Environmental Justice, Cultural Diversity, and Accountability: Challenges for Environmental Governance

The article presents a critical view on the notion of governance, mainly in the environmental field, with respect to the empirical models represented by the council of environmental policies & the process of environmental licensing. Environmental governance is inscribed in the ecological moderni...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de ciências sociais 2008-10, Vol.23 (68), p.97-107
Main Author: Zhouri, Andrea
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Cultural Pluralism
Environmental Degradation
Environmental Factors
Environmental Policy
Governance
Markets
Modernization
Respect
Social Justice
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Summary:The article presents a critical view on the notion of governance, mainly in the environmental field, with respect to the empirical models represented by the council of environmental policies & the process of environmental licensing. Environmental governance is inscribed in the ecological modernization paradigm, or adequacy paradigm, centered in the technical, market oriented & consensus building strategies as solutions for the so-called "environmental problems." Through the analysis of the structural & practical problems of the licensing process, the paper highlights the limits of this notion of governance that imposes itself upon territories & peoples. At the end, it is stressed the call for principles related to environmental justice, cultural diversity & accountability as crucial for the constructing of a sustainable society. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0102-6909