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I am not arguing that sustainability and development only came together as
sustainable development when the economic element was overlooked; rather there came
a point in time where it became obvious that other relevant circumstances needed to be
considered. Economics as a model was not abandoned, but rather societal choices were
then integrated. We can see this with the rise of ecological economics, as Becker and
Jahn argue, "Ecological Economics stresses the need for cross-disciplinary cooperation
with the natural sciences in order to take the underlying biophysical processes of
economic activities into account more appropriately."'18 At this point the limitations of
only an ecological economic view become obvious. That is, according to the
society/nature relationship as seen from within an ecological economic view, social
activities and processes are taken into account only as far as they are part of the
economy.19 It now becomes clear that notions of development must include aspects of
social justice and political participation as well.
It is here that the individual parts sustainable and development begin to come
together as sustainable development. Sustainability and development did not randomly
collide-their union seems almost inevitable. They co-evolved over time due to many
common factors. In a post-war era where science and technology are considered two of
many possible solutions, ecological problems are seen as problems that affect everyone,
and development is seen as a societal choice, the term sustainable development begins to
emerge. In a context where all of the different spheres of existence (social, political,
18 Becker and Jahn "et. al." Sustainability: A Cross-Disciplinary Concept for Social Transformations, in
"Report on the Results of the first phase of the MOST-Project" (UNESCO MOST Policy Papers 6, 1997),
18.
19 Becker and Jahn "et. al." Sustainability: A Cross-Disciplinary Concept for Social Transformations, 18.
Also for a complete analysis of Ecological Economics, see Mark Sagoff's "The Economy of the Earth"
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Dunn, Benjamin P. Tracing the Path of Sustainable Development through Major International Conferences: A Brief History and Overview of Sustainable Development 1964-2002, thesis, May 2010; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28413/m1/12/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .