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Treasures of the earth : need, greed, and a sustainable future
Would the world be a better place if human societies were somehow able to curb their desires for material goods? Saleem Ali's pioneering book links human wants and needs by providing a natural history of consumption and materialism with scientific detail and humanistic nuance.
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Treasures of the Earth
Would the world be a better place if human societies were somehow able to curb their desires for material goods? Saleem Ali's pioneering book links human wants and needs by providing a natural history of consumption and materialism with scientific detail and humanistic nuance. It argues that simply disavowing consumption of materials is not likely to help in planning for a resource-scarce future, given global inequality, development imperatives, and our goals for a democratic global society. Rather than suppress the creativity and desire to discover that is often embedded in the exploration and production of material goods-which he calls \"the treasure impulse\"-Ali proposes a new environmental paradigm, one that accepts our need to consume \"treasure\" for cultural and developmental reasons, but warns of our concomitant need to conserve. In evaluating the impact of treasure consumption on resource-rich countries, he argues that there is a way to consume responsibly and alleviate global poverty.
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Earth matters
Indigenous peoples have historically gained little from large-scale resource development on their traditional lands. This book explores the great diversity of approaches to corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the extractive industries, and the complex and evolving nature of indigenous-corporate relations.
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Peace parks
An analysis of the potential for environmental cooperation in multijurisdictional conservation zones to contribute to political conflict resolution; includes case studies of existing parks and proposals for new ones.
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Earth matters : indigenous peoples, the extractive industries and corporate social responsibility / edited by Ciaran O'Faircheallaigh and Saleem Ali
This work explores the great diversity that characterises initiatives and policies under the name of CSR, the highly contingent and contextual nature of corporate responss to indigenous demands, and the complex and evolving nature of indigenous-corporate relations.
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