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Histórico

Eco-huella

Naturaleza humana, huella ecológica e injusticia ambiental. William E. Rees

Economía

Invitación a la economía ecológica. Un recorrido por sus principios fundamentales. Francesc La Roca

Agricultura

La erosión del suelo en la olivicultura andaluza. J. Agustín Franco Martínez

Derecho

Derecho y medioambiente. Régimen jurídico de la evaluación del impacto ambiental y del tratamiento de residuos bajo la perspectiva del ordenamiento jurídico italiano: "del medioambiente sostenible a la defensa de los derechos humanos". María Matilde Ceballos Martín
Raúl Pérez Guerra

Sostenibilidad

Evaluación empírica de la sostenibilidad agraria a través de indicadores sintéticos. José A. Gómez-Limón Rodríguez
Gabriela Sánchez Fernández

Agua

La eficiencia energética del trasvase Tajo-Segura. Joaquín Melgarejo Moreno
Borja Montaño Sanz

Transgénicos

Los transgénicos: otra revolución tecnocrática. "La aplicación del principio de precaución a los alimentos transgénicos". Antonio Novás García

Ecosistemas

Un marco conceptual para la gestión de las interacciones naturaleza-sociedad en un mundo cambiante. Berta Martín-López
Eric Gómez-Baggethun
Carlos Montes

Eco Footprint

Human nature, ecological footprint and environmental injustice.

Extreme poverty has been reduced, but 40% of the world’s population still lives on less than two dollars a day, and 850 million people are still malnourished. Meanwhile, the rich enjoy unprecedented levels of consumption and obesity is a major public health problem. The standard solution for poverty is economic growth, but clearly the fact that humanity has exceeded the Earth’s carrying capacity questions this approach. This article analyses the causes of the crisis, arguing that biophysical non-sustainability is an emerging property of the interaction between the techno-industrial society and the ecosphere, deeply rooted in fundamental human nature, and that the problem is being reinforced by dominant conceptual frameworks and cultural norms. With the increased use of land and the scarcity of resources in the 21st Century, the growth of the ecological footprint of the rich is increasingly displacing the poor. To avoid eco-violence and chaos, the world community must know the true human nature of our collective dilemma and take action in order to annul the innate behavioural predispositions that have become a bad premise in the modern age.

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Keywords: Ecological footprint, biophysical non-sustainability, human nature.

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