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I suggest to add a paragraph to this article dealing with the recent Covid-19 crisis, as the phrase is used to illustrate a remedy to the vulnerability of global supply lines and availability of resources depending on too many uncontrollable factors. Does anyone else have seen references or usage of Think globally, act locally phrase in this context? I don't want to base an addition to this article just on my personal perception or observation. Naor ( talk) 19:51, 3 May 2020 (UTC)
Eblen, R. A. and Eblen W. (1994) The Encyclopedia of the Environment Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. cites Rene Dubos as an author of a maxim. See http://capita.wustl.edu/ME567_Informatics/concepts/global.html
Comment Is this even worth a mention in wiki? surely once we figure out who actually coined the term we could merge it with their entry. Librarianofages 02:51, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
The phrase "Think globally, but act locally" was coined by the French theologian Jacques Ellul, actually. The reference to Brower's obit does not support at all the idea that he thought up the phrase.
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In which publication?
In the context of the current environment, what does it mean to think and act globally and locally? Choose produce and products from within a radius of 100 miles? Your thoughts would be appreciated for a research project.
My first encounter with the term "Think global act local" was in an environmental context (the Rio Summit in 1992) in connection with Local Agenda 21.
With the "ly"s - “Think globally; act locally. ” - it has been attributed to Buckminster Fuller (e.g. at mindprod quotes), but there seem to be several vague references to the term - there seems to be no uniquely identifiable source for this statement, source not known, etc.
So, keep digging :-).
The idea behind this phrase contributes behind the ideas of conservation in context to the masterplanning of cities. Geddes found that it was ridiculous to pretend conservation is for the betterment of the occupants even if it wipes out the entire context of the city. Therefore, Geddes formulated this phrase seeking for deeper understanding and minor insertions of new context into existing cities.
Who is Geddes and what does this passage have to do with the phrase "Think Globally Act Locally"? This text seems to be totally irrelevant to the content of the page. If it is relevant, please go back and edit the full article with the appropriate sources to prove it's relevance. It seems tacked-on simply to prove a point. Further, the passage it's self needs work to bring it more clarity, it makes no sense at all, except perhaps if one is a city planner. Until someone can better support this addition, I think it should be left out of the main article, as it adds nothing to it at this point. Jestermonkey ( talk) 22:49, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
The full text of Cities in Evolution is on the web [ [1]] and does not include the phrase "Think global, act local." In fact, it does not include the word "global" as far as I can find. I have removed the citation pending further information. Jed ( talk) 16:33, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Citation 5 sounds intriguing, but I cannot find any trace of it online:
Grauer, Stuart. Think Globally, Act Locally: A Delphi Study of Educational Leadership Through the Development of International Resources in the Local Community. University of San Diego, San Diego 1989.
-- interrelativity ( talk) 05:33, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
Examples of thinking globally and acting locally The article has no actual examples of how this might work. Is recycling tin cans and bottles an example? Mxmeth ( talk) 18:20, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: page moved per discussion. - GTBacchus( talk) 15:33, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Think Globally, Act Locally →
Think globally, act locally –
It's not even upcased in the article text. Per WP:CAPS and WP:TITLE, this is a generic, common phrase, not a propriety or commercial term, so the article title should be downcased. Lowercase will match the formatting of related article titles. Tony (talk) 06:32, 11 October 2011 (UTC)
This article in in need of reorganization and editing. I will be working on that in a sandbox at User:Meclee/proj2-sandbox. If you have objections to a re-org or comments, please make them here on this talkpage. Meclee ( talk) 20:47, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
I've re-thought and decided not to pursue this task. Meclee ( talk) 00:52, 31 May 2016 (UTC)
It looks like this: (in section heading 2:) See also
Under Agenda 21, there is an invisible line, you have to click the edit button to make it visible. I'm continuously discovering new lay-out and code. I think this code makes this article link or to be taken up in the wikipedia section on the larger issue/topic/chapter "Global Local"? Thy-- SvenAERTS ( talk) 13:02, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
The Church paragraph should be deleted IMHO.
Are there sources indicating wider use of the reversed slogan in religious contexts? Glimz ( talk) 21:59, 25 March 2023 (UTC)