Paul Sutton

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Paul Sutton

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Paul C. Sutton

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Commentary

Why a population of, say, 15 million makes sense for Australia

11 Jul 2017

Peter Martin, James D. Ward, Paul Sutton

The Conversation

Neither of Australia’s two main political parties believes population is an issue worth discussion, and neither currently has a policy about it. The Greens think population is an issue, but can’t come at actually suggesting a target.

Even those who acknowledge that numbers are relevant...

APO Collection(s):

Social Impact

Geographic Coverage:

Australia

Broad Subject Area(s):

Social issues

Journal article

Is decoupling GDP growth from environmental impact possible?

14 Oct 2016

James Ward, Paul Sutton, Adrian Werner, Robert Costanza, Steve Mohr, Craig Simmons

The argument that human society can decouple economic growth—defined as growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP)—from growth in environmental impacts is appealing. If such decoupling is possible, it means that GDP growth is a sustainable societal goal. Here we show that the decoupling concept can...

APO Collection(s):

Low Carbon Living

Urban Policy & Practice

Regional Development

Geographic Coverage:

Worldwide

Broad Subject Area(s):

Economics