Sufficiency as relations of enoughness
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In: Sustainable Development, Vol. 32, No. 6, 06.12.2024, p. 7201-7214.
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T1 - Sufficiency as relations of enoughness
AU - Hartmann, Eric
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Sustainable Development published by ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2024/12/6
Y1 - 2024/12/6
N2 - An expanding body of literature discusses the importance of sufficiency for sustainable development. However, conceptual vagueness stands in the way of the practical application of sufficiency as a sustainability strategy. The main contribution of this paper is the introduction of the concept of relations of enoughness, building on the general notion of ‘enough’, which is prevalent in sufficiency literature. Relations of enoughness will be explained based on the widespread use of sufficiency advocating for changes and reductions of individual consumption with the goal to reduce environmental impacts such as carbon dioxide emissions. Diverse uses and understandings of sufficiency can be united in a shared structure of ‘enough/too much/too little of X regarding Y’. Relations of enoughness can be connected to sustainability by expanding them into chains of enoughness, which serve as a conceptual foundation for the sustainable consumption corridor approach. Finally, the premises of sufficiency and potential for further research are discussed.
AB - An expanding body of literature discusses the importance of sufficiency for sustainable development. However, conceptual vagueness stands in the way of the practical application of sufficiency as a sustainability strategy. The main contribution of this paper is the introduction of the concept of relations of enoughness, building on the general notion of ‘enough’, which is prevalent in sufficiency literature. Relations of enoughness will be explained based on the widespread use of sufficiency advocating for changes and reductions of individual consumption with the goal to reduce environmental impacts such as carbon dioxide emissions. Diverse uses and understandings of sufficiency can be united in a shared structure of ‘enough/too much/too little of X regarding Y’. Relations of enoughness can be connected to sustainability by expanding them into chains of enoughness, which serve as a conceptual foundation for the sustainable consumption corridor approach. Finally, the premises of sufficiency and potential for further research are discussed.
KW - ecological limits
KW - enough
KW - human needs
KW - relation
KW - sufficiency
KW - sustainability strategy
KW - sustainable consumption
KW - Sustainability Governance
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85196192583&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/sd.3090
DO - 10.1002/sd.3090
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85196192583
VL - 32
SP - 7201
EP - 7214
JO - Sustainable Development
JF - Sustainable Development
SN - 0968-0802
IS - 6
ER -