Desarrollo sostenible

In this article, different ideas of sustainable development are reviewed showing that they rest on ways of recognizing and assigning values. Despite its importance, this feature has not received the attention it deserves. The dominant valuation perspective is anthropocentric, which turns to behave a...

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Autores: Gudynas, Eduardo, Carpio Benalcázar, Patricio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:PUCP-Institucional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.pucp.edu.pe:20.500.14657/203003
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/debatesensociologia/article/view/28454/27007
https://doi.org/10.18800/debatesensociologia.202402.001
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sustainable development
Nature’s rights
Economic growth
Anthropocentrism
Biocentrism
Desarrollo sustentable
Derechos de la naturaleza
Crecimiento económico
Antropocentrismo
Biocentrismo
https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.04.00
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Sumario:In this article, different ideas of sustainable development are reviewed showing that they rest on ways of recognizing and assigning values. Despite its importance, this feature has not received the attention it deserves. The dominant valuation perspective is anthropocentric, which turns to behave as a conditionality that subordinates ecological imperatives and is functional to economic growth. Radical different perspectives are South American Andean-Amazonian alternatives based on a biocentric posture that recognizes intrinsic values in nature. Ecuador offers a case study of that perspective. It is argued that it represents a more powerful option because is an alternative beyond any variety of development.