tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post2449922949072864062..comments2020-10-22T09:04:49.057+11:00Comments on animaland - ecotone: shallow and deep ecologyalan dorinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16765999487598175053noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-46069830220498497092008-08-08T10:37:00.000+10:002008-08-08T10:37:00.000+10:00Inevitable I suppose... unless trade with other co...Inevitable I suppose... <I>unless</I> trade with other communities occurs. In Australia for instance the long-term prospects for sustainable argriculture seem slim to me, especially if (like some dills) you attempt to grow rice!<BR/><BR/>On further reading of Naess I see that the idea of Deep Ecology as a movement was to operate at the grassroots level. Hence, the "hard decisions" somehow need to be made by individuals. I can't see how this can supplant our reliance on global trade though. If I can only trade locally with the guy next door, he can probably only grow food with a similar degree of success to me. (Where would my coffee beans come from!? ;-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the book ref. I shall investigate!alan dorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765999487598175053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1901119708901481943.post-45261140851771882722008-08-07T18:45:00.000+10:002008-08-07T18:45:00.000+10:00My research partner came across this book while lo...My research partner came across this book while looking at sustainability scenarios with a client:<BR/><BR/>Gregory Clark (2007) <I>A Farewell to Alms - A Brief Economic History of the World</I>, Princeton University Press<BR/><BR/>It offers a different (and intentionally provocative) point of view to the issue of people supporting themselves in areas with few natural resources: that the standard of living of the people as a whole with continue to decline if some of them don't die.binottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788462564390550512noreply@blogger.com