The Imperatives of Sustainable Development

被引:214
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作者
Holden, Erling [1 ]
Linnerud, Kristin [2 ]
Banister, David [3 ]
机构
[1] Sogn & Fjordane Univ Coll, Dept Engn & Sci, Sogndal, Norway
[2] CICERO, Oslo, Norway
[3] Univ Oxford, Sch Geog & Environm, Transport Studies Unit, Oxford, England
关键词
sustainable development; sustainable development goals; sustainable development indicators; human needs; social equity; environmental limits; CAPABILITY APPROACH; GOALS; ENVIRONMENT; NEED;
D O I
10.1002/sd.1647
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
The United Nations sustainable development goals are under fire. By attempting to cover all that is good and desirable in society, these targets have ended up as vague, weak, or meaningless. We suggest a model for sustainable development based on three moral imperatives: satisfying human needs, ensuring social equity, and respecting environmental limits. The model reflects Our Common Future's central message, moral imperatives laid out in philosophical texts on needs and equity, and recent scientific insights on environmental limits. The model is in conflict with the popular three-pillar model of sustainable development, which seeks to balance social, environmental, and economic targets. Rather, we argue that sustainable development constitutes a set of constraints on human behaviour, including constraints on economic activity. By identifying indicators, and thresholds, we illustrate that different regions or groups of countries face different challenges. Copyright (C) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment
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页码:213 / 226
页数:14
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