1st Edition

The Degrowth Alternative A Path to Address our Environmental Crisis?

98 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

98 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

98 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Degrowth is a planned economic contraction in wealthy countries that reduces production and consumption—and, by extension, greenhouse gas emissions and stresses on global ecosystems—to sustainable levels within ecological limits. This book explores the idea of degrowth as an economic alternative to offer a more sustainable and just future. A growing number of scientists and scholars now... Read more

1. Addressing Our Environmental Crisis

2. Beyond False Solutions

3. The Case Against Economic Growth

4. The Degrowth Alternative

5. Questions and Critiques

6. Pathways for Change

Biography

Diana Stuart is an Associate Professor in the Sustainable Communities Program and in the School of Earth and Sustainability at Northern Arizona University, USA.

Ryan Gunderson is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Justice Studies in the Department of Sociology and Gerontology and Affiliate of the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability at Miami University, USA.

Brian Petersen is an Associate Professor in the Geography, Planning and Recreation Department at Northern Arizona University, USA.