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Necessity of the people's participation in the development process and in defining development goals
Participatory development
Realization of rights have a sense of accountability by persons •: those who have the ability to claim and exercise those rights •: those responsible in realizing the rights
Rights holders and Duty bearers
Enables freedoms that demonstrate social importance and social influenceability
Significance of Human Rights
____ as critical to combat poverty
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Five Major Categories of Human Rights
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_____ is necessary to accelerate and sustain development
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reducing the probability and severity of shocks
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reducing the impact of shocks
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relieving the impact of experiencing shocks
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Social sustainability involves:
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An action taken by an individual or organization that increases the incentives for other agents to take similar actions
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a preference to maintain the current state of affairs
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A situation in which the inability of agents to coordinate their behavior (choices) leads to an outcome (equilibrium) that leaves all agents worse off than in an alternative situation that is also an equilibrium.
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A concerted, economy-wide, and typically public policy–led effort to initiate or accelerate economic development across a broad spectrum of new industries and skills.
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Limitations of the Big Push Model
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The aim is to meet the needs of all people within the means of the living planet
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Depicts the proportion of people that lack access to life’s essentials (healthcare, education, food, water, etc.)
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Represents planetary boundaries that life depends on and must not be overshot
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Our material and energy use work within the cycles of the living world and within planetary boundaries
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Redistributing wealth creation
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Four major categoies of ecosystem services:
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a shared pool of resources by a population
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continuous deterioration of our common-pool resources
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What are Ostrom's (1990) Eight Design Principles?
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How do we combat human greed towards common-pool resources?
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The inevitable cause of the tragedy of the commons
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How do we combat rapid population growth?
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•Named after economist William Stanley Jevon (1865) •Efficiency-increasing technology has counterintuitive effects •Makes technology cheaper •Increases demand •Shift from coal to steam •Shift from fluorescent to LED •Shift from regular to inverter ACs
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Efficiency-increasing technologies lead to more investments
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•Ozzie Zehner (2012) •People’s easy seduction by the promise of new clean-energy technologies •Subconsciously believing that we can maintain our current levels of consumption •We latch onto the belief that technological advancement is a cure-all •Only and overly relying on technology is an illusion that makes us believe we can live free and unchanged without any consequences to the environment
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What is most necessary for environmental sustainability?
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Study Notes
People's Participation in Development
- Active involvement of the population is essential for defining and achieving development goals.
- Realization of rights fosters accountability among individuals in the community.
- Claimants: Individuals who hold the ability to claim and exercise their rights.
- Realizers: Entities responsible for ensuring the fulfillment of these rights.
- Encourages freedoms linked to social importance and the capacity for social influence.
Combatting Poverty
- Participation is crucial for accelerating and sustaining development efforts.
- Strategies include reducing the probability and severity of economic shocks.
- Focus on mitigating the impact of shocks and providing relief to affected individuals.
Social Sustainability
- Defined by actions that encourage similar behavior among individuals and organizations.
- Resistance to change reflects preferences for maintaining the status quo.
- Inefficiencies due to coordination failures among agents can lead to suboptimal outcomes.
Economic Development Initiatives
- The Big Push Model promotes an economy-wide, public policy approach to spur economic growth across various industries and skills.
- Aims to satisfy the needs of all individuals while respecting the planet's limits.
Ecosystem Services
- Four major categories highlight the essential nature of ecosystem services.
- Common-pool resources are vulnerable to overuse and degradation.
Ostrom's Design Principles
- Eight principles identified by Elinor Ostrom (1990) provide frameworks for managing common-pool resources effectively.
Greed and Population Growth
- The tragedy of the commons stems from collective overexploitation of resources driven by individual greed.
- Strategies are needed to combat rapid population growth and its environmental impact.
Technological Impacts
- William Stanley Jevons' Paradox illustrates that efficiency-enhancing technologies can lead to increased demand.
- Historical shifts in energy usage (coal to steam, fluorescent to LED) reflect this trend.
- Investments in efficiency technologies often lead to greater consumption rather than conservation.
- Ozzie Zehner (2012) warns against over-reliance on clean-energy technologies, stressing sustainability requires more than just technological advancements.
Environmental Sustainability
- True sustainability demands a comprehensive approach beyond merely relying on technological development.
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This quiz explores the necessity of involving people in the development process and how their participation shapes the definition of development goals. It discusses the impact of community engagement on sustainable development and decision-making. Test your knowledge on these crucial concepts!
