Dear Justin Dillon and fellows,
Thank you for your quick reply to my inquiry about the phrase Think
Globally-Act Locally.
To my knowledge, the phrase was made by Barbara Ward and Rene Dubos. I
would be grateful if some more information was provided.
Atom
At 9:27 AM 98.10.29 +0000, Justin Dillon wrote:
>If you look at the following web page:
>http://info.lu.farmingdale.edu/~acce/accenews/may95/may952.html you will
>find that Mark S. Brody writes:
>
>"Ironically, the phrase Think Globally-Act Locally dates back to the early
>1970's; about the same time that our profession formalized its beginnings.
>The phrase was originated by Rene Dubos at the time he served as chairman
>of the group of experts advising the United Nations Conference on the Human
>Environment. "His purpose [in this phrase] was to convey his conviction
>that, while all environmental problems have global aspects, sweeping
>statements about them can hardly be converted into action". In a 1979
>article published simultaneously in Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal,
>Dubos suggested that "global consciousness should begin at home". The
>phrase is now a registered trademark of the Rene Dubos Center for the Human
>Environment. "
>
>But then you never should believe all you read on the web ...
>
>Justin Dillon
>
>Director, International Education Unit
>School of Education
>King's College London
>Waterloo Road
>London SE1 8WA
>United Kingdom
>
>Tel: +44-171 872 3096
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>Fax: +44-171 872 3182
>
>http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kis/schools/education/hpages/jdillon.html
>
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