A systems approach to sustainability and sustainable development

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cepal.bibLevelDocumento Completo
cepal.callNumberINT UN/MA 3(64/2003)
cepal.callNumberLC/L.1864-P
cepal.divisionEngSustainable Development and Human Settlements Division
cepal.divisionSpaDivisión de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos
cepal.docTypeSeries
cepal.jobNumberS033119 E
cepal.physicalDescriptionilustraciones, tablas
cepal.projectProyecto Evaluación de la Sostenibilidad en América Latina y el Caribe (Fase I) NET/00/063
cepal.regionalOfficeSantiago
cepal.saleNumber03.II.G.35
cepal.topicEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
cepal.topicSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
cepal.workareaEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Y ASENTAMIENTOS HUMANOS
dc.contributor.authorGallopín, Gilberto C.
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL
dc.contributor.entityNU. CEPAL. División de Desarrollo Sostenible y Asentamientos Humanos
dc.contributor.entityPaíses Bajos. Gobierno
dc.coverage.spatialEngLATIN AMERICA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA LATINA
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T16:15:28Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T16:15:28Z
dc.date.issued2003-03
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography
dc.description.abstractThe concepts of sustainability and sustainable development are analyzed from a systems perspective. In the most general terms, sustainability of any system can be represented by a non-decreasing valuation function of the outputs of interest of the system considered. Different perspectives on the system of reference are discussed, from the extreme anthropocentric to the extreme bio- or ecocentric positions, and related to the criteria (based on the assumed substitutability between natural and manufactured capital); of very strong, strong, weak, and very weak sustainability. A set of underlying determinants of sustainability is proposed and discussed, including availability of resources, adaptability/flexibility, homeostasis, capacity of response, self-reliance, and empowerment. The concept of sustainable development is discussed and alternative theoretical perspectives that have been used in the literature are presented. The relationship between sustainability, development, nondevelopment, and maldevelopment; and material and non-material economic growth is mapped as a Venn diagram; alternative trajectories towards sustainable development for rich and poor countries are identified. Five alternative paradigms/strategies for sustainable development are summarized, showing the complexity of the process of choosing the right actions to move towards sustainable development.
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dc.format.extent38 páginas.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9211213983
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/L.1864-P
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/5759
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription38 p. : il., tabls.
dc.publisherECLAC
dc.publisher.placeSantiago
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesSerie Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesNo64
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE
dc.titleA systems approach to sustainability and sustainable development
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