Tag: Human Nature
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The Local Context in Decentralization and Sustainable Design
Local context is not only about location or geography. It also includes how people think, work, and live within their communities. Read more
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Authoritarian Environmentalism and Hobson’s Choice
Environmental authoritarianism is a governance approach that emphasizes centralized, top-down decision-making in the implementation of environmental policies. Read more
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Philosophy and Sociology in Sustainable Design
The underlying effort to introduce a large-scale, decentralized, and semi-autonomous program necessitates a multidimensional approach that integrates legal, economic, sociological, and philosophical considerations. Read more
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Rights, Responsibilities, and Social Integration
The concept of individual rights is fundamentally tied to societal integration, as the acknowledgment and exercise of these rights depend upon societal structures, norms, and legal systems. Read more
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Power, Control, and Accountability
There seem to be many “sustainability experts” who believe that dominance over the people, forcing them to act or react in certain ways, and controlling the individual and their behavior is the best, if not the only path forward Read more
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The Purpose Of Personal Goals
The pursuit of personal goals should be characterized by a continual progression of increasingly challenging objectives Read more