1.0Global Footprint Networkhttps://www.footprintnetwork.orgAmanda Diephttps://www.footprintnetwork.org/author/amanda/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jnayVtbo9B"><a href="https://www.footprintnetwork.org/2019/05/14/mathis-vs-malthus-can-countries-escape-the-resource-trap/">Mathis vs. Malthus: <p>Can countries escape the resource trap?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.footprintnetwork.org/2019/05/14/mathis-vs-malthus-can-countries-escape-the-resource-trap/embed/#?secret=jnayVtbo9B" width="600" height="338" title="“Mathis vs. Malthus: <p>Can countries escape the resource trap?” — Global Footprint Network" data-secret="jnayVtbo9B" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.footprintnetwork.org/cms/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> By Mathis Wackernagel, Ph.D. Humanity has achieved so much, including rising longevity around the world, hyper-connectivity, easy and cheap access to information, incredibly safe mobility. Yet there are critical arenas in which progress is so slow that it is starting to put at risk many, if not all, the amazing human achievements. The just released […]https://www.footprintnetwork.org/content/uploads/2019/04/MDPI-2019-300-e1559930799313.jpg200272