The green economy agenda: business as usual or transformational discourse?

Ferguson, Peter

doi:10.1080/09644016.2014.919748

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“…Much of this literature questions the feasibility and desirability of exponential economic growth and explores alternatives that allow for human development within planetary limits (e.g. Barry, 2012;Blauwhof, 2012;D'Alisa, Demaria, & Kallis, 2014;Demailly, Chancel, Waisman, & Guivarch 2013;Ferguson, 2015;Hayden, 2014;Tanuro, 2013;Vanhulst & Beling, 2014). But the question of how to pursue economic development under conditions of continuing environmental degradation is not a purely academic one.…”

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Contemporary Discourses of Green Political Economy: A Q Method Analysis

Stevenson

2015

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

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Contemporary Discourses of Green Political Economy: A Q Method Analysis

Stevenson

2015

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

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“…Traditional, orthodox planning concepts have recently been criticized in the wake of local-regional transformations towards more sustainable conditions of development (Ferguson, 2015;Rydin, 2013). In this respect, the global financial crisis also marked a turning point for urban and regional planning, as has been acknowledged by Siemiatycki andSiemiatycki (2016) or Ponzini (2016).…”

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Re-thinking non-core regions: planning strategies and practices beyond growth

Leick

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2017

European Planning Studies

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Periods of ongoing growth in the economy and demographics have come to a halt for many European regions for various reasons, challenging their economic development prospects. Despite the heterogeneous nature of stagnation, decline, peripheralization or even stigmatization to be found there, these configurations 'beyond growth' have in common that short-term 'fire-fighting' policy approaches aiming to foster regional economic growth face some important limitations. We argue that this has to do, among other things, with the overall direction of established and orthodox planning approaches that are predominantly based on growth-oriented paradigms and implicitly or explicitly work with dichotomous categories such as core-periphery and metropolitan versus non-metropolitan spaces; these do, however, not capture local realities in these cases. Using the notion of non-core regions, we plead for conceptualizing non-core regions and their regional economic development trajectories in different ways: thinking 'beyond growth'. Such alternative ideas should be informed by alternative understandings of growth, development and sustainability in order to influence theories and concepts, but also to support new approaches to planning practice. To this aim, we discuss non-core regions from a social constructivist perspective, elaborating some points of departure for conceptualizing and practising regional planning 'beyond growth'.

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“…Economic growth is inherent in the green economy paradigm, and as critical scholars point out, this reproduces existing neoliberal policies and corporate business interests, attempting to "fix" their legitimacy (Brown et al 2014: 248, andArsel andFerguson 2015;Finley-Brook 2007;Kenis and Lievens 2015: 231;Wanner 2015). In this context, Russian invocations of the green economy discourse both abroad and at home are not radically different.…”

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“…The emphasis on economic growth, allegedly as a means for social justice and more fair distribution of resources, has been condemned as an attempt to use the ecological crisis in order to solve "other problems contemporary capitalism is facing, such as the economic crisis and the crisis of legitimacy" (Kenis and Lievens 2015: 231;Ferguson 2015). In this sense, the green economy is seen as a mere "intensification of existing policy directions under neoliberalized environmental governance" (Brown et al 2014: 248;Arsel and Büscher 2012;Finley-Brook 2007;Wanner 2015).…”

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Politics of the green economy in Russia's European North

Vladimirova

2017

Journal of Political Ecology

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The global drive for a greener economy generates controversy in Russia, a country that is dependent on export of raw mineral resources. Debates are most heated in relation to the North, where resource extraction takes place. In an environment of high unemployment and low income ecological issues are priority for a few environmentalists. Russian politicians, who support the green economy in international fora, instead emphasize economic development at home and show little interest in environmental protection. This article focuses on the controversies over policies from the perspective of environmentalists and members of local communities in Murmansk Region who are struggling to establish a national park in the Khibiny Mountains. The initiative has been presented by some environmentalists as a contribution to the green economy, but it also demonstrates mechanisms of nature governance in Russia, as well as the limited possibilities for bottom-up participation of NGOs, scholars, and the indigenous community. The article also situates the green economy in Russia within critical analysis of the global green economy, which reveals common trends and problems. Russia replicates the common overemphasis on economic development and commoditization of nature rather than radical reformation of nature's value and use. Key words: Green Economy, Russia, Nature Conservation, Arctic, Indigenous Sami, Murmansk Region RésuméLa poussée mondiale pour une économie plus verte génère la controverse en Russie, un pays qui dépend de l'exportation de ressources minérales brutes. Les débats sont les plus intenses par rapport à l'Arctique au nord du pays, où se déroule la majeure partie de l'extraction des ressources. Dans un contexte de chômage élevé et de faible revenu, les questions écologiques sont prioritaires pour quelques environnementalistes. Les politiciens russes, qui soutiennent l'économie verte dans les forums internationaux, insistent plutôt sur le développement économique lorsqu'ils parlent aux Russes et montrent peu d'intérêt pour la protection de l'environnement. Cet article se concentre sur les controverses sur les politiques dans la perspective des écologistes et des membres des communautés locales dans la région de Murmansk, qui luttent pour établir un parc national dans les montagnes de Khibiny. L'initiative a été présentée par certains environnementalistes comme une contribution à l'économie verte, mais la campagne démontre également des mécanismes de gouvernance de la nature en Russie. Les ONG, les universitaires et la communauté autochtone ont peu de possibilités de participer à la base. L'article situe également l'économie verte en Russie dans une analyse critique de l'économie verte mondiale, qui révèle des tendances et des problèmes communs. La Russie réplique l'accent trop répandu sur le développement économique et la marchandisation de la nature plutôt que la réforme radicale de la valeur et de l'utilisation de la nature. ResumenEl impulso global por una economía más verde, ha generado controversia en Rusi...

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The green economy agenda: business as usual or transformational discourse?

Cited by 116 publications

References 53 publications

Contemporary Discourses of Green Political Economy: A Q Method Analysis

Contemporary Discourses of Green Political Economy: A Q Method Analysis

Re-thinking non-core regions: planning strategies and practices beyond growth

Politics of the green economy in Russia's European North

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