Information overload and environmental degradation: learning from H.A. Simon and W. Wenders
General Economics
2022-09-05 v1 Economics
Abstract
This paper discusses the relevance of information overload for explaining environmental degradation. Our argument goes that information overload and detachment from nature, caused by energy abundance, have made individuals unaware of the unsustainable effects of their choices and lifestyles.
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@article{arxiv.2209.01039,
title = {Information overload and environmental degradation: learning from H.A. Simon and W. Wenders},
author = {Tommaso Luzzati and Ilaria Tucci and Pietro Guarnieri},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.01039},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
Updated version of DEM Discussion papers, n. 2019/245, https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/piedsedps/2019_2f245.htm