文章基本信息

标题：Sustainable Development: A Bird’s Eye View
本地全文：下载
作者：Waas, Tom ; Hugé, Jean ; Verbruggen, Aviel 等
期刊名称：Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2071-1050
出版年度：2011
卷号：3
期号：10
页码：1637-1661
出版社：MDPI, Open Access Journal
摘要：At the turn of the millennium, the world’s political leadership adopted sustainable development as a leading model for societal development. However, the terms “sustainable development”, “sustainability” and “sustainable” are sometimes over- and misused despite wide consensus about the concept’s meaning among sustainability scholars and practitioners. While the concept allows various sustainability views to co-exist, random conceptualizations which do not respect the fundamental sustainability principles undermine the concept’s objective to steer action. This lack of understanding of sustainability arguably inhibits its practical realization and a proper understanding of sustainability is urgently needed. In this paper we aim to contribute to a better understanding of sustainability by adopting a bird’s eye perspective. We review the rich contemporary literature, with a specific focus on the terminology, genesis, fundamental principles, mainstream views of sustainability, and several governing aspects. Further, using the evolving body of sustainability literature, the paper provides arguments to combat common misconceptions of sustainability.
关键词：sustainable development; sustainability; meaning; principles; history; governance