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Perceptions and risks in the search for a sustainable world: a model-based approach

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  • Bert J.M. de Vries

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The concept of sustainable development is becoming more and more common in environmental, policy and business circles. Yet it is difficult to operationalise, and when operationalised, it often reflects a narrow disciplinary and/or thematic background and value spectrum. In this paper, we present an integrated assessment model, TARGETS, with which some aspects of the long-term dynamics of the global system are explored. In this exploration, we introduce explicitly uncertainties stemming from different positions viz-a-viz large controversies by implementing divergent cultural perspectives. The results give an indication of the risks involved in adhering to certain combinations of worldviews and management/policy styles.

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  • Bert J.M. de Vries, 2001. "Perceptions and risks in the search for a sustainable world: a model-based approach," International Journal of Sustainable Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 4(4), pages 434-453.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijsusd:v:4:y:2001:i:4:p:434-453
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    1. de Vries, Bert J.M. & Petersen, Arthur C., 2009. "Conceptualizing sustainable development: An assessment methodology connecting values, knowledge, worldviews and scenarios," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 68(4), pages 1006-1019, February.

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