Dominique Bourg | |
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.jpg) Dominique Bourg, in 2019 | |
| Nationality | French and Swiss[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Researcher, professor |
| Title | Professor |
| Children | Three[1] |
| Awards | Officer of theLegion of Honour Officer of theNational Order of Merit |
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| Alma mater | Marc Bloch University School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences |
| Thesis | (1981 and 1995) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy,environmental science,ecology |
| Institutions | Paris Institute of Political Studies University of Technology of Troyes University of Lausanne (since 2006) |
| Main interests | Sustainable development,degrowth,environmentalism |
| Website | http://igd.unil.ch/dominiquebourg |
Dominique Bourg (born 11 August 1953 inTavaux;French pronunciation:[buʁ]) is a Frenchphilosopher. Since 2006, he is professor at the Faculty of Geosciences and Environment of theUniversity of Lausanne (Switzerland).[2]
He has two doctorates and is a specialist of the environment, global changes, andsustainable development.[3] He published many articles and books and participated in various committees related to the environment.[2]
Dominique Bourg co-directedLa pensée écologique. Une anthologie (literally "Ecological Thinking: an Anthology") with Antoine Fragnière (2014)[4] and theDictionnaire de la pensée écologique ("Dictionary of Ecological Thinking") with Alain Papaux (2015).[5][6] He analyses that, "Ecological thinking is characterised by a critique of modernity, a scepticism about the possibility of solving environmental problems through technology and a questioning of the separation between humans and nature".[6]
According to Bourg, the root of the global problem (the deterioration of the environment) is the flow of materials and energy (linked withconsumerism).[1] He also thinks that over the last decades,economic growth increasedwealth concentration andeconomic inequality while accelerating the destruction of natural resources and ecosystems, but without fulfilling its promise to provide more jobs or make people happier.[1]
Dominique Bourg was part of the "Coppens commission" who prepared the FrenchCharter for the Environment of 2004.
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