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Toward a Sustainable Future by Johan Rockstrom
Changing our mindset is the initial step towards sustainable development. Rockstrom says that all countries on the planet should move simultaneously towards the realization of a secure, clean and green environment. He states that the governance and management paradox has also to shift from the linear commanding control thinking that emphasizes on efficiency and optimization to a flexible and adaptive methodology. In addition, persistence is key to enable ecological and sociological systems to withstand shocks amidst the era of climate change. Secondly, individuals need to invest in transformation capabilities that focus on shifting from crisis to innovative techniques. Amicably, human beings have a great influence on the environment. Thirdly, adaptability capability of states toward unforeseeable and unavoidabl...