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Beyond Sustainability - A Thriving Environment (Paperback)
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Beyond Sustainability - A Thriving Environment (Paperback)
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In Beyond Sustainability: A Thriving Environment, Delaney and
Madigan approach the study of the environment from two academic
disciplines - sociology and philosophy. Both sociologists and
philosophers have concerns about our environment's ability to not
only sustain itself, but also reach a point where it can actually
thrive. It is especially important to take an interdisciplinary
approach to the study of the environment. In this book we examine
the differences between ""sustainability"" and ""thrivability"" and
discuss such topics as sociological and philosophical
environmentalism, the ecosystem, and mass extinctions. We provide a
review of some of the major human causes (e.g., hydro-fracking, the
use of plastics, food waste, deforestation, and poor agriculture
practises), that will likely bring about the sixth mass extinction.
We take a look at the skepticism toward humans as the cause of a
deteriorating environment and detail nature's adverse role in
harming the environment. We examine ways to help the environment
thrive, and discuss the concept of ""environmental happiness.""
Finally, we give reasons why choosing a thrivability approach is
not only possible but beneficial, and discuss practical ways in
which thrivability can be taught, both in academic settings such as
in college courses, as well as through community efforts.
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