Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth

By: Jim Merkel

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Synopsis: Imagine you are first in line at a potluck buffet. The spread includes not just food and water, but all the materials needed for shelter, clothing, healthcare, and education. How do you know how much to take? How much is enough to leave for your neighbours behind you -- not just the six billion people, but the wildlife, and the as-yet-unborn? In the face of looming ecological disaster, many people feel the need to change their own lifestyles as a tangible way of transforming our unsustainable culture. Radical Simplicity is the first book that guides the reader to a personal sustainability goal, then offers a process to monitor progress to a lifestyle that is equitable amongst all people, species, and generations. Combining lyrical narrative, compassionate advocacy and absorbing science, Radical Simplicity is a practical, personal answer to 21st century challenges that will appeal as much to Cultural Creatives and students as to spiritual seekers, policy makers and sustainability professionals.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 257 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780865714731
Publisher:: New Society Publishers, Limited
Date of Addition:: 04/03/09
Copyrighted By:: Jim Merkel
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Self-Help, Outdoors and Nature, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy
Submitted By:: 170
Proofread By:: 170
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.