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A Formal Framework for Conceptions of Sustainability - a Theoretical Contribution to the Discourse in Sustainable Development
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 986437
Author(s) Christen, Marius; Schmidt, Stephan
Author(s) at UniBasel Schmidt, Stephan
Christen, Marius
Year 2012
Title A Formal Framework for Conceptions of Sustainability - a Theoretical Contribution to the Discourse in Sustainable Development
Journal Sustainable Development
Volume 20
Number 6
Pages / Article-Number 400-410
Abstract In the sustainability discourse we find much disagreement about the idea of sustainability resulting in the unsatisfactory situation that this idea is limited by arbitrariness and therefore looses its action guiding power. Examining various strategies to solve this challenge we argue for a meta-perspective. In the central part of this paper we describe a formal framework for conceptions of sustainability consisting of fundamental and practical modules. Subsequently, we critically compare this framework with alternative meta-approaches, in particular with the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development. We conclude that the problem of arbitrariness is encountered on three different levels; in the designation of the subject field of the sustainability debate, in the characterisation of sustainability science and indirectly in providing a basis to assess policies. This underlines the framework's usefulness of structuring the discourse on sustainability.
Publisher Wiley
ISSN/ISBN 0968-0802 ; 1099-1719
edoc-URL http://edoc.unibas.ch/46629/
Full Text on edoc No
Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.1002/sd.518
ISI-Number 000311607500004
Document type (ISI) Article
 
   

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