{"product_id":"9781138842526","title":"Flourishing Within Limits to Growth: Following nature's way","description":"\u003cp\u003eDecades of research and discussion have shown that the human population growth and our increased consumption of natural resources cannot continue – there are limits to growth. This volume demonstrates how we might modify and revise our economic systems using nature as a model.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book describes how nature uses three growth forms: biomass, information, and networks, resulting in improved overall ecosystem functioning and co-development. As biomass growth is limited by available resources, nature uses the two other growth forms to achieve higher resource use efficiency. Through a universal application of the three ‘R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle, nature thus shows us a way forward towards better solutions. However, our current approach, dominated by short-term economic thinking, inhibits full utilization of the three ‘R’s and other successful approaches from nature.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding on ecological principles, the authors present a global model and futures scenario analyses which show that implementation of the proposed changes will lead to a win-win situation. In other words, we can learn from nature how to develop a society that can flourish within the limits to growth with better conditions for prosperity and well-being.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46311678640369,"sku":"9781138842526","price":233.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781138842526_p0.jpg?v=1765185444","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781138842526","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}