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Sustainable Development, 2013
In this paper we argue that one way of viewing the relationship between sustainable development a... more In this paper we argue that one way of viewing the relationship between sustainable development and nature is to explore the extent to which human-made capital can be substituted for nature ('natural capital'). It is suggested that this substitution/replacement exposes societies to different risks and uncertainties. Our point of departure is to distinguish sociologically between different 'natures', which reflect different levels of human/natural capital substitution and degrees of hybridity: First Nature, Second Nature, Third Nature and Fourth Nature. This approach to sustainable developmentthrough investigating the coexistence of human-made and natural capital, and the effects of this process on risk and uncertaintyis used to explain the vicissitudes of much of the 'sustainable development' debate. Focusing on sustainable consumption and ecological modernization, the paper also suggests that regulation theory might help to explain how different environmental policy options are chosen, and the limitations of these options.
Contemporary Sociology, 1998
© Michael Redclift and Graham Woodgate 1997 Chapter 7, Marina Fischer-Kowalski 1997 All rights re... more © Michael Redclift and Graham Woodgate 1997 Chapter 7, Marina Fischer-Kowalski 1997 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or photocopying, ...
The Environmentalist, 1995
Research into global environmental change in the Un#ed Kingdom, has sought to influence public po... more Research into global environmental change in the Un#ed Kingdom, has sought to influence public policy. It has also served to refashion the social sciences themselves, forcing them to consider sustainability as a dimension of all social and economic behaviour. This paper describes the way in which the principle of enhanced sustainability might become a point of reference in social science research. It discusses some of the lessons that have been learned from the Global Environmental Change Programme and then considers the relationship between this work and research on the environment undertaken within the natural sciences.
Examining the conceptual parameters of sustainability and nature.
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The paper explores the conditions under which austerity programmes are initiated and their implic... more The paper explores the conditions under which austerity programmes are initiated and their implications for sustainable development.
a theoretical look at nature and society
an analysis of two coastal communities
What does environmental sociology owe to European thinkers?
Sustainable Development, 2006
Innovation-the European Journal of Social Science Research, 1993
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) meeting in Rio de Janeiro in... more The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) meeting in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 illustrated the enormous rift that has appeared between North and South. Not only is the agenda of the North different from that of the South, but the language, the discourse, is different. The paper, which was conceived as a contribution to the new discourse surrounding development and the environment explores the divergence between North and South in terms of the limited Northern perspective represented by ‘environmental managerialism’. The failure to grasp the global nature of environmental issues lies at the heart of the problem for radical scholarship. It is the central question to which, as sociologists, we should direct our energies.
Annals of Tourism Research, 2010
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1983
Journal of Development Studies, 1986
The cumulative effect of natural resource degradation has served to raise the issue of ‘sustainab... more The cumulative effect of natural resource degradation has served to raise the issue of ‘sustainable development’ in many less developed countries (LDCs). In some respects the tropical frontier of countries such as Bolivia represents an inauspicious testing‐ground for this approach since the colonisation of the Amazon region has been characterised by land accumulation and speculative short‐term investment. However, there is evidence that technical solutions exist for many of the small farmers who have colonised this frontier, especially in the design of ‘farming systems’. What is still required is a broader view of the livelihood requirements of specific social groups, and their relationship to the wider, regional context in which farming systems are located.
Environmental Values, 1998
Sustainable Development, 2013
In this paper we argue that one way of viewing the relationship between sustainable development a... more In this paper we argue that one way of viewing the relationship between sustainable development and nature is to explore the extent to which human-made capital can be substituted for nature ('natural capital'). It is suggested that this substitution/replacement exposes societies to different risks and uncertainties. Our point of departure is to distinguish sociologically between different 'natures', which reflect different levels of human/natural capital substitution and degrees of hybridity: First Nature, Second Nature, Third Nature and Fourth Nature. This approach to sustainable developmentthrough investigating the coexistence of human-made and natural capital, and the effects of this process on risk and uncertaintyis used to explain the vicissitudes of much of the 'sustainable development' debate. Focusing on sustainable consumption and ecological modernization, the paper also suggests that regulation theory might help to explain how different environmental policy options are chosen, and the limitations of these options.
Contemporary Sociology, 1998
© Michael Redclift and Graham Woodgate 1997 Chapter 7, Marina Fischer-Kowalski 1997 All rights re... more © Michael Redclift and Graham Woodgate 1997 Chapter 7, Marina Fischer-Kowalski 1997 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or photocopying, ...
The Environmentalist, 1995
Research into global environmental change in the Un#ed Kingdom, has sought to influence public po... more Research into global environmental change in the Un#ed Kingdom, has sought to influence public policy. It has also served to refashion the social sciences themselves, forcing them to consider sustainability as a dimension of all social and economic behaviour. This paper describes the way in which the principle of enhanced sustainability might become a point of reference in social science research. It discusses some of the lessons that have been learned from the Global Environmental Change Programme and then considers the relationship between this work and research on the environment undertaken within the natural sciences.
Examining the conceptual parameters of sustainability and nature.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The paper explores the conditions under which austerity programmes are initiated and their implic... more The paper explores the conditions under which austerity programmes are initiated and their implications for sustainable development.
a theoretical look at nature and society
an analysis of two coastal communities
What does environmental sociology owe to European thinkers?
Sustainable Development, 2006
Innovation-the European Journal of Social Science Research, 1993
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) meeting in Rio de Janeiro in... more The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) meeting in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 illustrated the enormous rift that has appeared between North and South. Not only is the agenda of the North different from that of the South, but the language, the discourse, is different. The paper, which was conceived as a contribution to the new discourse surrounding development and the environment explores the divergence between North and South in terms of the limited Northern perspective represented by ‘environmental managerialism’. The failure to grasp the global nature of environmental issues lies at the heart of the problem for radical scholarship. It is the central question to which, as sociologists, we should direct our energies.
Annals of Tourism Research, 2010
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1983
Journal of Development Studies, 1986
The cumulative effect of natural resource degradation has served to raise the issue of ‘sustainab... more The cumulative effect of natural resource degradation has served to raise the issue of ‘sustainable development’ in many less developed countries (LDCs). In some respects the tropical frontier of countries such as Bolivia represents an inauspicious testing‐ground for this approach since the colonisation of the Amazon region has been characterised by land accumulation and speculative short‐term investment. However, there is evidence that technical solutions exist for many of the small farmers who have colonised this frontier, especially in the design of ‘farming systems’. What is still required is a broader view of the livelihood requirements of specific social groups, and their relationship to the wider, regional context in which farming systems are located.
Environmental Values, 1998
