The Natural Step Story: Seeding a Quiet Revolution

by Robert, Karl-Henrik

• ISBN13: 9780865714533
• ISBN10: 0865714533
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist

Summary

A unique story of scientists reaching consensus on the main survival issues of our time.

Author Biography

Dr. Karl-Henrik Robert is a cancer scientist and Professor of Resource Theory at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
The Challenge	p. 5
Why TNS?	p. 6
Systems Thinking and Consensus	p. 17
The Launch	p. 26
"Everything-Ology"	p. 33
The Scientific Experience	p. 34
The Social Experience	p. 43
The System Conditions for Sustainability	p. 60
Walking the Talk	p. 75
IKEA: Creativity and Boldness	p. 76
Scandic and Sanga Saby: Test Pilots for Sustainability	p. 88
ICA/Electrolux: Trendsetting Teamwork	p. 94
The TNS Framework (A, B, C, D Analysis)	p. 101
The McDonald's Case	p. 113
The Next Step	p. 119
Going International	p. 120
Growing Pains	p. 133
Into the Future	p. 157
The Crucial Energy Problem	p. 158
The Second Arena (From Ad Hoc Projects to a Systematic Approach)	p. 181
The Hidden Leadership	p. 193
Appendixes	p. 205
Agriculture from a Scientific Perspective: A Consensus Document from The Natural Step	p. 206
The Natural Step Philosophy and Core Values of the Organization	p. 234
The TNS Framework and Tools for Sustainable Development	p. 241
Notes	p. 263
Index	p. 268
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