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People and technology are at the centre of our climate crisis. Technological advances have contributed to the accumulation of GHG. On the other side of the coin, technological advances such as renewable energy hold promise for ameliorating our environmental woes. Similarly, rapid population growth has the potential to exacerbate our environmental problems, whilst behaviour change holds the key to conserving our natural resources. This is the sustainability paradox: the problem is also the solution.
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Aloise-Young, P.A., Young, P.M. (2017). The Problem Is Also the Solution: The Sustainability Paradox. In: Dastbaz, M., Gorse, C., Moncaster, A. (eds) Building Information Modelling, Building Performance, Design and Smart Construction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50346-2_1
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