University/Organization
Agricultural and Applied Economics Department
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, Virginia
Agricultural and Applied Economics Department
Virginia Tech University
Blacksburg, Virginia
Title
Paradigms of Sustainable Development: Hard + Soft Green Strategies
Synopsis
Economic science explores rational strategies for allocating scarce resources in limited time and space among all stakeholders – human, flora, fauna, and nature itself. The goal is sustainable development. From an economic perspective, there are two main schools of thought about how to achieve and maintain harmony among and within all living species: Soft Green thinkers advocate reducing demand, Hard Green thinkers advocate increasing supply. We will explore the paradigms’ values.