Population health as the ‘bottom line’ of sustainability: a contemporary challenge for public health researchers

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Sustainability is now firmly on society's agenda. For five centuries, the West has proceeded on the assumption of continued progress, leaving a positive legacy to the next generation. This idea was enhanced by enlightenment thinking, the rise of market economics, and the cumulative wealth dividend that flowed from industrial capitalism. The dominant manifestation over the past two centuries has been growth—of population, wealth, knowledge, and our domination of the natural world.