Abstract The ongoing COIVD19 pandemic has brought public attention to exponential growth dynamics. “Flatten the curve” has become the clarion call of public health systems around the world struggling to cope with the burgeoning pandemic. Can ecological economists use this “meme moment” to bring exponential growth into the public discourse on sustainability? We present a modest proposal rooted in the elementary arithmetic of exponential growth. Our proposal calls for thinking about resilient and sustainable societies as an “(un)flatten the curve” exercise.

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(Un)flatten the curve: 一个简单的水槽容量模型

摘要 持续的 COIVD19 大流行引起了公众对指数增长动态的关注。“拉平曲线”已成为全球公共卫生系统努力应对迅速蔓延的流行病的号角。生态经济学家能否利用这个“模因时刻”将指数级增长带入有关可持续性的公共话语中？我们提出了一个植根于指数增长基本算术的适度建议。我们的提案呼吁将有弹性和可持续的社会视为“（不）拉平曲线”的练习。