The Myth of Progress – Toward a Sustainable Future
Author:   Tom Wessels
Publisher:   Brandeis University Press
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9781684581528


Pages:   184
Publication Date:   01 May 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Tom Wessels
Publisher:   Brandeis University Press
Imprint:   Brandeis University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 0.50cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 0.80cm
ISBN:  

9781684581528


ISBN 10:   1684581524
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   01 May 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of 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

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This is an impassioned, critical, and bold book. Wessels is guided by his overwhelming sense that the laws of sustainability demand respect, understanding, and interpretation, and unless we educate ourselves about their full complexity and truth, we will do irreparable damage to the landscapes we love. * Northern Woodlands *


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Tom Wessels is professor of ecology and the founding director of the master’s degree program in conservation biology at Antioch New England Graduate School. He is the author of Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England; Forest Forensics: A Field Guide to Reading the Forested Landscape; and Granite, Fire, and Fog: The Natural and Cultural History of Acadia.  

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