| Title |
Spaceship Earth. A total institution |
| ID_Doc |
25168 |
| Authors |
Roth, S |
| Title |
Spaceship Earth. A total institution |
| Year |
2024 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2024.108243 |
| Abstract |
The concept of Earth as a planetary spaceship serves as a root metaphor of ecological economics, sustainability science, and the broader environmental movement. This article first explores the origins of this metaphor and elucidates the core components and functions of a hypothetical Spaceship Earth. It then draws on Erving Goffman's characteristics of total institutions to show that such a spaceship would epitomise the most total institution ever known in human history. Acknowledging the continued influence of spaceship thinking, the article concludes by offering first hints to emergency exits from a planetary total institution with no mission other than orbiting another celestial body. |
| Author Keywords |
Escape room; Circular economy; Planetary health; Austerity; Second copernican revolution |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:001245009200001 |
| WoS Category |
Ecology; Economics; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies |
| Research Area |
Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Business & Economics |
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