Sustainability with uncertain future preferences

被引:11
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作者
Krysiak, FC [1 ]
Krysiak, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Tech Univ Berlin, Fac 8, D-10623 Berlin, Germany
来源
ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS | 2006年 / 33卷 / 04期
关键词
intergenerational justice; project evaluation; substitution possibilities; sustainability; uncertainty;
D O I
10.1007/s10640-005-0004-6
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
A feature of the sustainability problem is that the preferences of future generations are uncertain. In this paper, we put forward a fairness-based definition of sustainability that takes this uncertainty into account. We analyze the implications of this definition in the context of a model of project evaluation. We show that our definition encompasses the concepts of non-declining welfare and of weak and strong sustainability. Furthermore, we show that preference uncertainty has a substantial influence on the implications of sustainability.
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页码:511 / 531
页数:21
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