当足够是足够的时候:引入充足的走廊,以将技术经济主义置于其位置
1University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK. r.barnthaler@leeds.ac.uk.
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|April 26, 2024
概括
生态危机与不平等有关. 这项研究提出了充足性走廊,一个框架,确保每个人都能满足需求而不会过度,以解决环境和社会差异.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 社会经济学 社会经济学
- 气候政策 气候政策
背景情况:
- 生态危机与社会不平等密切相关.
- 气候政策当前的技术经济方法不足以解决环境危机的分配方面.
- 基于市场和技术的解决方案的局限性是显而易见的.
研究的目的:
- 引入充足性走廊作为一种新的概念,研究领域和政策方法.
- 提出一个框架,以解决生态危机作为一个分配危机.
- 探索对社会转型和决策的影响.
主要方法:
- 概念框架的开发:定义足够性走廊.
- 在充足原则下对社会再生产和变化的分析.
- 讨论实施足够性走廊的决策过程.
主要成果:
- 充足度走廊定义了满足需求 (地板) 和无法实现的过剩 (天花板) 之间的空间.
- 实施需要不断缩小地板和天花板之间的差距.
- 这就需要有意识地做出决定,消除生产和消费中不可持续的选择.
结论:
- 单纯的技术经济方法是不够的,必须整合充分措施.
- 真正的转型需要在一个全面的充足性框架内将技术经济主义归属.
- 充足性走廊为公平和可持续的社会变革提供了一条途径.
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