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Radical Simplicity : Small Footprints on a Finite Earth.
Title:
Radical Simplicity : Small Footprints on a Finite Earth.
Author:
Merkel, Jim.
ISBN:
9781550923360
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (192 pages)
Contents:
COVER PAGE -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I: JOURNEY TO SIMPLICITY -- CHAPTER 1: BUILDING THE CASE FOR GLOBAL LIVING -- INSIDE OURSELVES -- OUTSIDE OURSELVES -- WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE -- CHAPTER 2: A CULTURE OF GLOBAL LIVING -- MATERIAL -- NON-MATERIAL -- THREE SACRED COWS -- LOVABLE LIMITS -- CHAPTER 3: SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION -- LEARNING FROM THE CHUMASH -- THE MUIR TRAIL -- LEARNING FROM KERALA -- THEORIES -- EXPERIENCES -- PRACTICAL LESSONS -- THE KANI -- LEAVING KERALA -- THE GLOBAL LIVING PROJECT -- THE FINDINGS -- PART II: THREE TOOLS -- CHAPTER 4: SHARING THE EARTH -- LIVING EQUITABLY -- INTER-SPECIES EQUITY -- INTER-HUMAN EQUITY -- INTER-GENERATIONAL EQUITY -- CHAPTER 5: GETTING STARTED -- THE SUSTAINABILITY SWEATSHOP -- PART ONE: SIMPLE GOAL SETTING -- PART TWO: TOUGH, SWEATY GOAL SETTING -- PART THREE: COOL-DOWN AND VISUALIZATION -- THREE TOOLS -- ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTING -- YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE -- LEARNING FROM NATURE -- WHOLE SYSTEMS -- CHAPTER 6: THE FIRST TOOL - ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTING -- FOOTPRINTING SCIENCE -- WHAT'S IN A FOOTPRINT? -- CALCULATING FOOTPRINTS -- HOW BIG IS MY FOOTPRINT? -- HOW BIG IS MY PAYCHECK? -- QUICK FOOTPRINT QUIZ -- THE FOOTPRINTING CALCULATOR -- FOOTPRINTING LANGUAGE -- USING THE CALCULATOR -- FINE-TUNING THE CALCULATOR -- MAKING COMPARISONS -- FOOTPRINTING -- WHAT YOU'LL NEED -- A FEW QUESTIONS -- STEP ONE: FLOWS -- STEP TWO: TAKING STOCK -- STEP THREE: DETERMINING YOUR FOOTPRINT -- CHAPTER 7: THE SECOND TOOL- YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE -- THE NINE STEPS OF YMOYL -- THE FAMILY OF FULFILLMENT CURVES -- FOUR QUALITIES AND SIX REALITIES OF "ENOUGHNESS" -- WHY IS THIS TOOL SO TIMELY? -- THE MAKING OF A MOVEMENT -- SUCCESS STORIES -- WAYS TO USE THIS TOOL -- FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE -- PERIODIC FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE -- FLEXIBLE WORK.

A JOB YOU TRULY BELIEVE IN -- RESTORATIVE EMPLOYMENT -- THE FIRST FIVE STEPS -- STEP ONE: MAKING PEACE WITH THE PAST -- STEP TWO: BEING IN THE PRESENT -- STEP THREE:WHERE IS IT ALL GOING? -- STEP FOUR: THREE QUESTIONS THAT WILL TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE -- STEP FIVE: MAKING LIFE ENERGY VISIBLE -- CHAPTER 8: THE THIRD TOOL- LEARNING FROM NATURE -- COURTING THE WILD -- FEAR OF NATURE -- BEING IN NATURE -- SECRET SPOT -- WALKING MEDITATION -- OWL WALK -- VISION QUEST -- DOING IN NATURE -- DAY WALKS -- TRACKING -- OVERNIGHTS -- HUMAN-POWERED ACTIVITY -- HARVESTING WILD FOODS AND MEDICINES -- HARVESTING FUEL AND FIBER -- HARVESTING FERTILITY -- VEGETABLE GARDENING -- STUDYING NATURE -- WATERSHEDS -- IDENTIFICATION AND BEHAVIOR -- ECOLOGY -- BIOMIMICRY -- AT HOME IN NATURE -- PART III: INTEGRATION -- CHAPTER 9: APPLYING THE TOOLS -- GETTING STRATEGIC -- BIG-TICKET ITEMS -- LOW-HANGING FRUIT -- THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE TEST -- IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY -- EFFICIENCY'S CAUTION -- GUIDING PRINCIPLES -- GOOD OLD-FASHIONED PRINCIPLES -- PERMACULTURE PRINCIPLES -- SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES -- CHAPTER 10: THE WISEACRE CHALLENGE -- WHO LIVES ON ONE WISEACRE? -- EXPERIENCING POVERTY -- WISEACRE SCENARIOS -- WISEACRE FOOD -- WISEACRE HOUSING -- WISEACRE TRANSPORTATION -- WISEACRE GOODS AND SERVICES -- WISEACRE STOCKS -- WISEACRE WASTES -- CHAPTER 11: THE ONE -HUNDRED -YEAR PLAN -- FREELY CHOOSING TO HAVE FEWER CHILDREN -- THE ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR PLAN -- WHO IS HAVING SMALL FAMILIES -- MAKING IT PERSONAL -THE OPTIONS -- SIMPLIFIED POPULATION MODEL -- ONE-CHILD FAMILIES -- TWO-CHILD FAMILIES -- THREE-CHILD FAMILIES -- FAMILY SIZE VERSUS WILD SPACE -- SUSTAINABILITY AND FAMILY SIZE -- CHAPTER TWELVE: TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE -- ENDNOTES -- APPENDIX A: FOOTPRINT FACTORS -- APPENDIX B: FOOTPRINTING WORKSHEETS -- APPENDIX C: YMOYL WORKSHEETS -- APPENDIX D:WISEACRE WORKSHEETS.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR.
Abstract:
A revolutionary guide to living up to your own personal, and measurable, sustainability goal.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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