Postmaterial Experience Economics, Population, and Environmental Sustainability

Postmaterial values with their reduced emphasis on accumulating material possessions lead to greater political support for limits on environmental pollution and to a less entropic way of life that increases environmental sustainability. Similarly, reducing human fertility to replacement levels can...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0ddf710706e74c9bb7387870208e4bd52021-12-02T15:13:09ZPostmaterial Experience Economics, Population, and Environmental Sustainability10.3197/jps.2018.2.2.332398-54882398-5496https://doaj.org/article/0ddf710706e74c9bb7387870208e4bd52021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/624https://doaj.org/toc/2398-5488https://doaj.org/toc/2398-5496 Postmaterial values with their reduced emphasis on accumulating material possessions lead to greater political support for limits on environmental pollution and to a less entropic way of life that increases environmental sustainability. Similarly, reducing human fertility to replacement levels can stabilize population and increase environmental sustainability in the future by reducing the pressure of population growth on environmental resources. In recent history, increases in per capita economic well being has been a primary driver of expansion in postmaterialism and reduce human fertility worldwide. The irony of this phenomena is that economic development potentially destructive to the environment leads to more postmaterialism and reduced fertility, both of which benefit environmental sustainability. In this article, the underpinnings of these conclusions will be set out as well as possible ways around the dilemma they bring. Douglas BoothThe White Horse Pressarticlepostmaterialismexperience economicssustainabilitypopulationEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350Demography. Population. Vital eventsHB848-3697ENThe Journal of Population and Sustainability, Vol 2, Iss 2 (2021)
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topic postmaterialism
experience economics
sustainability
population
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Demography. Population. Vital events
HB848-3697
spellingShingle postmaterialism
experience economics
sustainability
population
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Demography. Population. Vital events
HB848-3697
Douglas Booth
Postmaterial Experience Economics, Population, and Environmental Sustainability
description Postmaterial values with their reduced emphasis on accumulating material possessions lead to greater political support for limits on environmental pollution and to a less entropic way of life that increases environmental sustainability. Similarly, reducing human fertility to replacement levels can stabilize population and increase environmental sustainability in the future by reducing the pressure of population growth on environmental resources. In recent history, increases in per capita economic well being has been a primary driver of expansion in postmaterialism and reduce human fertility worldwide. The irony of this phenomena is that economic development potentially destructive to the environment leads to more postmaterialism and reduced fertility, both of which benefit environmental sustainability. In this article, the underpinnings of these conclusions will be set out as well as possible ways around the dilemma they bring.
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