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Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
Published on: July 24, 2016
[Environmental management: critical analysis, scenarios and challenges]
Marcelo Firpo de Souza Porto1, Gabriel Eduardo Schütz
1Centro de Estudos da Saúde do trabalhador e Ecologia Humana, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 21041-210 Rio de Janeiro, RJ. marcelo.firpo@ensp.fiocruz.br
Ciencia & Saude Coletiva
|June 16, 2012
Summary
This study examines the limitations of current environmental management strategies, particularly eco-efficiency, in addressing global environmental risks. It proposes alternative pathways toward sustainability and social transformation, emphasizing environmental justice and democratic processes.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Political Ecology
- Public Health
Context:
- Globalization and capitalist societies present complex environmental management challenges.
- Hegemonic environmental management, often defined by eco-efficiency, has inherent limitations in addressing risks and fostering democracy.
Purpose:
- To critically analyze the limits and alternatives of environmental management in contemporary globalized capitalist societies.
- To explore the relationship between environmental management and democratic processes through ideal scenarios.
Summary:
- The article systematizes eco-efficiency's limitations, develops four scenarios for environmental management and democracy, and reflects on trends in Latin America, specifically Brazil.
- It discusses social transformation possibilities, contrasting market-driven tendencies with counter-hegemonic movements advocating for environmental justice, solidarity, and agro-ecology.
Impact:
- Provides a critical framework for understanding environmental management's shortcomings.
- Highlights the potential for social movements to drive emancipatory alternatives and new epistemologies for sustainability.
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