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Resource Dependency and Sustainability in the United States.

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Title/Author:	Resource Dependency and Sustainability in the United States./
Author:	Thombs, Ryan P.
Description:	1 online resource (136 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-05, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International85-05B.
Subject:	Sociology. -
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ISBN:	9798380822060

Resource Dependency and Sustainability in the United States.
Thombs, Ryan P.

Resource Dependency and Sustainability in the United States. - 1 online resource (136 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-05, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston College, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

Recent research suggests that no country in the world meets its social needs in a sustainable manner. The U.S. is a prime example, as it has achieved a high standard of living but at a substantial cost to the environment. Although, research also suggests that subjective and objective measures of well-being are declining in the U.S. Thus, not only must the country reduce its emissions and environmental resource use, but it must also rethink its development strategy as well-being continues to deteriorate.However, these trends are not homogeneous as there are significant differences in ecological degradation and well-being across the states. What could explain these differences? Resource dependency, which refers to economic overspecialization in the extractive natural resource sector, offers a promising theoretical perspective to apply to this question. In my four-part dissertation, I explore whether and how resource dependency impacts sustainability-related measures in the U.S. Using state-level panel data, I assess the effects of resource dependency on the carbon-intensity of well-being, the renewable energy-fossil fuel nexus, and CO2 emissions in chapters two through four. In the fifth chapter, I describe three Stata commands (eiwb, xtasysum, and lreff) that I developed as part of my dissertation. Taken together, I show that resource dependency undermines environmental and social well-being outcomes in the U.S., but it does so in complex ways. I conclude by discussing the implications of my findings, this dissertation's contributions to sociology and sustainability science, and paths for future research.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

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ISBN: 9798380822060Subjects--Topical Terms:

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