Come On! Capitalism, Short-termism, Population and the Destruction of the Planet /

• Main Authors: von Weizsäcker, Ernst Ulrich (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Wijkman, Anders (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Sustainable development.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Environmental management.; Environmental geography.; Sustainable Development.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Geography.

Current worldwide trends are not sustainable. The Club of Rome's warnings published in the book Limits to Growth are still valid. Remedies that are acceptable for the great majority tend to make things worse. We seem to be in a philosophical crisis. Pope Francis says it clearly: our common home...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Executive Summary
• Part One - C'mon! Don't tell me the current trends are sustainable!
• 1.1 Introduction: The World in Disarray
• 1.2 Limits to Growth - how relevant was its message?- 1.3 Planetary Boundaries
• 1.4 The Anthropocene
• 1.5 The Climate Challenge
• 1.6 Other disasters ahead
• 1.7 Unsustainable population growth - and urbanization
• 1.8 Unsustainable agriculture and food system
• 1.9 Trade versus environment
• 1.10 The 2030 Agenda - the devil is in implementation
• 1.11 Do we like disruptions? The case of the digital revolution
• 1.12 From Empty World to Full World
• Part Two - C'mon! Don't stick to outdated philosophies!
• 2.1 Laudato Sí: The Pope raises His voice
• 2.2 Change the Story, Change the Future
• 2.3 1991: "The First Global Revolution"
• 2.4 Capitalism got arrogant
• 2.5 The failure of the market doctrine
• 2.6 Philosophical errors of the market doctrine
• 2.7 Reductionist philosophy is shallow and inadequate
• 2.8 Gaps between Theory, Education and Social Reality
• 2.9 Tolerance and long-term perspectives
• 2.10 We may need a New Enlightenment
• Part Three Come On! Join us on an exciting journey towards a sustainable world!
• 3.1 A regenerative economy
• 3.2 Development Alternatives
• 3.3 The Blue Economy
• 3.4 Decentralized energy
• 3.5 Some agricultural success stories
• 3.6 Regenerative urbanization: Ecopolis
• 3.7 Climate: Some good news, but bigger challenges
• 3.8 Circular economy requires a new economic logic
• 3.9 Five-fold resource productivity
• 3.10 Healthy disruption
• 3.11 Reform of the financial sector
• 3.12 Reform of the economic set-up
• 3.13 Benign investment
• 3.14 Measuring well-being rather than GDP
• 3.15 Civil Society, Social Capital and Collective Leadership
• 3.16 Global Governance
• 3.17 National level action: China and Bhutan
• 3.18 Education for a sustainable civilization
• Conclusion: We invite readers to 'come on'
• Index
• Blurbs.