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“The last trawlers will deliver their load to those with the highest purchasing power. As the gap between high and low-income people is opening further, society's ability to react is further undermined. The reason is that influential decision-makers (who are typically in the high-income segment) are removed from the realities of overshoot. This means that our system loses necessary feedback. If those who steer society are ever more shielded from physical reality, course corrections become unlikely. Overall, the experience of many influential city dwellers is still one of expansion.” EnvironmentInequalityConsumptionConsumerismEcological Footpint Book:Ecological Footprint: Managing Our Biocapacity Budget Source: Ecological Footprint: Managing Our Biocapacity Budget
“The way we pay for the present by liquidating the future truly fits the definition of a Ponzi scheme. Any other forms of Ponzi schemes are outlawed, only the ecological one we seem to ignore or even encourage.” Ecological CrisisResource ManagementPonzi SchemesEcological Footprint Book:Ecological Footprint: Managing Our Biocapacity Budget Source: Ecological Footprint: Managing Our Biocapacity Budget
“We have to prepare our cities for the increasing scarcity of resources by increasing their density and energy efficiency.” EnergyCitiesResourcesEfficiencyScarcityDensityEnergy Efficiency Author:Mathis Wackernagel
“The two-word definition of sustainability is 'one planet.'” TwoPlanetsDefinitionsSustainability Author:Mathis Wackernagel
“Humanity is living off its ecological credit card and can only do this by liquidating the planet's natural resources.” HumanityNaturalPlanetsResourcesCreditCardsEcologicalNatural ResourcesCredit Card Author:Mathis Wackernagel