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Lewis Thomas 1978

Lewis Thomas 1978. PRESENTATION VENUE: Earth Ethics Institute Council http://www.earthethicsinstitute.org/index.asp. “The Good Life” or El Buen Vivir : A North-South Binary of Sustainability and Conservation . Sponsored by:. Larry M Frolich, Ph.D. Miami Dade College

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Lewis Thomas 1978

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  1. Lewis Thomas1978

  2. PRESENTATION VENUE: Earth Ethics Institute Council http://www.earthethicsinstitute.org/index.asp “The Good Life” or El Buen Vivir: A North-South Binary of Sustainability and Conservation. Sponsored by: Larry M Frolich, Ph.D. Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus, Natural Sciences Fulbright Scholar, Ecuador, 2011 www.LarryFrolich.com Esmeralda Guevara, Ph.D. PUCE-SI Ibarra-Ecuador www.esmeche.com

  3. binaries “The Good Life” El Buen Vivir 0 1

  4. El Buen Vivir “The Good Life” The Transfer of Ideas Technology and Values International Futures Forum

  5. SUSTAINABILITY “The Good Life” El BuenVivir What sustains us? How do we sustain the earth? not with “The Good Life” Reduce,Reuse,Recycle Herman Daly—the Earth is a limiting factor • El Buen Vivir • Eduardo Gudynas, Alberto Acosta: Sumak Kawsay--A relation with Pachamama • Max-Neef—nine basic human needs subsistence protection affection understanding participation leisure creation Identity freedom

  6. CHILD-RAISING What is more fundamental to sustainability (and the future) than how we raise our children? “The Good Life” El BuenVivir Criar = nourish Raise or bring up = levantar

  7. Energy and Birth Rates: A biological principle 0.05 kg 0.2 W BR = 100 (Melanie Moses & James Brown, 2000) mouse Mammals 5000 kg 1200 W BR = 4 elephant monkey Natality/Birth Rate (BR) Primates 10 kg 20 W BR = 12 human metabolic 60 kg 130 W BR = 7 30,000 kg 10,000 W BR < 2 human extra-metabolic Size of individual/Energy Use

  8. Energy and Birth Rates: A biological principle Data from Moses & Brown (2000)

  9. DEMOGRAPHICS • LOW ENERGY USE • Population Increase • Examples: Ecuador, Latino U.S. • Sustainability means El BuenVivir • HIGH ENERGY USE • Population Decline • Examples: Italy, Greece, Spain, Suburban U.S. • Sustainability means not “The Good Life”

  10. CHILD-RAISING The binary calls for balance: What is more fundamental to sustainability (and the future) than how we raise our children? “The Good Life” El BuenVivir Criar = nourish Raise or bring up = levantar • High-Technology • High Energy Use • Low Fertility means population in decline • Child-raising is “growing up” to be independent • Low-Technology • Low Energy Use • High Fertility means population increase • Child-raising is criar, nourish, dependence on family A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE is a balance in this binary (which means balance in power use)

  11. CONSERVATION way of life National Park “The Good Life” El BuenVivir What will be the approach to conservation? • LOW-TECH, LOW-ENERGY-USE FAMILY CHILD • Sacred means religious and spirited by people • World is composed of bio-cultural land- or life-scapes. • “El BuenVivir” means living in the place and in the moment. • All are Welcome—Bienvenidos! • HIGH-TECH, HIGH-ENERGY-USE INDEPENDENT CHILD • Sacred means spirited by “God,” not people • “Natural” refers to an area or a park without people • “The Good Life” means backpacking into a natural or “wilderness” area • LNT: “Leave No Trace” philosophy

  12. WHAT IS NEEDED?Reverse transference “The Good Life” historically dominates El BuenVivir • IDEAS • People are Sacred • BioCultural Life-Scape • VALUES • Family • Children • Conversation • Togetherness • TECHNOLOGIES • Home-grown • Artesanal integrate • IDEAS • Sacredness of Nature • Wilderness Areas • VALUES • Stability • Independence • Self-Motivated • Consume Media • TECHNOLOGIES • Digital • Bio-Engineering integrate integrate

  13. Thank You’s Los múltiples fuentes de alimentación and Propaganda www.SustEd.org Class in Management of Information Resources, PUCE-SI, Campus Virtual, Septiembre 2011 www.LarryFrolich.com www.esmeche.com

  14. We are few with access to the power of education 1% of the world’s population goes to college

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