Theorising transitional pathways in response to climate change: technocentrism, ecocentrism, and the carbon economy

被引:99
作者
Bailey, Ian [1 ]
Wilson, Geoff A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Plymouth, Sch Geog, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, England
来源
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A-ECONOMY AND SPACE | 2009年 / 41卷 / 10期
关键词
MARKET ENVIRONMENTALISM; NEOLIBERALISING NATURE; POLICY; GOVERNANCE; PRIVATIZATION; POLITICS; SCIENCE;
D O I
10.1068/a40342
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The carbon economy has emerged over the last decade as an important but controversial development in the harnessing of economics to address the challenge of climate change. In this paper we utilise the concepts of policy change and transition theorisations to analyse carbon commodification within the broader range of possible responses to the climate problem. We argue that the neoliberal, technocentric, and ecological modernisation values underpinning the carbon economy create serious obstacles for the incorporation of alternative or complementary transitional strategies, particularly those involving ecocentric changes, into mainstream policy. From this we contend that a more holistic approach to the conceptualisation of change processes is needed, and that transition theory provides a useful lens for identifying and assessing existing constraints and future possibilities.
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页码:2324 / 2341
页数:18
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