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Author Wessels, Tom, 1951-

Title The myth of progress : toward a sustainable future / Tom Wessels
Edition Revised and expanded edition
Published Hanover : University Press of New England, [2013]
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 155 pages)
Series Book collections on Project MUSE
Contents Introduction -- The myth of control : complex versus linear systems -- The myth of growth : limits and sustainability -- The myth of energy : the second law of thermodynamics -- The myth of the free market : the loss of diversity, democracy, and economic resiliency -- The myth of progress : a need for cultural change -- Epilogue : From consumption to connection
Summary A provocative critique of Western progress from a scientific perspective
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Ecology.
Environmental policy.
Sustainable development.
environmental policy.
sustainable development.
NATURE -- Ecology.
NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
SCIENCE / General
Ecology
Environmental policy
Sustainable development
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781611684643
1611684641