Simple Prosperity Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle by David Wann
Description
Taking stock: how foresight can cut our losses -- Evolutionary income: an instinct for happiness -- Personal assets -- Personal growth: creating a rich life story -- Mindful money: more value from better stuff -- The bonds of social capital: the more we spend, the more we have -- Time affluence: how to save it and savor it -- Stocks of wellness: preventive pathways to health -- The currency of nature: balancing the biological budget -- Precious work and play: going with the flow -- Public and cultural assets -- The real wealth of neighborhoods: designing for people, not cars -- Higher returns on investment: twice the satisfaction for half the resources -- Energy savings: finessing the carbon conundrum -- The benefits of right-sizing: better than Better homes and gardens -- Trimming the fat: farewell to fossil food -- Infinite information: how to channel the flow -- Historical dividends: new rules for an old game -- Cultural prosperity: the earth as a sacred garden.
xviii, 282 p. :ill. ;24 cm.
Book Details
Author
Wann, David.
Place Published
City
New York
Date Published
2008
Publication Subjects
Social values.
Quality of life.
Sustainable living--United States.
Wealth--Social aspects.
Lifestyles.
Call No.
HN90.M6W36 2008
ISBN
9780312361419, 0312361416
LCCN
2007038543
Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-271) and index.