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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.10.014
	Reversing the arrow of arrears: The concept of "ecological debt" and its value for environmental justice
	Warlenius R.; Pierce G.; Ramasar V.
发表日期	2015
ISSN	0959-3780
卷号	30
英文摘要	The ecological debt concept emerged in the early 1990s from within social movements driven by rising environmental awareness, emerging Western consciousness of responsibility for past colonial subjugations, and a general sense of unease during the debt crisis. First developed organically, mainly in locally-scaled, civil contexts, ecological debt has since gained attention in academia and international environmental negotiations. Now, the concept of ecological debt requires further elucidation and elaboration, especially in light of its historical interconnection with environmental justice. In this paper, the development of the concept of ecological debt in both activist and academic circles is described, proposed theoretical building blocks for its operationalization are discussed and three brief cases illustrating its recent utilization are presented. Ecological debt is built upon a theoretical foundation that draws on biophysical accounting systems, ecological economics, environmental justice and human rights, historical injustices and restitution, and an ecologically-oriented world-system analysis framework. Drawing on these building blocks, the concept of ecological debt has been used as a biophysical measure, a legal instrument and a distributional principle. In theory and in practice, it has much to offer the environmental justice movement. We conclude by reflecting on some of the pros and cons of the ecological debt concept as a tool to be used in fulfilling some of the goals of environmental justice movements in the world today. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
英文关键词	Ecological debt; Ecologically unequal exchange; Environmental justice; World economy
学科领域	biophysics; conceptual framework; debt crisis; ecological economics; environmental justice; global economy; human rights
语种	英语
scopus关键词	biophysics; conceptual framework; debt crisis; ecological economics; environmental justice; global economy; human rights
来源期刊	Global Environmental Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117561
作者单位	Human Ecology Division, Lund University, Sweden; LUCID, Lund Univ. Centre of Excellence for Intergration of Social, Natural Dimensions of Sustainability, Sweden
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Warlenius R.,Pierce G.,Ramasar V.. Reversing the arrow of arrears: The concept of "ecological debt" and its value for environmental justice[J],2015,30.
APA	Warlenius R.,Pierce G.,&Ramasar V..(2015).Reversing the arrow of arrears: The concept of "ecological debt" and its value for environmental justice.Global Environmental Change,30.
MLA	Warlenius R.,et al."Reversing the arrow of arrears: The concept of "ecological debt" and its value for environmental justice".Global Environmental Change 30(2015).