Resource-Based Economy: beyond the paradox of sustainability

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https://doi.org/10.5433/2447-1747.2023v32n1p219

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Sustentabilidade. Economia baseada em recursos. Projeto Venus.

Abstract

This essay aims to present Jacque Fresco’s ideas and explain the concept of Resource-Based Economy (EBR) as a proposal for the paradox of the concepts of sustainable development. It descriptively presents the historical and methodological approach models made by its developer, Jacque Fresco. This paper concludes that the propositions go beyond any utopian model, considering the empirical studies that are carried out in the Venus Project, Florida. This essay is a guide so that other researchers can be aware of this socio-technological model and, as they go deeper into the subject, they can develop different conclusions about it.

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Diego Geovan dos Reis, Universidade Estadual de Ponta-Grossa - UEPG

Doutorando em Geografia pela Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG). 

Leandro Baptista, Universidade Estadual de Ponta-Grossa - UEPG

Doutorado em Geografia pela Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG). Professor na Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa.

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Published

2023-02-09

How to Cite

Reis, D. G. dos, & Baptista, L. (2023). Resource-Based Economy: beyond the paradox of sustainability. GEOGRAFIA (Londrina), 32(1), 219–225. https://doi.org/10.5433/2447-1747.2023v32n1p219

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