Myth of Progress Toward a Sustainable Future

Name: Myth of Progress Toward a Sustainable Future
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ISBN: 9781584654957

ISBN-10: 1584654953

ISBN-13: 9781584654957

Edition: 2006

Authors: Tom Wessels

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In this compelling and cogently argued book, Tom Wessels demonstrates how our current path toward progress, based on continual economic expansion and inefficient use of resources, runs absolutely contrary to three foundational scientific laws that govern all complex natural systems. It is a myth, he contends, that progress depends on a growing economy. Wessels explains his theory with his three Laws of Sustainability: (1) the law of limits to growth, (2) the second law of thermodynamics, which exposes the dangers of increased energy consumption, and (3) the law of self-organization, which results in the marvelous diversity of such highly evolved systems as the human body and complex…

Book details

List price: $20.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University Press of New England
Publication date: 9/29/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 180
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Prologue


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 and Democracy


The Myth of Progress: A Need for Cultural Change


Epilogue: From Consumption to Connection


Glossary of Scientific Terms


Index