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Natural Capitalism: Chapter 14 – Human Capitalism (original)
Many cities face urban decay due to their wasteful use of human and natural capital. This is often the result of reactive problem solving, when…
Natural Capitalism: Chapter 13 – Making Markets Work (original)
Markets are extremely powerful tools for allocating scarce resources efficiently over the short term. As the pattern of resource scarcity changes, the rules by which…
Natural Capitalism: Chapter 3 – Waste Not (original)
Each year, industrial societies waste trillions of pounds of material to support economic activity. Even as GDPs grow, many environmental and social indicators point to…
Natural Capitalism: Chapter 11 – Aqueous Solutions (original)
Worldwide, access to fresh, clean water is on the decline and competition for it is increasing, threatening our ability to sustain life on earth. Fortunately,…
Natural Capitalism: Chapter 10 – Food for Life (original)
Modern industrial agriculture destroys topsoil, depletes freshwater resources, relies on petroleum inputs, and generates vast amounts of greenhouse gasses. Yet scalable, ecologically sustainable, and highly…