"Learning, Natural Capital and Sustainable Development "explores the economic metaphor of 'natural capital' in the context of human behaviour towards the environment. It argues that the dominant model of sustainable development, underpinned by a particular understanding of this metaphor, is impeding progress towards genuine sustainability. To move forward it is vital that 'natural capital' is recognised as a metaphor and, crucially, that metaphor is recognised as an essentially open-ended learning tool.
This book breaks new ground as it explores and develops just that. It presents an...