Thomas Fisher
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780816698875
- eISBN:
- 9781452954264
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816698875.003.0016
- Subject:
- Art, Design
The chapter examines our built environment and how we spend huge amounts of money on diamond-like baubles of lavish materials and excessive space while wasting things essential to life, such as fresh ...
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The chapter examines our built environment and how we spend huge amounts of money on diamond-like baubles of lavish materials and excessive space while wasting things essential to life, such as fresh water, clean air, and healthy ecologies. The chapter abductively evaluates the success and failures of contemporary movements toward sustainability and resilience, in the context of Adam Smith’s vision of doing good while also doing well.Less
The chapter examines our built environment and how we spend huge amounts of money on diamond-like baubles of lavish materials and excessive space while wasting things essential to life, such as fresh water, clean air, and healthy ecologies. The chapter abductively evaluates the success and failures of contemporary movements toward sustainability and resilience, in the context of Adam Smith’s vision of doing good while also doing well.
