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CUBA'S FUTURE AS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY: REAL OPTION OR IMPOSSIBLE UTOPIA?
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This article examines how Cuba might become a Sustainable Society. Three questions are posed: What is a sustainable society? Why would Cuba want to be one? And how could Cuba become fully sustainable? First, the goal of a sustainable society is to ensure a vibrant and meaningful culture, a robust green economy and a protected environment with ecosystem integrity and a rich biodiversity. Only when all three objectives can be reached simultaneously over the long term can a society be considered fully sustainable. Second, three basic elements contribute to a sustainability rationale for Cuba: the country has several conditions and attributes conducive to achieving sustainability and few constraints; Cuba has already made considerable progress in achieving sustainability; and finally, the alternative of unsustainability does not constitute a good future. Third, ten components are suggested to enhance Cuban sustainability including: red-green ideology, green economy, sustainable state and party, sustainable agriculture and energy policies among others.
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Lane (1999).