A Society with Less Need for Mobility
Rereading Ernest Callenbach's Ecotopia and Ecotopia Emerging
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Anthropocene, Sustainability, Mobility, Ecotopia, Environmental PoliticsAbstract
Humanity in the Anthropocene will now have to make an ecological turn in its thinking about mobility. At the core of this ecological turn will be the realization of an ecologically stable state. From this perspective, how should the act of human mobility be reconsidered and redefined? In this paper, I would like to explore the solution from a moderate and alternative perspective that is neither laissez-faire nor repressive. It would be a transition to a society in which the need for mobility itself is reduced. However, a successful example of a total transition has yet to emerge. In this paper, I will look for clues to an ecological turn in the behavior of mobility in Ernest Callenbach's story of Ecotopia, which depicts a society that has reached a state of ecological stability. I will highlight the creative ideas and practical hints contained in the Ecotopia story and present them as material for discussion on new forms of mobility.
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