Toward an Ecological Solution

Rad polazi od hipoteze da ekološko pitanje egzistira u različitim dimenzijama već s počecima industrijske revolucije na Zapadu. Brojne rasprave o ekološkoj krizi ne uočavaju bitnu crtu ovoga pitanja: danas je propadanje okoline direktno povezano s propadanjem postojećih socijalnih struktura (poljoprivrede, industrije, grada, itd.). Propadanje okoline i ekološka katastrofa ne mogu se otkloniti programima zaštite prirode već samo dalekosežnim promjenama u društvenom razvoju i odnosu čovjeka prema čovjeku. Društvo vlasništva, dominacije, hijerarhije i država u svim svojim oblicima nespojivi su na duži period s opstankom biosfere. S druge strane, primjena ekoloških principa na rekonstrukciju društva otvara nove mogućnosti za izgradnju decentralizirane zajednice, modelirane prema mjeri čovjeka i s novim tehnološkim i energetskim obrascima u proizvodnji i potrošnji.The article begins by stating the hypothesis of ecological issue existing in the West in various dimensions from the beginning of the industrial revolution. Numerous discussions concerning the ecological crisis do not take account of an important feature of the issue: the deterioration of the environment is directly connected with the destruction of existing social structures (agriculture, industry, city, etc.) The deterioration of the environment and ecological catastrophe cannot be averted by programs of the protection of the environment, but only by long-reaching changes within social development and interpersonal relations. The society of ownership, of domination, of hierarchy and state in all its forms are irreconcilable with the existence of the biosphere in a long-term perspective. On the other hand, an application of ecological principles to the reconstruction of the society opens new possibilities for the establishment of a decentralized community, modeled after humane criteria, while equipped with new technological and energy patterns in the production and consumption