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A Missing Piece In The Sustainability Movement: The Human Spirit, Deborah S. Peterson
A Missing Piece In The Sustainability Movement: The Human Spirit, Deborah S. Peterson
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The sustainability movement, committed to the health of our natural world, is making a critical contribution to society. While many agree the sustainability movement should focus on the natural world, recent articles call for an additional focus on human welfare. This article proposes that a missing piece of the sustainability movement is a discussion of the role of the human spirit. By focusing narrowly on an examination of the state of the natural world, we are neglecting to incorporate the deep and enduring power of the human spirit to transform our natural and human-made environment and to support change agents …