Chapter 1. The Global Context for Sustainability

Why Care About Sustainability?

Earth’s Carrying Capacity

The Path to Unsustainability

Unsustainable Environmental Systems

Unsustainable Agricultural Production

Unsustainable Natural Resource Extraction

Unsustainable Energy Sources

Unsustainable Economic Systems

Distribution and Consumption

Capital-Labor Relationship

Unsustainable Social Systems

The Path to Sustainability

Strong or Weak Sustainability?