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Economic growth and sustainability : systems thinking for a complex world /
How to sustain our world for future generations has perplexed us for centuries. We have reached a crossroads: we may choose the rocky path of responsibility or continue on the paved road of excess that promises hardship for our progeny. Independent efforts to resolve isolated issues are inadequate....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam [Netherlands] :
Academic Press,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Copyright; Preface; About the Author; Introduction
- the Looming Challenge of Sustainability; Chapter 1: The Secret's in the Overlap: Sustainability as an Integrated System; Abstract; 1.1. Environmentalism and sustainability; 1.2. Systems thinking; 1.3. Lessons for the future; Chapter 2: Living in a Bubble: A Mental Model of How the World Works; Abstract; 2.1. Defining our predominant mental model; 2.2. Economic growth and human thriving; 2.3. Energy and technology advances; 2.4. Population growth and pollution.
- Chapter 3: The Ant Who Lives Forever: A Systems Interpretation of Our Mental ModelAbstract; 3.1. Systems depiction of our mental model; 3.2. Implications of our mental model; Chapter 4: Addicted to Growth: Economic Growth Promises Happiness and Well-Being; Abstract; 4.1. Addicted to economic growth; 4.2. Economic growth trends; 4.3. Repercussions of economic growth; 4.4. A promise broken: creating a new perspective; Chapter 5: Two Faces of Happiness: Instant Gratification versus Sustainable Well-being; Abstract; 5.1. Blending eastern and western ideals.
- 5.2. Sustainable happiness and well-being5.3. Long-term/short-term balance; Chapter 6: The Bubble Bursts: Population and Pollution Become Our Concern; Abstract; 6.1. Population growth; 6.2. Increased pollution; 6.3. Interaction among population, economy, and environment; Chapter 7: Applying the Brakes: Factors That Limit Growth; Abstract; 7.1. Ancient civilization and limits to growth; 7.2. Carrying capacity; 7.3. Limiting factors; Chapter 8: The "I"s Have It: A Systems View of Sustainability; Abstract; 8.1. Integration and interdependence; 8.2. The system diagram.
- 8.3. Mental model and integrated system compared8.4. A video of the future; 8.5. Imperfections and lessons; Chapter 9: Creating Balance: Effective Interventions; Abstract; 9.1. Sustainability solutions: systemic or suboptimal?; 9.2. Analytic approach; 9.3. Areas of intervention; 9.4. Proposed actions; Chapter 10: Pieces of the Puzzle Level I: Paradigm Shifts; Abstract; 10.1. Synergistic plan to achieve sustainability; 10.2. Building the foundation; 10.3. Area 1: mental model; 10.4. Area 2: balanced cultural values; Chapter 11: Pieces of the Puzzle Level II: Structural Changes; Abstract.
- 11.1. Altering feedback loops11.2. Area 3: energy cost; 11.3. Area 4: births per year; 11.4. Area 5: median age; Chapter 12: Pieces of the Puzzle Level III: Transition to the Future; Abstract; 12.1. Attending to the present; 12.2. Long-term versus short-term conflict resolution; 12.3. Area 6: environmental technology and policies; 12.4. Area 7: energy technology and policies; 12.5. Area 8: food and water technology and policies; Chapter 13: From Bud to Blossom: Nurturing Sustainable Stewardship; Abstract; 13.1. From anxiety to hope; 13.2. From mental model to integrated system.