Technology and the notion of sustainability

被引:30
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作者
Hansson, Sven Ove [1 ]
机构
[1] Royal Inst Technol, Dept Philosophy, Stockholm, Sweden
关键词
Aesthetic values; Contingent valuation; Discounting; Natural resources; Sustainability; Technology; Time preferences;
D O I
10.1016/j.techsoc.2010.10.003
中图分类号
D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
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摘要
Some of the difficulties connected with the concept of sustainable development can be resolved if we distinguish between sustainability of different types of assets, in particular between those that pertain to technological uses and those that do not. A weak concept of sustainability is appropriate for the former and a strong concept for the latter. Furthermore, time discounting is appropriate (in the relatively short run) for the former but not for the latter. It is concluded that instead of choosing between weak and strong sustainability, the two notions should be included in the same analysis, since they are needed to account for different kinds of assets. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:274 / 279
页数:6
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