Factor 5 (book)
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Factor 5: Transforming the Global Economy through 80% Increase in Resource Productivity is a 2009 book by Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker and an Australian team at The Natural Edge Project.[1] The book suggests that sustainable development can be achieved by increasing resource productivity. The book presents examples showing the availability of a factor of five in efficiency improvements for entire sectors of the economy, without losing the quality of service or well-being.[2]
The book was made possible through sponsorship from Griffith University, Aachen Foundation, CSIRO, and RPS Group.[3] Factor 5 is the sequel to Factor 4, a 1997 international best seller,[3] which presented 50 examples of resource-saving technologies.[2]
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- ^ von Weizsäcker, E., Hargroves, K., Smith, M., Desha, C. and Stasinopoulos, P. (2009). Factor 5: Transforming the Global Economy through 80% Increase in Resource Productivity, Earthscan, UK and Droemer, Germany, ISBN 9781844075911
- ^ a b Factor Five Making It Magazine, 10 December 2009.
- ^ a b The Natural Edge Project. Factor 5 Overview
