MACMILLAN The Road Towards DemocraCity: A Creative Approach to Transition in a Post-Development Based Society

Product Description This book discusses the challenges faced by the homo resaliens and his need for a transition to a more sustainable social, economic, and environmental system. It fills a gap in the existing literature and provides a new perspective by changing the etymology of the word resilience: no more resiliere, but resalio. By comparing and analysing the relevant literature, the author has coined the term homo resaliens (resilient man), in contrast to the failure of the homo oeconomicus, the corruption of the homo politicus, the incompleteness of homo sustinens, and the limits of homo ecologicus.   Opening a new debate in which the role of academia and res publica are fundamental to safeguard human communities and future generations, this book will greatly assist governments that wish to understand the socio-political and economic implication of resilience in terms of social inclusiveness and long term social and environmental sustainability. From the Back Cover This book discusses the challenges faced by the  homo resaliens and his need for a transition to a more sustainable social, economic, and environmental system. It fills a gap in the existing literature and provides a new perspective by changing the etymology of the word resilience: no more  resiliere, but  resalio. By comparing and analysing the relevant literature, the author has coined the term  homo resaliens (resilient man), in contrast to the failure of the  homo oeconomicus, the corruption of the  homo politicus, the incompleteness of  homo sustinens, and the limits of  homo ecologicus.   Opening a new debate in which the role of academia and res publica are fundamental to safeguard human communities and future generations, this book will greatly assist governments that wish to understand the socio-political and economic implication of resilience in terms of social inclusiveness and long term social and environmental sustainability. Marco Carcea has a PhD in Human Society from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.  He is currently  Head of strategic planning in Mayor’s Cabinet at Comune di Crotone, Italy. Previously, he worked as Research Associate in the School of Education and Social Sciences of Swinburne University of Technology and as a Lecturer at the school of Global, Urban and Social Studies of RMIT University, Melbourne. His areas of research interests include Ecological Economics, the application of resilience for human communities, sustainable development, alternative currencies and inclusive democracy. About the Author Marco Carcea has a PhD in Human Society from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia.  He is currently  Head of strategic planning in Mayor’s Cabinet at Comune di Crotone, Italy. Previously, he worked as Research Associate in the School of Education and Social Sciences of Swinburne University of Technology and as a Lecturer at the school of Global, Urban and Social Studies of RMIT University, Melbourne. His areas of research interests include Ecological Economics, the application of resilience for human communities, sustainable development, alternative currencies and inclusive democracy.