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Title Come on! : capitalism, short-termism, population and the destruction of the planet : a report to the Club of Rome / Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, Anders Wijkman
Imprint 2017
New York : Springer, 2018

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 Limhamn:Vuxen Facklitteratur (300-399)  339.9 engelska    CHECK SHELF  
Descript xiv, 220 sidor illustrationer
Note "prepared for the Club of Rome's 50th Anniversary in 2018"
Current worldwide trends are not sustainable. The Club of Romes warnings published in the book Limits to Growth are still valid. Remedies that are acceptable for the great majority tend to make things worse. We seem to be in a philosophical crisis. Pope Francis says it clearly: our common home is in deadly danger. Analyzing the philosophical crisis, the book comes to the conclusion that the world may need a new enlightenment; one that is not based solely on doctrine, but instead addresses a balance between humans and nature, as well as a balance between markets and the state, and the short versus long term. To do this we need to leave behind working in silos in favor of a more systemic approach that will require us to rethink the organization of science and education. However, we have to act now; the world cannot wait until 7.6 billion people have struggled to reach a new enlightenment. This book is full of optimistic case studies and policy proposals that will lead us back to a trajectory of sustainability. But it is also necessary to address the taboo topic of population increase. Countries with a stable population fare immensely better than those with continued increase. Finally, we are presenting an optimistic book from the Club of Rome
Subject Hållbar utveckling
Miljöpolitik
Sustainable development
Environmental policy
mankind
philosophy
sustainability
environmental impact assessment
Environmental policy
Sustainable development
20180301 Övrigt
201816 EKONOMI
Classmark 338.927
Qadcb
Alt Auth Wijkman, Anders, 1944-
Club of Rome
ISBN/ISSN 9781493974184 inbunden
1493974181 inbunden
9781493974191 (ebook)
149397419X (ebook)
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