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FLOURISHING WITHIN LIMITS TO GROWTH
FOLLOWING NATURE'S WAY |
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Dr. Sven Erik Jorgensen, Brian D. Fath, Soren Nors Nielsen |
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Paperback |
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£53.99 |
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£48.59 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1138842532 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781138842533 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
15 July, 2015 |
| Pages: |
236 |
| Synopsis: |
Decades of research and discussion have shown that the human population growth and our increased consumption of natural resources cannot continue - there are limits to growth. This volume demonstrates how we might modify and revise our economic systems using nature as a model. The book describes how nature uses three growth forms: biomass, information, and networks, resulting in improved overall ecosystem functioning and co-development. As biomass growth is limited by available resources, nature uses the two other growth forms to achieve higher resource use efficiency. Through a universal application of the three 'R's: reduce, reuse, and recycle, nature thus shows us a way forward towards better solutions. However, our current approach, dominated by short-term economic thinking, inhibits full utilization of the three 'R's and other successful approaches from nature. Building on ecological principles, the authors present a global model and futures scenario analyses which show that implementation of the proposed changes will lead to a win-win situation.In other words, we can learn from nature how to develop a society that can flourish within the limits to growth with better conditions for prosperity and well-being. |
| Illustrations: |
68 black & white illustrations, 21 black & white tables, 4 black & white |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
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Returnable |
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