L’insostenibile leggerezza della sostenibilità: i limiti dell’attuale ecopolitica

‘Sustainability’ is a ubiquitous term within the political agenda worldwide. The common recognition of such concept has its roots in the Seventies and is the outcome of a cultural process which integrates the ‘limits to the (capitalistic) growth’ in its paradigm. Notwithstanding, the consistency bet...

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Main Authors: Isabella Capurso, Emiliano Tolusso, Andrea Marini, Luca Bonardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LED Edizioni Universitarie 2020-11-01
Series:Geography Notebooks
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Online Access:https://www.ledonline.it/index.php/Geography-Notebooks/article/view/2160
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Summary:‘Sustainability’ is a ubiquitous term within the political agenda worldwide. The common recognition of such concept has its roots in the Seventies and is the outcome of a cultural process which integrates the ‘limits to the (capitalistic) growth’ in its paradigm. Notwithstanding, the consistency between ‘sustainability’ as a concept and its expected contents is doubtful. A trustful approach towards the technical domain, together with the incorporation of ‘sustainability’ within the market mechanisms, have largely weakened the opportunity for the concept to be disruptive on a political level, locally and globally. The relevant distance between ‘sustainability’ as a term and its actual contents is the object of the present proposal. The underlying ambiguity of the ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ will be provided as a case-study for our critical review.
ISSN:2611-7193
2611-7207