The Historiography of Sustainability: An Emergent Subfield
The Historiography of Sustainability: An Emergent Subfield
Author(s): Jeremy L. CaradonnaSubject(s): Economic history, Human Ecology, Political Ecology, Economic development, Environmental interactions, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Društvo za hrvatsku ekonomsku povijest i ekohistoriju - Izdavačka kuća Meridijani
Keywords: sustainability; historiography; sustainable development; origins; collapse;
Summary/Abstract: The growing interest in sustainability in the present day has sparked interest in the concept’s history. Numerous historians over the past two decades have sought to trace the conceptual origins of sustainability and sustainable development. This essay constitutes the first historiographical analysis of this emerging body of literature. The author shows that there are two main branches to the historiography, one focusing on intellectual and cultural origins, and the other focusing on the unsustainability of past, collapsed societies. The essay also offers normative ideas about how the historiography could further develop.
Journal: Ekonomska i ekohistorija - Časopis za gospodarsku povijest i povijest okoliša
- Issue Year: 2015
- Issue No: 11
- Page Range: 7-18
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English