Sustainability by Design: A Subversive Strategy for Transforming Our Consumer Culture
John R. Ehrenfeld
Treating the symptoms of global ecological stress isn’t enough; we need to think about sustainability in an entirely different light
The developed world, increasingly aware of “inconvenient truths” about global warming and sustainability, is turning its attention to possible remedies—eco-efficiency, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility, among others. But such measures are mere Band-Aids, and they may actually do more harm than good, says John Ehrenfeld, a pioneer in the field of industrial ecology. In this deeply considered book, Ehrenfeld challenges conventional understandings of “solving” environmental problems and offers a radically new set of strategies to attain sustainability.
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