Managing Risk in the Forever Society - a Primer
Managing Risk in the Forever Society - a Primer

Summary/Abstract: Aim: To describe a methodology for looking at human actions in the context of a sustainable society.Research methods: Reviewed data on the health of the ecosphere, and a consideration of efforts todescribe and mediate ecosystem degradation.Conclusions: A methodology is needed to context the complex global system and it’s subordinate andconstituent systems with consequences for violating sustainable goals.Originality / value of the article: It provides a means of linearizing the complexity of systems whichuses the carbon dioxide molecule as the base unit of analysis, and locates humans within the context ofresource use. Using the concept of Energy Return on Energy Investment to evaluate variables simplifiesanalysis.Implications of the research: A global effort to consider the basin of sustainability is needed.Limitations of the research: This paper is a primer, and uses a hypothetical project to explore themethodology and concepts. It uses commonly available data to discuss the global system. A next stepwould be to use the methodology with data on an actual project or social system.

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