Degrowth and a sustainable future for archaeology

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-171
Author(s):  
James L. Flexner
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Archaeological Practice ◽  
Sustainable Future ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Current Practices

AbstractIt is increasingly acknowledged that 21st-century archaeology faces serious challenges from a variety of directions, ranging from the theoretical to the practical. Above all, the discipline’s entanglement with capitalism, capitalist ideologies and capitalist institutions is simply unsustainable. The concept of degrowth involves a reconceptualization of archaeology’s possible future(s) in terms of a withdrawal from capitalism and an emphasis on collective and caring praxis looking towards both a sustainable future and the possibilities of the immediate present. A degrowth approach to archaeology can provide a useful supplement to existing critiques and proposed alternatives to current practices. Degrowth proposals such as reorienting economic behaviours towards cooperative, convivial and dépense (communal use of surplus) activities while freeing people to pursue work they find meaningful have potential applications in archaeological practice that address some of the problems currently facing the discipline.

Into the 21st century: A handbook for a sustainable future

Futures ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Richard A. Slaughter
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Sustainable Future

scholarly journals The Rebirth of Airships

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry E. Prentice ◽  
Richard E. Beilock ◽  
Alfred J. Phillips ◽  
Jim Thomson
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Air Cargo ◽  
Remote Communities ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Passenger Transportation ◽  
Marine Transport ◽  
Operational Characteristics ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Market Niche ◽  
Perishable Freight

Until the outbreak of the Second World War, uncertainty existed whether airships and airplanes would dominate intercontinental passenger transportation. The massive investments in fixed-wing aircraft during these hostilities made airplanes the decisive winner, and relegated airships to a negligible role in transportation. As the 21st Century progresses, airships are making a comeback fueled by the 21st Century progresses, airships are making a comeback fueled by the growing demand for air cargo, the unique environmental and operational characteristics of buoyant flight, and advances in engineering science and materials. This paper examines the market niche for airships that exists between air and marine transport and the inherent advantages and disadvantages of this mode of transportation. The economics of airships are considered in light of their past achievements and current designs. The paper concludes with the discussion of two potential applications. A long haul mission for airships between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland is considered for perishable freight, and a short haul mission for airships in northern Canada is considered for the transport of freight and passengers to remote communities.

Future Pathways Out of Poverty in Rural Areas and Elsewhere

2022 ◽  
pp. 279-299
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Poverty Trap ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Closing Arguments ◽  
Chronic Poverty ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Sustainable Future ◽  
The Future

Previous chapters showed that there is no magic strategy to alleviate poverty or eliminate poverty completely in every community. This chapter presents the closing arguments of “why people are poor” and what poor people might do in the future to overcome their poverty trap. We ask, which way forward do Africans envisage as a future pathway out of chronic poverty in the 21st century? This question forms the central themes of this chapter and has provoked lively debates among villagers as to the successive stages of household progress from extreme poverty to economic self-reliance. Such moves in and out of poverty are apparent when looking at poverty in either absolute or relative terms. Hence, how can we ensure a more diverse, inclusive, and sustainable future for all?

O*NET Job Analysis and Vocational Evaluation for the 21st Century

1999 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 42-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph E. Havranek ◽  
Martin G. Brodwin ◽  
Larry G. Kontosh
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Job Analysis ◽  
Information Network ◽  
Occupational Information ◽  
Vocational Evaluation ◽  
Occupational Information Network ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Job Duties ◽  
Functional Job Analysis

Functional Job Analysis will continue to be the preferred method for accurate, reliable, and legally defensible determination of job duties. With the implementation of the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), job-related functions to be evaluated will expand and the potential applications and problems, both practical and research, will increase. The O*NET system is described, as are potential uses and shortcomings of O*NET, as well as the importance of O*NET to job analysis and vocational evaluation.

Food waste management current practices and sustainable future approaches: a Saudi Arabian perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 678-690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuhu Dalhat Mu’azu ◽  
Nawaf I. Blaisi ◽  
Ammar A. Naji ◽  
Isam Mohammed Abdel-Magid ◽  
Ali AlQahtany
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Sustainable Future ◽  
Current Practices

Philosophy and Archaeological Practice: Perspectives for the 21st Century

2001 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 538
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Dyson ◽  
Cornelius Holtorf ◽  
Hakan Karlsson
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Archaeological Practice
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