Globalization and sustainability: the cynics, the romantics and the realists

Abstract

Based on an address given to the second international conference on sociocybernetics the author gives a personal view of globalization and sustainability. He discusses economy‐driven, science‐driven and tourism‐driven globalization and gives a meaning to the term “sustainer”, He gives examples of the “nastier aspects of globalization” and considers whether there is a realistic approach to globalization and sustainability problems. Deals from a sociocybernetic viewpoint with some of the challenges to be faced in the modern world.

Citation

Geyer, F. (2003), "Globalization and sustainability: the cynics, the romantics and the realists", Kybernetes, Vol. 32 No. 9/10, pp. 1235-1252. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920310493233