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The Nature of Degrowth: Theorising the Core of Nature for the Degrowth Movement

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This article investigates human–nature relations in the light of the recent call for degrowth, a radical reduction of matter–energy throughput in over-producing and over-consuming cultures. It outlines a culturally sensitive response to a (conceived) paradox where humans embedded in nature experience alienation and estrangement from it. The article finds that if nature has a core, then the experienced distance makes sense. To describe the core of nature, three temporal lenses are employed: the core of nature as ‘the past’, ‘the future’, and ‘the present’. It is proposed that while the degrowth movement should be inclusive of temporal perspectives, the lens of the present should be emphasised to balance out the prevailing romanticism and futurism in the theory and practice of degrowth.

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  • Pasi Heikkurinen, 2021. "The Nature of Degrowth: Theorising the Core of Nature for the Degrowth Movement," Environmental Values, , vol. 30(3), pages 367-385, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envval:v:30:y:2021:i:3:p:367-385
    DOI: 10.3197/096327120X15973379803681
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