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Author: | Rees, W.E. |
Title: | Ecological integrity and material growth: irreconcilable conflict? |
Journal: | Journal of Business Administration
1999 : VOL. 27-29, p. 11-133 |
Index terms: | ECOLOGY ECONOMIC GROWTH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | In this article the author argues that there is an unavoidable conflict between maintaining the ecological integrity necessary for sustainability and growth-oriented economic development. This conflict is rooted in the nature of human beings as ecological entities whose material demands are ultimately governed by the second law of thermodynamics. |
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