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Article
What Kind of Development We Want to Afford Sustainable Living?
Author(s)
Kamaljit Kaur Sangha
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DOI:10.17265/2162-5298/2018.01.005
Affiliation(s)
Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research, Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin 0810, Australia
ABSTRACT
The historical evidence is used to argue that the application of knowledge
and modernization of the current economic and conservation approaches for directly
relating to human dependence on nature are critical for advancing human well-being.
Over the last ~50 years, despite our sound understanding of various ecological impacts
at local, regional and global scales, we have largely failed to prevent decline
in the health of natural systems worldwide. Our current approaches continue to promote
utilitarian economy, focusing on materials. This paper advocates a shift from the
current paradigms of economics and resource use, by proposing an ethical approach
both to nature and economics, towards holistic development. The approach is based
on peoples’ well-being. It outlines how by integrating ethics, economy and nature,
and finding simple solutions within the reach of public, sustainable development
can become achievable much more efficiently and quickly than following our current
lengthy and complex processes.
KEYWORDS
Nature, natural systems, ecosystem services, sustainable development, economics, human well-being.
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