Sustainable development (1987-2005): an oxymoron comes of age
The essay began by arguing that 'sustainable development' had for some time been a property of different discourses. The term 'sustainable development' was an oxymoron, which prompted a number of discursive interpretations of the weight to attached to both 'development'...
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doaj-4162ba84fbd54814b4d0aad170da5fea2020-11-25T02:40:37ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulHorizontes Antropológicos0104-71831806-99833seS0104-71832007000100002Sustainable development (1987-2005): an oxymoron comes of ageMichael R. Redclift0King's CollegeThe essay began by arguing that 'sustainable development' had for some time been a property of different discourses. The term 'sustainable development' was an oxymoron, which prompted a number of discursive interpretations of the weight to attached to both 'development' and 'sustainability'. Only by exposing the assumptions, and conclusions, of these discourses could we hope to clarify the choices, and trade-offs, which beset environmental policy, and the environmental social sciences. Today 'sustainable development' needs to be linked to new material realities, the product of our science and technology, and associated shifts in consciousness.http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-71832007000100002&lng=en&tlng=enculturediscoursesglobalisationsustainable development |
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Sustainable development (1987-2005): an oxymoron comes of age |
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Sustainable development (1987-2005): an oxymoron comes of age |
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Sustainable development (1987-2005): an oxymoron comes of age |
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sustainable development (1987-2005): an oxymoron comes of age |
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul |
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Horizontes Antropológicos |
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The essay began by arguing that 'sustainable development' had for some time been a property of different discourses. The term 'sustainable development' was an oxymoron, which prompted a number of discursive interpretations of the weight to attached to both 'development' and 'sustainability'. Only by exposing the assumptions, and conclusions, of these discourses could we hope to clarify the choices, and trade-offs, which beset environmental policy, and the environmental social sciences. Today 'sustainable development' needs to be linked to new material realities, the product of our science and technology, and associated shifts in consciousness. |
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