Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Can We Afford Economic Growth?: Green Controversies

    Uploaded by

    api-29961114
    3 views1 page
    Two professors will discuss whether rich countries can afford continued economic growth given key environmental, economic, and social issues. They will debate the need to shift away from growth and consumption towards sustainability and living within ecological limits, and how to overcome large obstacles to making this transition. The debate will take place on May 3, 2011 from 5-6 pm at WU Festsaal in Vienna, chaired by Professor Sigrid Stagl.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    Untitled

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    Two professors will discuss whether rich countries can afford continued economic growth given key environmental, economic, and social issues. They will debate the need to shift away from growth and consumption towards sustainability and living within ecological limits, and how to overcome large obstacles to making this transition. The debate will take place on May 3, 2011 from 5-6 pm at WU Festsaal in Vienna, chaired by Professor Sigrid Stagl.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    3 views1 page

    Can We Afford Economic Growth?: Green Controversies

    Uploaded by

    api-29961114
    Two professors will discuss whether rich countries can afford continued economic growth given key environmental, economic, and social issues. They will debate the need to shift away from growth and consumption towards sustainability and living within ecological limits, and how to overcome large obstacles to making this transition. The debate will take place on May 3, 2011 from 5-6 pm at WU Festsaal in Vienna, chaired by Professor Sigrid Stagl.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 1

    Can we afford

    economic growth?

    Professor Tim Jackson (University of Surrey) and


    Professor Karl Aiginger (WIFO & WU)

    discuss the track-record of economic growth to address key


    environmental, economic and social issues; the perceived need for
    rich countries to shift the focus away from growth and increasing
    consumption towards sustainability and living within ecological
    limits; and how to overcome the huge obstacles to do so.

    Date: Tuesday 3 May 2011


    Time: 5-6 pm
    Venue: WU Festsaal (Festival Hall), Augasse 2-6, 1090 Vienna
    Chair: Professor Sigrid Stagl

    First in a new series: Green Controversies are debates on provocative and


    controversial ideas within the field of Ecological Economics. The series is organized by
    WU’s Institute for the Environment and Regional Development.

    You might also like