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020 _a9780815387213; 9780815387220; 9781351173643
020 _aOAPEN_1000439
024 7 _a10.26530/OAPEN_1000439
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040 _aoapen
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041 0 _aeng
042 _adc
072 7 _aKC
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720 1 _aBonnedahl, Karl Johan
_4edt
245 0 0 _aStrongly Sustainable Societies
_bOrganising Human Activities on a Hot and Full Earth
260 _bTaylor & Francis
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource (316 p.)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
506 0 _aFree-to-read
_fUnrestricted online access
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520 _aThe response of the international community to the pressing socio-ecological problems has been framed around the concept of 'sustainable development'. The ecological pressure, however, has continued to rise and mainstream sustainability discourse has proven to be problematic. It contains an instrumental view of the world, a strong focus on technological solutions, and the premise that natural and human-made 'capitals' are substitutable. This trajectory, which is referred to as 'weak sustainability', reproduces inequalities, denies intrinsic values in nature, and jeopardises the wellbeing of humans as well as other beings. Based on the assumptions of strong sustainability, this edited book presents practical and theoretical alternatives to today's unsustainable societies. It investigates and advances pathways for humanity that are ecologically realistic, ethically inclusive, and receptive to the task's magnitude and urgency. The book challenges the traditional anthropocentric ethos and ontology, economic growth-dogma, and programmes of ecological modernisation. It discusses options with examples on different levels of analysis, from the individual to the global, addressing the economic system, key sectors of society, alternative lifestyles, and experiences of local communities. Examining key topics including human-nature relations and wealth and justice, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental and development studies, ecological economics, environmental governance and policy, sustainable business, and sustainability science.
540 _aAll rights reserved
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546 _aEnglish
650 7 _aEconomics
_2bicssc
653 _aEconomics
653 _aEnvironment
653 _aSustainability
720 1 _aBonnedahl, Karl Johan
_4oth
720 1 _aHeikkurinen, Pasi
_4edt
720 1 _aHeikkurinen, Pasi
_4oth
793 0 _aDOAB Library.
856 4 0 _uhttps://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/36046
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_zFree-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication
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