Bastianoni Simone - Flourishing Within Limits To Growth Following Nature's Way - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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.
Title: Flourishing Within Limits To Growth Following Nature's Way
Author(s): Bastianoni Simone
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138842533
Pages: 222 Pages, 21 Tables, Black And White; 43 Line Drawings, Black And White; 4 Halftones, Black And Whi
Publication Date: 7/16/2015
Category: Agricultural Science