author's opinion, there is a positive
climate for the social and ecological
engagement of sdcnce, primarily the
rational relationship of man towards the
increasing threats to the rural
environment. The author’s opitimism
stems from the posibilities of modern
science, the flourishing of alternative
movements and alternative projects and
the building up of "new ethics". All this is
possible if no global catastrophe takes
place on Earth.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
119880
URI
Datum izdavanja:
7.12.1990.
Posjeta: 1.520 *