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Flourishing Within Limits to Growth: Following nature's way by Federico M. Pulselli, Daniel A. Fiscus, Sven Erik Jorgensen, Simone Bastianoni, Soren Nors Nielsen, Brian D. Fath (Paperback, 2015)

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.

Author
Federico M. Pulselli, Daniel A. Fiscus, Sven Erik Jorgensen, Simone Bastianoni, Soren Nors Nielsen, Brian D. Fath
Publication Name
Flourishing Within Limits to Growth: Following Nature's Way
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Management
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
222 Pages

Title_Author
Federico M. Pulselli, Daniel A. Fiscus, Brian D. Fath, Soren Nors Nielsen, Simone Bastianoni, Sven Erik Jorgensen
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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