An Open Discussion on The Sustainability Crisis

CHAPTER 1 - DEFINITIVE CHALLENGES

CHAPTER 1 – DEFINITIVE CHALLENGES

By Thomas Sawyer Hopkins | December 21, 2022 | Comments Off on CHAPTER 1 – DEFINITIVE CHALLENGES

1. Human Predicament 1.1a Resource Debt The planet’s human societies and its ecosystems are experiencing strong destabilizing trends to which…

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CHAPTER 2 – COMMUNICATION

By Thomas Sawyer Hopkins | December 21, 2022 | Comments Off on CHAPTER 2 – COMMUNICATION

1. CAN WE IMPROVE CREDIBILITY? 1.a. Expansion of Communication. What humans communicate has remained relatively constant compared with how we…

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CHAPTER 3 – GOVERNANCE

By Thomas Sawyer Hopkins | December 21, 2022 | Comments Off on CHAPTER 3 – GOVERNANCE

C.1. Do our policymakers consider sustainable Development? 1.1a Are We Improving Governance by Trial and Error? The evolution of better…

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CHAPTER 4 – FINANCIAL CAPITAL

By Thomas Sawyer Hopkins | December 21, 2022 | Comments Off on CHAPTER 4 – FINANCIAL CAPITAL

4.1. Is the Economy Truly Unstable and Unsustainable? 4 .1 YES, IT IS UNSTABLE AND UNSUSTAINABLE Since the economy is…

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CHAPTER 5 – ECONOMY, NATURAL CAPITAL

By Thomas Sawyer Hopkins | December 21, 2022 | Comments Off on CHAPTER 5 – ECONOMY, NATURAL CAPITAL

Why Include Natural Capital Addressing this question, Herman Daly observed: “There is something fundamentally wrong with treating the earth as…

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CHAPTER 6 - ECONOMY

CHAPTER 6 – ECONOMY

By Thomas Sawyer Hopkins | December 21, 2022 | Comments Off on CHAPTER 6 – ECONOMY

6.1. Defining The Issue 6.1a Status From a Planetary Perspective In Chap. 1, the Earth System is described as consisting…

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CHAPTER 7- SOCIAL CAPITAL

By Thomas Sawyer Hopkins | January 27, 2023 | Comments Off on CHAPTER 7- SOCIAL CAPITAL

Growth Sequence that might help Human Society Evolve?   7.1a.This section presents an abbreviated discussion on the prospects for the…

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CHAPTER 8 – EVOLUTION

By Thomas Sawyer Hopkins | January 27, 2023 | Comments Off on CHAPTER 8 – EVOLUTION

6.8. How might the Human Society Evolve This section presents an abbreviated discussion on the prospects for the future of…

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