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Why ecological modernization and sustainable development should not be conflated
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In this paper, it is argued that there are significant differences between the concepts of ecological modernization and sustainable development and that conflating them is not only counterproductive for the broader agenda of sustainable development, but also for the environmental policies necessary for realizing sustainable development.Abstract:
In this paper, it is argued that there are significant differences between the concepts of ecological modernization and sustainable development. The different ways in which these concepts frame various approaches to environmental policy have important implications. They affect not only the scope, but also the goals, targets and level of ambition that environmental policy-makers should aim at. Ecological modernization should be seen as a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for sustainable development. Conflating the two is not only counterproductive for the broader agenda of sustainable development, but also for the environmental policies necessary for realizing sustainable development. Therefore, ecological modernization and sustainable development should not be conflated. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.read more
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The politics of environmental discourse
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the emergence and increasing political importance of "ecological modernization" as a new concept in the language of environmental politics, which has come to replace the antagonistic debates of the 1970s, stresses the opportunities of environmental policy for modernizing the economy and stimulating the technological innovation.
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The Politics of the Earth: Environmental Discourses
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors make sense of the Earth's politics and make a distinction between Leave it to the Experts: Administrative Rationalism 5. Leave It to the People: Democratic Pragmatism 6. Environmentalally Benign Growth: Sustainable Development 7. Industrial Society and Beyond.
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Blueprint for a green economy
TL;DR: The meaning of sustainable development is defined in this article as "the value of the environment" and "valuing the environment", and it is defined as "a way of thinking about the future rather than the past".