Sustainable development from an evolutionary perspective

Artikel

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.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: The Central European Review of Economics and Management (CEREM) ; ISSN: 2544-0365 ; Volume: 4 ; Year: 2020 ; Issue: 3 ; Pages: 15-22 ; Wrocław: WSB University in Wrocław

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Current Heterodox Approaches: Historical; Institutional; Evolutionary ; Sustainable Development ; Environmental Economics: Other
• Thema: sustainable development ; evolution ; environmental economics ; politics

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Schrauwen, Bas
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): WSB University in Wrocław
• (wo): Wrocław
• (wann): 2020

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.29015/cerem.883
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/229834
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ