Fairness and Futurity 1999
DOI: 10.1093/0198294891.003.0003
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Sustainability: Should We Start from Here?

Abstract: Alan Holland asks whether ‘sustainability’ will deliver the protection of nature. As long as it is taken to mean the extending of human welfare into the future, it may not, he argues, since this does not necessarily entail protecting nature. Holland argues against using ‘critical natural capital’ as a measure of sustainability since criticality is often regarded in anthropocentric terms. He argues instead for the protection of nature as ‘natural items themselves’, but recognizes that this objective may sometim… Show more

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“…In other words, Alan Holland points out to the "paradox" of natural capital, namely, that "the realization of its potential is at one and the same time the limitation of its potential" [54] (p. 64). He notes that natural capital can be said to contribute to welfare directly by virtue of its characteristics, by being beautiful, interesting, or symbolic, as constituting a special sphere or place of operation, and for its function (for example, as a sink).…”
Section: Maintaining the Global Environment Autonomousmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In other words, Alan Holland points out to the "paradox" of natural capital, namely, that "the realization of its potential is at one and the same time the limitation of its potential" [54] (p. 64). He notes that natural capital can be said to contribute to welfare directly by virtue of its characteristics, by being beautiful, interesting, or symbolic, as constituting a special sphere or place of operation, and for its function (for example, as a sink).…”
Section: Maintaining the Global Environment Autonomousmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the language of the sustainable entrepreneurs we interviewed, firms should aim to replace current practices and institutions with ones that promise to maintain a certain level of human welfare, resonating with Holland's (1999) ideas. The notion of contributing to bringing about equality of welfare over time in the most inclusive sense is based on a combination of economic and moral concerns.…”
Section: Entrepreneurial Narratives In Sustainable Venturingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other forms of capital are human-made (comprising human creations and human capital itself) and cultivated ones (the latter encompassing domesticated animals, cultivated plants, and all kinds of manipulated beings and habitats) [37]. Both categories can also be unified under the label "manufactured capital".…”
Section: The Substitutability Questionmentioning
confidence: 99%