Sustainable Development Versus Political Aspect of Defining the Nature

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Jacek Leszek Łapiński

jalap@kul.lublin.pl

Abstract

Political view on the nature is an attempt to define a scope for human intervention into the world of nature, and rather giving an answer to the problem how far the nature can be regarded as reality inde­pendent from human being. Major factors deter­mining political way of defining the nature are: the idea of ecological survival and the idea of imple­mentation of technology and improving the society. They result in destruction of harmony between the human being and the nature, eroded trust compen­sated with growth of various systems of technical control, favoring experts-bureaucrats using their strategic game as a management tool.


From the political aspect, nature is a product of the society. Its form is a result of interaction driven by human in the area of nature as well as society where human or nature wellbeing is less important. The expert-bureaucrat’s victory has the priority (like completion of technological project, staying in power, etc..). The way of achieving the goal is based on a calculated risk strategy. Such a strategy is odd and against the sustainable development fundamentals.

Keywords:

sustainable development, nature, man­agement, technology, survival, civilization

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Łapiński, J. L. (2009). Sustainable Development Versus Political Aspect of Defining the Nature. Problemy Ekorozwoju, 4(1), 77–81. Retrieved from https://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/preko/article/view/4713

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