Dimensions of Sustainability: Geographical, Temporal, Institutional, and Psychological

Well-being depends on produced goods, natural amenities, and preferences. Each can be influenced through policies and education. Production of goods exhibits a hierarchical structure similar to ecosystems: subsystems adapt while sustaining system productivity, that is, higher levels have greater res...

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Published in:Land economics 1997-11, Vol.73 (4), p.597-607
Main Author: Howe, Charles W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Analysis
Commercial forests
Coniferous forests
Consumption
Crops
Ecological sustainability
Economic conditions
Economic models
Economic theory
Environmental economics
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Forests
Interest rates
Land economics
Natural resources
Organic farming
Production functions
State forests
Studies
Sustainability
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable development
Sustainable economies
Sustainable global economy
Sustainable water management
Well-being
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Summary:Well-being depends on produced goods, natural amenities, and preferences. Each can be influenced through policies and education. Production of goods exhibits a hierarchical structure similar to ecosystems: subsystems adapt while sustaining system productivity, that is, higher levels have greater resilience. In agriculture, the farm has little adaptability, the region can shift production among locations, and a nation can shift among regions. Forests exhibit an intertemporal-geographical hierarchy in which harvests are replaced by growth elsewhere and later regrowth. This structure is useful in responding to change and uncertainty. Preferences, too, can and must be informed through education.
ISSN:0023-7639
1543-8325
DOI:10.2307/3147248