“The whole concept of industrial development was responsible for the destruction of ecosystems the world over, and also for destruction of human societies. It became clear to me that development was the problem, not the solution”.[1]

“Teddy” Edward Goldsmith

 

[1] Edward Goldsmith, quoted by Paul Kingsnorth, “The man who got there first“, The Ecologist, 2007,  37(2), p. 046-049.

Development-Was-The-Problem is a new initiative aimed at analyzing the dead end towards which industrial civilization is headed. This initiative will consist of three pillars, namely

(1) an evolving analytical framework of how we got there

(2) a platform linking like-minded people

(3) a library of relevant resources

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