Creating global prosperity without economic growth

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Resetting, Not Offsetting

for Post Growth Futures

by Janet Newbury, Sharon Ede and Joshua Nelson on 26th February 2012

Post growth futures require that we collectively re-set, not offset.

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Four Degrees of Sharing

Taking Sharing to New Levels

by Janelle Orsi on 18th July 2011

How can sharing answer some of today’s biggest questions: about meeting our needs, reducing our impact, and living healthy and full lives?

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The Slow Homes Manifesto

by Janelle Orsi on 30th June 2011

The first of a three part series that looks at how intentionally creating the homes we live in can be part of a larger movement that is ‘good, clean, and fair.’

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Change In The Rangelands

How Case Studies Can Mask the True Story

by Jane Addison on 23rd May 2011

The International Rangelands Congress brought together professionals working on the production and sustainability of rangelands. Despite their importance to our environment and people, they are undergoing rapid change that threatens their very existence.

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It’s hard to envision a post growth future without building a little community. Here are 12 ways to meet your neighbors.

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The Bomb is Still Ticking…

by Sharon Ede on 8th November 2010

Claims that Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Bomb’ is a fizzer are misplaced – the bomb is still ticking.

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At its core sustainability revolves around renewability. It can only be found in something that is renewable each year. For the human enterprise, sustainability requires us to use only renewable resources and energy, but not just use them, use them within their limits. The world’s forests, for instance, can regenerate over the course of a [...]

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Some voices in Asia are questioning the meaning of GDP—and the wisdom of measuring success through its lens.

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In China, entire cities are being built for no one. A likely reason: GDP growth.

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