This book explores the concept of transforming the current macroeconomic system from one based on continuous growth that doesn-t recognize the fundamental importance of Earth''s natural support structures, to a system consistent with the basic views of biophysical economics that acknowledges that all real wealth ultimately derives from planetary resources, both renewable and non-renewable. It describes how data and information collected by various institutions, government agencies, and the private sector, can be integrated with existing management structures to transform the -continuous growth- economy into an economy that functions within understandable boundaries on a finite planet.
Features
- Stimulates discussions of the feasibility of a biophysical economy.
- Discusses the historical developments of biophysical economics.
- Offers a practical approach to building a biophysical economy.
- Explores the human experience of living in a biophysical
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