216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
216 Pages
by
Routledge
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Sustainable development is the central challenge of the 21 st Century. How can human civilization continue to develop without destroying the natural systems on which it depends?Environmentalists tell us that capitalism is the problem because it feeds our self-interest. They tell us that we have to restrain ourselves and only consume what the Earth can sustain. Or governments must tell us what we... Read more
1.The Path of Sustainability 2.The Failure of Authority and Altruism 3.The Complexity of Sustainable Development 4.Consuming Unhappiness 5.Happiness, Well-Being, and Sustainability 6.Needs and Wants 7.Leveraging Wants 8.Changing the Social Paradigm 9.Adapting to Sustainable Capitalism 10.Sustainable Systems
Biography
Neil E. Harrison is a senior research fellow and executive director of the Sustainable Development Institute and a research associate in the Joseph Korbel Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver.






