Human Scale

Size matters. And "progress", as it translates into sprawl, congestion, resource depletion, overpopulation, the decline of communities and the rise of corporate rule, is quite literally killing us. In his landmark work Human Scale, Kirkpatrick Sale details the crises facing modern society and offers real solutions, laying out ways that we can take control of every facet of our lives by building institutions, workplaces and communities that are sustainable, ecologically balanced, and responsive to the needs of the individual. As relevant today as when it was first published in 1980, this remarkable book provides a fascinating perspective on the last quarter-century of "growth" and anticipates by decades the current movement towards relocalization in response to the end of cheap oil. Big Government, Big Business, Big Everything - How The Crises That Imperil Modern America Are The Inevitable Result Of Giantism Grown Out Of Control - And What Can Be Done About It. Kirkpatrick Sale Examines A Nation In The Grips Of Growthmania And Presents The Ways To Shape A More Efficient And Livable Society Built To The Human Scale.--cover. Toward The Human Scale -- The Burden Of Bigness -- Society On A Human Scale -- Economy On A Human Scale -- Politics On A Human Scale. Kirkpatrick Sale. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.