Sustainable Development in an Evolutionary Perspective

• Autorzy: Bastiaan Schrauwen
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Aim: awareness of the inherent unsustainability of past economic development, the magnitude and multidimensionality of the resulting environmental problems and the urgency of a paradigm shift in politics and economics. Design / Research methods: reflection on Matthias Glaubrecht´s book "Das Ende der Evolution" (The End of Evolution). Additionally Yuval Harari´s book "Sapiens" and some online sources were used. Conclusions / findings: An evolutionary developed cognitive superiority has made Homo sapiens not only to the most successful but also the most destructive species ever, which makes a drastic shift towards sustainable development is overdue in the 21st century. Originality / value of the article: highlighting the slow and merciless mechanisms of evolution and its big cycles, raising more awareness of the vulnerability of mankind and the necessity for a paradigm shift. Implications of the research (if applicable): urgency of sustainable development in politics, economics and research.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

PL

Rozwój zrównoważony; Ekonomia środowiska

EN

Sustainable development; Environmental economics

• Czasopismo: Central European Review of Economics and Management
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: 4
• Numer: nr 3
• Strony: 15-22

Twórcy

autor

Bastiaan Schrauwen

• Independent scholar, Germany

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DOI

10.29015/cerem.883