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Modern money-information, a sustainable civilization and systems pedagogy 现代货币信息，可持续文明与系统教育学

Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory Pub Date : 1995-06-08 DOI: 10.1109/KTSC.1995.569158

G. A. Swanson

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Knowledge tools for UN peace-keeping: developing the global watch 联合国维持和平的知识工具:发展全球观察

Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory Pub Date : 1995-06-08 DOI: 10.1109/KTSC.1995.569157

W. Dorn

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Preservation and conservation: separate disciplines, common goals 保护和保护:不同的学科，共同的目标

Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory Pub Date : 1995-06-08 DOI: 10.1109/KTSC.1995.569176

C. Palmer

{"title":"Preservation and conservation: separate disciplines, common goals","authors":"C. Palmer","doi":"10.1109/KTSC.1995.569176","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/KTSC.1995.569176","url":null,"abstract":"The conservation of the natural environment and the preservation of the built environment are fields often distinguished from one another both in application and in theory. At academic institutions, courses in preservation and conservation are usually offered in different departments and faculty members concerned with either of the two disciplines are tenured into different departments. Special interest groups usually target either preservation or conservation, reinforcing the notion of separate disciplines and separate causes. In the USA, the distinctions between the fields of preservation and conservation is further exaggerated by other concerns, in the competition to acquire Federal funding. Ironically, both preservationists and conservationists rely heavily on funds funneled through the National Park Service. Despite the dualism presented by the two environmental movements, they in fact have a number of common goals. To reduce the impact and harm of humans on nature, conservationists advocate ways to reduce the amount of solid waste and to conserve energy. Conservation programs, often including recycling campaigns, have gained popular appeal, and yet approximately 30% of landfill in the USA is comprised of previously used and discarded building materials, a fact often marginalized by the popular press and a facet arguably overlooked by conservation groups as well. By bringing preservation and conservation under one environmental banner, a more complete vision of the environment might be possible and the goals of both preservation and conservation might well be achieved.","PeriodicalId":283614,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121631162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Communicatics and communicationism as knowledge tools for a sustainable civilization 传播学和传播主义作为可持续文明的知识工具

Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory Pub Date : 1995-06-08 DOI: 10.1109/KTSC.1995.569184

J. Hu

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A Christian response to the world scientists' warning to humanity 基督徒对世界科学家对人类的警告的回应

Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory Pub Date : 1995-06-08 DOI: 10.1109/KTSC.1995.569163

D. Hallman

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When science calls religion 当科学呼唤宗教

Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory Pub Date : 1995-06-08 DOI: 10.1109/KTSC.1995.569162

S. Sugunasiri

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Institutional tools for change 变革的制度工具

Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory Pub Date : 1995-06-08 DOI: 10.1109/KTSC.1995.569188

J. Birkeland

{"title":"Institutional tools for change","authors":"J. Birkeland","doi":"10.1109/KTSC.1995.569188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/KTSC.1995.569188","url":null,"abstract":"In many constitutional democracies a resource allocation system has evolved which bears little resemblance to that prescribed by their constitutions. Due to systemic features of these decision-making frameworks, powerful development interests now receive benefits from public resources that are (arguably) disproportionate to their reciprocal contribution to the general public. This has occurred because despite constitutional safeguards for preventing the abuse of power private interests were able to obtain control of public resources and hence, over time, more power to shape government processes and decisions. This transition from government to corporate prominence is generally shrugged off as the inevitable consequence of the democratic process. It is suggested here, however, that it is partly attributable to constitutional design, and that the shift in power should be reconceptualised as 'systemic corruption'. The underlying argument is that environmental and social justice cannot be maintained without a system of government that is relevant to ecological realities. A model is proposed upon which the design of an ecological constitution could be based.","PeriodicalId":283614,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory","volume":"136 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114443437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The cognitive revolution and its implications for creating knowledge tools needed in achieving a sustainable society 认知革命及其对创造实现可持续社会所需的知识工具的影响

Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory Pub Date : 1995-06-08 DOI: 10.1109/KTSC.1995.569179

J. Miller

{"title":"The cognitive revolution and its implications for creating knowledge tools needed in achieving a sustainable society","authors":"J. Miller","doi":"10.1109/KTSC.1995.569179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/KTSC.1995.569179","url":null,"abstract":"The last 30 years have witnessed a qualitative change in our conception of how people learn (usually called the \"cognitive revolution\"), so that we think today not only in terms of acquiring discrete facts and skills but also in far more powerful terms of acquiring new ways of thinking. Of particular importance is the process of acquiring the habits of systematic and disciplined inquiry characteristic of organized science. To the social theorist and policy maker, however, the existence of a new, more powerful view of learning is a mixed blessing. Decisions of how best to implement the lessons of the cognitive revolution require technocratic know-how as well as social and political judgment. I discuss the cognitive revolution by offering a comparison of two contrasting views of education that it has produced, which I call \"institution-centred\" and \"person-centred\" methodologies. In terms of their pedagogical effectiveness, both methodologies have been shown to be successful, when implemented in a congenial social environment by competent professionals. The essential difference is political. An institution-centered methodology has as side-effect to encourage a greater sense of commitment, loyalty and perhaps even dependence in regard to teachers, educational and social institutions and authority figures in general; in contrast, a person-centered methodology encourages a greater sense of autonomy and self-reliance. Cognitive methods can be useful for policy makers with a wide range of priorities and commitments, if correctly chosen.","PeriodicalId":283614,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1995-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114913609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Turning toward the integrative: a colloquium on integrative study 转向整合:整合研究研讨会

Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory Pub Date : 1995-06-08 DOI: 10.1109/KTSC.1995.569187

J. Engelberg

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Human civilization and the main tool dimensions 人类文明的主要维度和工具

Proceedings 1995 Interdisciplinary Conference: Knowledge Tools for a Sustainable Civilization. Fourth Canadian Conference on Foundations and Applications of General Science Theory Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.1109/KTSC.1995.569189

M. Simonescu

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