The myth of progress : toward a sustainable future /
Wessels, Tom.
The myth of progress : toward a sustainable future / Tom Wessels. - Rev. and expanded ed. - Hanover : University Press of New England, 2013. - 1 online resource (xv, 155 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Title Page; Contents; Preface to the Revised Edition; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Introduction; 1 The Myth of Control: Complex versus Linear Systems; 2 The Myth of Growth: Limits and Sustainability; 3 The Myth of Energy: The Second Law of Thermodynamics; 4 The Myth of the Free Market: The Loss of Diversity, Democracy, and Economic Resiliency; 5 The Myth of Progress: A Need for Cultural Change; Epilogue: From Consumption to Connection; Glossary of Scientific Terms; Index.
A provocative critique of Western progress from a scientific perspective.
9781611684643 (electronic bk.) 1611684641 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
469737 MIL D49E9C13-5C5C-476B-8068-447AB5D0EC00 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 821FE1F3-9ED6-4A50-B7DE-33CEE6729233 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctv1xvp92h JSTOR
Ecology.
Environmental policy.
Sustainable development.
Environnement--Politique gouvernementale.
Développement durable.
environmental policy.
sustainable development.
NATURE--Ecology.
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Wilderness.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.
SCIENCE / General
Ecology.
Environmental policy.
Sustainable development.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QH541 / .W47 2013eb
577
The myth of progress : toward a sustainable future / Tom Wessels. - Rev. and expanded ed. - Hanover : University Press of New England, 2013. - 1 online resource (xv, 155 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Title Page; Contents; Preface to the Revised Edition; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Introduction; 1 The Myth of Control: Complex versus Linear Systems; 2 The Myth of Growth: Limits and Sustainability; 3 The Myth of Energy: The Second Law of Thermodynamics; 4 The Myth of the Free Market: The Loss of Diversity, Democracy, and Economic Resiliency; 5 The Myth of Progress: A Need for Cultural Change; Epilogue: From Consumption to Connection; Glossary of Scientific Terms; Index.
A provocative critique of Western progress from a scientific perspective.
9781611684643 (electronic bk.) 1611684641 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
469737 MIL D49E9C13-5C5C-476B-8068-447AB5D0EC00 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 821FE1F3-9ED6-4A50-B7DE-33CEE6729233 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctv1xvp92h JSTOR
Ecology.
Environmental policy.
Sustainable development.
Environnement--Politique gouvernementale.
Développement durable.
environmental policy.
sustainable development.
NATURE--Ecology.
NATURE--Ecosystems & Habitats--Wilderness.
SCIENCE--Environmental Science.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Ecology.
SCIENCE / General
Ecology.
Environmental policy.
Sustainable development.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QH541 / .W47 2013eb
577