Psychology of previous investment

The "psychology of previous investment" was coined by James Howard Kunstler[1] to describe the sunk costs of the modern urban/suburban lifestyle. It is the reluctance to abandon technologies and standards of urban infrastructure into which humans have already made substantial investments, and is seen as a major contributor to modern energy crises.

See also

  • Abandonment cost
  • Sunk cost fallacy

References

  1. ^ "Association for the Study of Peak Oil & Gas - USA - Clean Energy Redemption?". Archived from the original on 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  • The Psychology of Previous Investment - Raise the Hammer
  • PetroCollapse New York Conference; October 5, 2005 - Remarks on the subject from Kunstler's website


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