Springer Environment in the 21st Century and New Development Patterns

Explore the complex relationship between global economic growth and environmental sustainability in this academic volume from the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies. This book examines how the post-World War II era of rapid growth relied heavily on increased material and energy consumption, leading to significant environmental challenges for industrialized nations. As many Asian developing countries transition from poverty to high rates of economic growth, they are adopting production and consumption patterns that are material-intensive. This work analyzes how globalization scales these environmental issues across the globe. It provides a deep look into why current development models are neither ecologically nor socially sustainable in the long term. This text is a necessary resource for those studying the impact of modern economic trends on our planet's natural systems and the future of global development patterns.