"Future Generations and Environmental Ethics"
In his article, Lawrence E. Johnson discusses the moral significance of future generations.
In his article, Lawrence E. Johnson discusses the moral significance of future generations.
This article argues that in a risky world and a risk-averse society even under the assumptions of weak sustainability the circumstances under which different forms of capital may be substituted are limited.
State of the World 2012: Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity showcases creative policies and fresh approaches that are advancing sustainable development in the twenty-first century.
In State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible?, scientists, policy experts, and thought leaders attempt to restore the meaning to sustainability as more than just a marketing tool.
The 2014 edition, marking the Institute’s fortieth anniversary, examines both barriers to responsible political and economic governance as well as gridlock-shattering new ideas.
The 2015 edition examines what we think we know about environmental damage and the hidden threats to sustainability we need to recognize.
In this study the authors offer an analysis of the socio-ecological transformation of Matadepera, a wealthy suburb of metropolitan Barcelona that evolved out of a rural village inhabited by poor peasants who farmed rain-fed cropland and managed the forest.