Perish in Beauty? Climate Change as Cultural Demand.

The Climate change in its cause and physical impact is a matter of the natural siences. But the complexity and vast squareness of its consequences turn the debate into a matter of social and cultural studies. "In climate change lies not only the chance to overcome outmoded standards of living and actings but also to develop new institutional and individual modes of cooperation and cultural techniques for handling large scale threats." What are the chances and possibilities (technological and cultural) of opposing the destructive dynamics of climate change with constructive elements (policy, economy, technology, culture, art etc.)?

In cooperation with KWI Essen