Book chapter
Population: Better not bigger
A Future Beyond Growth: Towards a steady state economy, pp.21-31
Routledge
2016
Abstract
There 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 unsustainable 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. [Book Synopsis]
Details
- Title
- Population: Better not bigger
- Authors
- Ian Lowe (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Contributors
- Haydn Washington (Editor)Paul Twomey (Editor)
- Publication details
- A Future Beyond Growth: Towards a steady state economy, pp.21-31
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Date published
- 2016
- DOI
- 10.4324/9781315667515
- ISBN
- 9781317358336
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450420002621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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