Scientists’ warning to humanity: strategic thinking on economic development, population, poverty and ecological sustainability in the Mediterranean and beyond

Kopnina, Helen; Washington, Haydn; Lowe, Ian; Irvine, Sandy

doi:10.1007/s41207-019-0139-4

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“…In addition, the report issued by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development shows that renewable energy has very real economic and ecological benefits, encouraging clean jobs for our communities and driving the economy. In this regard, the contradiction between economic development and ecological protection is the main influencing factor restricting the quality of urban development (Gao & Mei, 2013 ; Kopnina et al, 2020 ). City scale …”

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Influencing factors of urban innovation and development: a grounded theory analysis

Zhang

Cheng

Philbin

et al. 2022

Environ Dev Sustain

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Urban innovation and development are a core driver for promoting the industrial, economic, and social development of cities. However, the factors that affect the innovation and development of cities lack systematic analysis as well as interaction analysis. Based on a multidimensional perspective, this study suggests that natural, economic, and social factors are three major factors conditioning urban innovation and development. A grounded theoretical qualitative method is further adopted to code relevant research literatures, news reports and interview materials, resulting in an onion factors model. We find that natural factors–including environmental quality, geographic location, and city scale–are prerequisite for conditioning urban innovation and development. Economic factors are also key, including economic level, industrial structure, industrial agglomeration, and technological innovation. Social factors are guarantee factors, including administrative hierarchy, cultural environment, population structure, and government management and services, i.e., they are essential for cities to become adaptable in the current dynamic situation. The study provides theoretical support and practical directions for the formulation of policies for urban innovation development.

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Section: Influencing Factors Of Urban Innovation and Developmentmentioning

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Influencing factors of urban innovation and development: a grounded theory analysis

Zhang

Cheng

Philbin

et al. 2022

Environ Dev Sustain

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“…Discussing population has always been something of a taboo in academia (Kopnina and Washington 2016;Washington et al 2019;Kopnina et al 2020) but Crist et al (2017, p. 264) conclude:…”

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“…We also need to cease our addiction to endless growth in the human population, resource use, and increasing inequality. There are non-coercive solutions that can reduce and stabilize the human population (Engelman 2012), chief among which are government support for family planning, contraceptives, education for children/young adults (especially girls/young women), and banning child bride marriages (Kopnina et al 2020). The Population Media Centre (https://www.populationmedia.org/ accessed on 17 October 2021) has been successful in creating media programs that get people to think about, and act on, family planning.…”

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“…However, the key problem is that the SSE has been ignored or criticized by traditional neoclassical economists since it was proposed by Daly (1977). Similarly, society and governments and the United Nations have continued to deny the centrality of population (in fact overpopulation) in terms of a sustainable future (Kopnina and Washington 2016;Washington et al 2019;Kopnina et al 2020). In addition, wealth distribution is given at best 'lip service' in a neoliberal-dominated society (Wilkinson and Pickett 2010;Piketty 2014).…”

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Questioning the Assumptions, Sustainability and Ethics of Endless Economic Growth

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2021

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This article questions the assumptions, sustainability and ethics of endless economic growth on the basis of environmental science, ecological economics and ecological ethics. It considers the impossibility and unsustainability of endless physical growth on a finite planet. It considers the indicators of environmental degradation (all increasing) and argues that society’s addiction to endless growth is irresponsible. It discusses the key problem of denial, and how this blocks us from finding workable solutions. It discusses how in theory GDP could continue to grow modestly in the future if we adopted a steady-state economy where growth was not caused by an expanding population or resource use. However, this model is currently unpopular, with many advocating the green and circular economies that are partial solutions, and which justify ongoing growth through a fantasy of absolute decoupling. I discuss the need for society to change its anthropocentric worldview to one of ecocentrism. I then question whether the UN Sustainable Development Goals are actually ecologically sustainable. I discuss how, when we ignore the problems of an endlessly growing economy, we create significant risk to society. Rather than a focus only on ‘sustainable economic growth’, I suggest it is time to focus centrally on an ecologically sustainable economy and future.

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“…Circular economy is a strategy that aims to reduce the entry and exit of products from the production chain, through repair, reuse, and recycling 4 . In this way, its objective is to go from a linear consumption system to an infinite cycle (cradle‐to‐cradle) 5 where the use of resources and the generation of waste are reduced 6,7 …”

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Injection molding versus extrusion in the manufacturing of soy protein‐based bioplastics with zinc incorporated

Jiménez‐Rosado

Maigret

Lourdin

et al. 2021

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Bioplastics are mostly processed by injection molding. However, more continuous techniques are still being tested, such as extrusion, which allow them to be produced at a lower cost. In this way, the principal objective of this work was to develop soy protein‐based bioplastics with zinc sulphate (fertilizer) incorporated by extrusion, using different plasticizers (glycerol and water) and temperatures (95, 115, and 135°C). In addition, the same parameters were used to produce bioplastics by injection molding in order to compare both processing techniques. Thus, the main novelty of this work was the evaluation of extrusion as a substitute for injection molding in the production of these bioplastics, trying to improve their scalability to the industrial sector. For this, the bioplastics were evaluated through their physico‐chemical and mechanical properties, as well as functional properties for horticulture and microstructure. Results showed that glycerol allows obtaining better mechanical resistance but quickly zinc release. Nevertheless, these properties can be modified by the processing parameters, getting better mechanical resistance and slower zinc release at higher temperatures. In addition, results highlight the high potential of extrusion for the development of bioplastics, which can lead to a reduction in operating costs during industrial processing.

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Scientists’ warning to humanity: strategic thinking on economic development, population, poverty and ecological sustainability in the Mediterranean and beyond

Cited by 5 publications

References 29 publications

Influencing factors of urban innovation and development: a grounded theory analysis

Influencing factors of urban innovation and development: a grounded theory analysis

Questioning the Assumptions, Sustainability and Ethics of Endless Economic Growth

Injection molding versus extrusion in the manufacturing of soy protein‐based bioplastics with zinc incorporated

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