“If the life-supporting ecosystems of the planet are to survive for future generations, the consumer society will have to dramatically curtail its use of resources - partly by shifting to high-quality, low-input durable goods and partly by seeking fulfillment through leisure, human relationships, and other nonmaterial avenues. We in the consumer society will have to live a technologically sophisticated version of the life-style currently practiced lower on the economic ladder.” IfsHumansUseQualityGenerationsEconomicStylePlanetsLowsResourcesEnvironmentalSeekingVersionsConsumersFulfillmentGoodsLeisureSustainabilitySophisticatedLaddersShiftingFuture GenerationAvenuesHuman RelationsEcosystemsHuman RelationshipsInputHigh QualityLife Style Author:Alan Thein Durning
“Who would have predicted a century ago that the richest civilizations in history would be made up of polluted tracts of suburban development dominated by the private automobile, shopping malls, and a throwaway economy? Surely, this is not the ultimate fulfillment of our destiny.” MadeWould BeDestinyEconomyCenturyDevelopmentCivilizationUltimateEnvironmentalFulfillmentShoppingPollutionOur DestinyAutomobileMalls Author:Alan Thein Durning
