A future beyond growth : towards a steady state economy / / edited by Haydn Washington and Paul Twomey
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| Titolo: |
A future beyond growth : towards a steady state economy / / edited by Haydn Washington and Paul Twomey
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.9 |
| 338.927 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Stagnation (Economics) |
| Economic development - Environmental aspects | |
| Sustainable development | |
| Altri autori: |
TwomeyPaul
WashingtonHaydn <1955->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of the chapters and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 civilization |
| 6 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 bedfellows | |
| SECTION 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; Index | |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A future beyond growth |
| ISBN: | 1-315-66751-7 |
| 1-317-35834-1 | |
| 1-317-35833-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910823208403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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