Fresh Water – the truth for Aboriginals communities in Canada
Water covers over two-thirds of our planet, yet, less than 3% is freshwater suitable for consumption [1]. Certain countries are water-rich, while many others are...
Ecological Economics
Ecological Economics addresses the interdependence and coevolution of the economy, society and the natural environment, understanding the economy as an embedded subsystem of the planet. Student work in this section discusses social and environmental issues from this perspective.
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Just Another Brick in the Wall? The London Housing Crisis and Unfair Distribution
We don’t need no wealth taxation. We don’t need no land controls. Re-distribution? Not on our watch. Hey, Corbyn, leave our wealth alone! As house...
Ghost Fishing: the spectre of unsustainable scale haunting our seas
We’ve all heard about the plastic problem in our oceans. We’ve seen pictures: great floating garbage islands, and remote beaches covered in straws and bottles....
World Governments are funding Climate Change
The Amazon and Australia are burning. England and Venice are flooded. Indonesia is having to relocate its capital to Borneo as Jakarta is sinking (1). ...
Food inequality: humanity's biggest moral failure?
“The number of overweight people in the world, suffering their own health problems, is roughly equal to the number of hungry people” [1]. A shocking...
Is the scale of our current plastic waste sustainable? No, not even close
100 billion is a big number. Whilst it may be trivial to understand what this number and its digits represent in a purely mathematical sense,...
The Earth's Forests are at their tipping point
The average life span of a tree in the amazon is approximately just over 300 years old, and have lasted generations, though due to deforestation...
The casualties of consumption (it’s not just the environment)
Many have seen the film ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’. The protagonist, ‘Girl in the Green Scarf’, racks up masses of debt due to her compulsive...
ICT products make our life prosper. But a problem is emerging.
Essential things for modern life, such as smartphones, laptops and televisions may influence on our health. How many years have you used your smartphones? The answer depends...
Let the money do the talking: how economics has led to Indigenous language loss
We…are living at the point in human history where, within perhaps two generations, most languages in the world will die out [1] There are around...
Born to Be Killed: The Unsustainable Scale of The Meat Industry
We have been fed yet another lie and quite literally this time. A little white lie that emphasizes eating meat to receive adequate levels of...
“So they knew” – How Unfair Distribution has fuelled the Climate Crisis
“They dumped millions of dollars into lobbying a campaign of doubt”, announced Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in September, highlighting the decades long effort by the oil...
Changing Gear: Toward a Human Kind of Progress
Just when we think we have the smartest smart phone and broadest broadband, someone designs a new even ‘better’ model. Technological progress is bringing smarter...
Debt, decline-curves and market failure: how the frack is the shale industry clinging on?
If nothing else, the shale industry manages to produce a steady flow of controversy. Hydraulic fracturing – or ‘fracking’ – involves pumping sand, water and...
Deforestation: Tackling the Root of The Problem
Despite only covering 7% of the Earth’s surface [1], tropical forests store an astonishing 25% of global carbon [2]. Furthermore, they contain around 65% of...
We are being bombarded by the false creed of consumerism: It’s time to do something about advertising
“It’s just my luck. I talk to a nice girl, seem to hit it off, and she turns out just to be an ad” [1]....
Mainstream economics cannot contribute to sustainability research
Economics is an easy discipline to criticise. Other social scientists dislike its anti-social theory, citizens are suspicious of its perceived political bias, and students lament...
The dark side of the construction industry: Global extraction of minerals
Extravagant, individual and as high as possible – construction projects around the world symbolise economic growth and prosperity. Global construction market is expected to grow...
Is the rise of UK homelessness a product of austerity?
We walk past them every day. We ignore their cries for help. Morally, it is time we face the facts: UK homelessness is on the...
China’s hidden agenda: Muslim concentration camps
Upwards of 1 million Muslims have been detained in western China [1]. An alarming 10% of the population within the Xinjiang region (XUAR) are currently...