04545oam 2200649I 450 991096971180332120251117071916.01-315-66751-71-317-35834-11-317-35833-310.4324/9781315667515 (CKB)3710000000645141(EBL)4505759(SSID)ssj0001652559(PQKBManifestationID)16428088(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001652559(PQKBWorkID)14829963(PQKB)11507979(MiAaPQ)EBC4505759(OCoLC)946887472(BIP)59819637(BIP)52223555(EXLCZ)99371000000064514120180706d2016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA future beyond growth towards a steady state economy /edited by Haydn Washington and Paul Twomey1st ed.London ;New York :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (281 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-138-95301-6 Includes bibliographical references at the end of the chapters and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowlegements; Foreword: Setting things straight for the steady state; Introduction: Why the growth economy is broken; SECTION 1 Population: the heresy of numbers; 1 A population perspective on the steady state economy; 2 Population: better not bigger; 3 Nine population strategies to stop short of 9 billion; 4 Choosing a planet of life; SECTION 2 Throughput and consumerism: a key elephant in the room; 5 Re-engineering cultures to create a sustainable civilization6 Sustainable business: what should it be? Circular economy and the 'business of subversion'7 Peak mining: stepping down from high resource use; SECTION 3 Key aspects of a steady state economy; 8 What is the steady state economy?; 9 The physical pathway to a steady state economy; 10 Relating the steady state economy to the green, circular and blue economies; 11 Sustainable, equitable, secure: getting there?; 12 The Genuine Progress Indicator: an indicator to guide the transition to a steady state economy; 13 Capitalism and the steady state: uneasy bedfellowsSECTION 4 Ethics and a message from the future14 Sustainable development vs. sustainable biosphere; 15 A message from the future about the steady state economy; SECTION 5 Policy for change; 16 Degrowth as a transition strategy; 17 Strategies for transition to a future beyond growth; Conclusion: The endless growth myth: simplicity and complexity; IndexThere is a fundamental denial at the centre of why we have an environmental crisis - a denial that ignores that endless physical growth on a finite planet is impossible. Nature provides the ecosystem services that support our civilisation, thus making humanity unavoidably dependent upon it. However, society continues to ignore and deny this dependence. A Future Beyond Growth explores the reason why the endless growth economy is fundamentally un sustainable and considers ways in which society can move beyond this to a steady state economy. The book brings together some of the deepest thinkers from around the world to consider how to advance beyond growth . The main themes consider the deep problems of the current system and key aspects of a steady state economy, such as population; throughput and consumerism; ethics and equity; and policy for change. The policy section and conclusion bring together these various themes and indicates how we can move past the growth economy to a truly sustainable future. This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of economics, sustainability and environmental studies in general.Stagnation (Economics)Economic developmentEnvironmental aspectsSustainable developmentStagnation (Economics)Economic developmentEnvironmental aspects.Sustainable development.338.9338.927Twomey Paul1869147Washington Haydn1955-1116854MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910969711803321A future beyond growth4477341UNINA