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Operating manual for spaceship earth

Book • 1969
In 'Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth,' R. Buckminster Fuller investigates the great challenges facing humanity, such as survival, automation, individualization, and resource utilization.

He questions the concept of specialization, advocates for a design revolution of innovation, and offers guidance on guiding 'spaceship earth' toward a sustainable future.

The book emphasizes the importance of managing Earth's finite resources sustainably and critiques pollution and other threats to human survival.

It was first published in 1969 following an address given to the American Planners Association in 1967.

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