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Sustainable development vs. sustainable biosphere

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2010

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Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, author
Ria University Press, publisher

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In sustainability debates, there are two poles, complements yet opposites. Economy can be prioritized, with the environment contributory to economics at the center. This is sustainable development, widely advocated, including statements by the United Nations. At the other pole, the environment is prioritized. A sustainable biosphere model demands a baseline quality of environment, respect for the integrity of natural systems. The economy must be worked out within such quality of life in a quality environment. This is advocated by the Ecological Society of America. Neither economics nor ecology is well equipped to analyze this issue ethically.

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Originally a lecture given at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Annual Meeting, 2009, Chicago: Our Planet and Its Life: Origins and Futures.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-101).

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sustainable biosphere
environmental conservation
sustainability
United Nations conference on environment and development
UNCED
sustainable development
Ecological Society of America

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