Sustainable Development

Castro, Carlos

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“…that carry different theoretical lenses, terms, and ideological values (Castro, 2004 Such discussion was also incorporated in early evolutionary works (Freeman, 1984) and in the so-called Berlin 20…”

Section: The Discourse Analysis About Innovation and Sustainability Imentioning

confidence: 99%

Unveiling scientific communities about sustainability and innovation. A bibliometric journey around sustainable terms

Franceschini

Faria

Jurowetzki

2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Section: The Discourse Analysis About Innovation and Sustainability Imentioning

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Unveiling scientific communities about sustainability and innovation. A bibliometric journey around sustainable terms

Franceschini

Faria

Jurowetzki

2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

122

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“…As mentioned above, Reformism is shown in the literature to be the current dominant approach to a sustainable world. Clifton (2009), in considering why Reformism dominates, proposes three possible and non-mutually exclusive reasons for this namely: (a) Reformism is a superior approach to a sustainable world as compared to a Transformational approach (an example of this view is presented by Hart (2007)), (b) Reformism is the only viable approach within the current political and economic space (authors suggesting this may be of importance include Robinson (2004) and Barry (2007)), and (c) the sustainability narrative has been captured by the political and economically powerful elite, and modelled into the Reformist mode, to limit socio-economic system changes to the margin and protect the economic interests of the elite (authors writing in support of this view include Castro (2004) and Kempf (2008)). The type of SWT analysis proposed in this section, by way of I=PAT and socio-ecological resilience methods, can help progress understanding of point (a), as can other research work focused on the merits of the Reformist vs Transformational views (such as work testing the merits of economic growth in achieving human flourishing (see for example Daly, H and Farley (2004)), or research on the merits of ecocentric views vs anthropocentric views on caring for the environment (see for example Barr and Gilg (2006))).…”

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“…Despite the claim made earlier that Reformism is based on the "promulgation of reforms that do not challenge the basis of our societies but that may lead to changes in emphasis at the margins" (Handmer and Dovers 1996, p. 499), this is not true for communities that are not yet (fully) captured within this dominant system -for them, change will be substantial. From the view of Reformism being the current dominant approach to a sustainable world, this refers to dominance at the political level, both internationally and nationally, and in business circles (Castro 2004;Dauvergne 2008;Robinson 2004). Reformism's dominance in the international political setting is evident in the sustainable development narratives of the United Nations that made their mark with the release of the 1987 Brundtland Report (WCED 1987) and the follow-up 1992 Rio Earth Summit.…”

Section: Current Dominant Sustainable World Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Representing a Sustainable World – A Typology Approach

Clifton¹

2010

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This paper presents, as a 'sustainable world typology', the findings of a current research project that is concerned with what it means for there to be a sustainable world and how humanity might go about achieving this. The typology is framed around key sustainable world dimensions and displays, for each of these dimensions, how Reformist and Transformational approaches are conceived in terms of giving meaning to the concept of a sustainable world. Key themes evident in the typology are discussed namely: (a) the primary sustainable world goal of flourishing life, (b) the anthropocentrism-ecocentrism divide, (c) approaches to human interests satisfaction, and (d) optimisation vs resilience living. The paper notes the mere descriptive nature of the typology and concludes with some thoughts on ways in which the typology might be critiqued to identify which approach, Reformist or Transformational, is more likely to see the primary sustainable world goal achieved. Keywords: Sustainability, Sustainable world, Reformist, Transformational, Typology 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose of this paper This paper reports on a component of a current research project that is concerned with what it means for humans to live sustainably on the Earth, that is, for there to be a sustainable world, and how humanity might go about achieving this. The full project considers three key questions namely: (a) what does it mean for there to be a sustainable world?, (b) what approach to a sustainable world is being pursued by a specific Australian state government?, and (c) what are the implications of this government's sustainable world approach in respect of its contribution to, or detraction from, a global sustainable world goal? This paper presents the findings from research undertaken to answer the first of these three questions. Dobson (1996), in considering ways in which the meaning of complex pluralistic concepts such as that of a sustainable world can be presented, proposes a typology approach as preferable to alternates such as definitional or discursive methods. The approach taken in this paper follows Dobson's advice and presents a summation of different perspectives of what it means for there to be a sustainable world in the form of a 'sustainable world typology' (SWT), shown as Figure 1. A number of existing typologies that are oriented towards sustainable world issues are evident in the literature and these can be categorised into three main forms. First, sustainable world dimension (SW Dimension) typologies are those that focus on what are seen as key dimensions (or principles) that collectively present a picture of what is means for there to be a sustainable world and how this might be achieved. These SW Dimensions typically include items such as how natural resources are to be used, how human interests are to be satisfied, intergenerational equity obligations, and so on. Typologies of this form display different approaches to these dimensions, with these approaches often collapsed into 2, or at the most 4, representative c...

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“…The literature shows Reformism as the current dominant sustainable-world approach, with this dominance based in Reformism being espoused by the key power centres of society, namely at the political level, both internationally and nationally, and in business circles (Castro, 2004;Handmer & Dovers, 1996).…”

Section: Q1(b): Current Dominant Approachmentioning

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Sustainability and Government – A Case Study of the South Australian Government

Clifton

2010

JEE

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Purpose of the paper: This paper reports on a PhD project (the Project) concerned with what it means for humans to live sustainably, that is, for there to be a sustainable-world. In particular, the Project considers why, despite the need for humans to live sustainably having been of international concern for many years, humanity is still living unsustainably and this situation is worsening. Research method: A literature review using inductive and theoretical thematic analysis was conducted to develop a typology representing different approaches to a sustainable-world. A case study of the South Australian Government's (SAG's) sustainable-world approach was also conducted. Findings: Two main sustainable-world approaches are evident: a Reformist approach and a Transformational approach. Reformism is the current dominant approach. A Footprint-Analysis and socio-ecological resilience critique of Reformism casts doubt on its ability to see the primary sustainable-world goal achieved regardless of how aggressively it is pursued. The SAG's sustainable-world approach follows the Reformist theme. Concerns at Reformism's ability to see the primary sustainable-world goal achieved flow through to the SAG setting. Implications: The findings have important social implications, including policy implications for government, strategic decision making for business, through to day-today lifestyle decisions for communities, households, and individuals. The key point is that pursuit of the Reformist approach may, rather than see a sustainable-world come about, continue to drive humanity towards a social and ecological sustainability crisis point, whilst simultaneously acting as a barrier to the more decisive action that it needed.

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Sustainable Development

Cited by 174 publications

References 21 publications

Unveiling scientific communities about sustainability and innovation. A bibliometric journey around sustainable terms

Unveiling scientific communities about sustainability and innovation. A bibliometric journey around sustainable terms

Representing a Sustainable World – A Typology Approach

Sustainability and Government – A Case Study of the South Australian Government

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