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Healing, Sherrie Steiner
Transitional Adaptation: A Neoweberian Theory Of Ecologically-Based Social Change, Sherrie Steiner
Transitional Adaptation: A Neoweberian Theory Of Ecologically-Based Social Change, Sherrie Steiner
Sherrie M Steiner
This theory presents an explanation for why the transition to sustainability posits distinctive challenges to social change toward sustainability. Civilization collapse is most vulnerable during the transition process toward sustainability due to increasing environmental fluctuations from environmental degradation. Collaborative relations between civic volunteers and governing bodies is considered as an important factor for adapting to these increasing fluctuations.