eprintid: 13417
rev_number: 15
eprint_status: archive
userid: 1
dir: disk0/00/01/34/17
datestamp: 2012-06-21 15:47:16
lastmod: 2016-01-03 14:19:40
status_changed: 2012-08-15 09:06:09
type: workingPaper
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Becker, Christian
creators_name: Ewringmann, Dieter
creators_name: Faber, Malte
creators_name: Petersen, Thomas
creators_name: Zahrnt, Angelika
title: Endangering the natural basis of life is unjust. On the status and future of the sustainability discourse
ispublished: pub
subjects: ddc-330
divisions: i-181000
keywords: Sustainability , justice , ethics , growth , welfare , ecological economy
abstract: The paper critically examines the status of the sustainability discourse and sustainability politics against the backdrop of considerations about the meaning of justice in the context of sustainability. We argue that the preservation of the natural basis of life is by itself a requirement of justice. However, the crucial role of the ecological dimension of sustainability has been neglected due to a problematic interpretation of the economic dimension, a limited understanding of justice, and an overemphasis of economic growth and growth politics. We propose to reposition the sustainability discourse and sustainability politics by prioritizing the long-term protection of the natural basis of life as the essential foundation of future development, welfare, and justice. 
abstract_translated_lang: eng
class_scheme: jel
class_labels: A13, A10, Q57, Q5, Q01, O40, I31
date: 2012
date_type: published
id_scheme: DOI
id_number: 10.11588/heidok.00013417
schriftenreihe_cluster_id: sr-3
schriftenreihe_order: 0527
ppn_swb: 1651524033
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-opus-134178
language: eng
bibsort: BECKERCHRIENDANGERIN2012
full_text_status: public
citation:   Becker, Christian ; Ewringmann, Dieter ; Faber, Malte ; Petersen, Thomas ; Zahrnt, Angelika  (2012) Endangering the natural basis of life is unjust. On the status and future of the sustainability discourse.  [Working paper]     
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/13417/1/Becker_Ewringmann_et.al_dp527.pdf