Entropia

When industrial civilization collapsed in the third decade of the 21st century, a community living on a small island in the south pacific ocean found itself permanently isolated. determined to transcend the materialistic values of the old world, they made a commitment to live simple lives, convinced that this was the surest path to genuine freedom, peace, and sustainable prosperity. dr samuel alexander is a part-time lecturer with the office for environmental programs, university of melbourne, australia. he teaches a course called 'consumerism and the growth paradigm: interdisciplinary perspectives' in the masters of environment.