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Sustainability as a Compounded Value Sustainability as a Compounded Value
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Sustainability as a Contestable Concept Sustainability as a Contestable Concept
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Specifying Sustainability Specifying Sustainability
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Value Conflict Value Conflict
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Life-Cycle Analysis Life-Cycle Analysis
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Respecification Respecification
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Innovation Innovation
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Value Conflict and Conceptions of Sustainability Value Conflict and Conceptions of Sustainability
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Conclusions Conclusions
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Note Note
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References References
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7 Design for Sustainability
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Published:February 2017
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Abstract
Ibo van de Poel claims that there is substantial disagreement about the exact conception of sustainability even if there is general agreement on its desirability. We should see sustainability as a “compounded” value (not a mere technical issue) that consists of intergenerational justice, intragenerational justice, and care for nature. These values often conflict. The three most common ways of dealing with value conflicts are through life cycle analysis (which compares and aggregates multiple environmental impacts into one measure), respecification (which identifies higher-order and less controversial values to be specified into a design), or innovation (which develops new options that meet all design requirements). Usually value conflicts are can be handled by specifications of shared values or by new innovations. Van de Poel recommends a “values hierarchy” that organizes conflicting interpretations of a specific project in order to determine the available design options. He proposes “value dams” and “value flows” to manage conflicts among stakeholders, who might have different conceptions of sustainability. A value dam would prevent those design features that are strongly opposed by at least one or more stakeholders, and a value flow would promote design requirements that fit a number of different conceptions of sustainability.
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