What Are the Stimuli to Change to a Sustainable Post-COVID-19 Society?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Three Stimuli to the Change towards Sustainable Post-COVID-19 Societies
2.1. The Role of Crisis
2.2. The Role of Accumulated Knowledge
2.3. The Role of Alternative Paradigms
3. The Potential of Stimuli in Affecting the Earth Carrying Capacity
4. Concluding Remarks
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Mental Model | Theory | Main Ideas |
---|---|---|
Social | Gross National Happiness | The GNH is a conceptual, philosophical, and political framework designed to measure the population’s general level of wellbeing [78]. The four pillars of GNH are proper governance, promoting SD, conservation of the natural environment, and preserving cultural values. |
Environmental | The prosperous way down | Progress, wellbeing, and happiness should adapt, respecting the Planet’s capacity in providing resources and environmental services [11,12]. |
Economic | Degrowth | Refers to an equitable downscaling of consumption and production assuring human wellbeing and ecological conditions [79,80]. |
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Almeida, C.M.V.B.; Giannetti, B.F.; Agostinho, F.; Liu, G.; Yang, Z. What Are the Stimuli to Change to a Sustainable Post-COVID-19 Society? Sustainability 2021, 13, 12939. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132312939
Almeida CMVB, Giannetti BF, Agostinho F, Liu G, Yang Z. What Are the Stimuli to Change to a Sustainable Post-COVID-19 Society? Sustainability. 2021; 13(23):12939. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132312939
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlmeida, Cecilia M. V. B., Biagio F. Giannetti, Feni Agostinho, Gengyuan Liu, and Zhifeng Yang. 2021. "What Are the Stimuli to Change to a Sustainable Post-COVID-19 Society?" Sustainability 13, no. 23: 12939. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132312939