Living Well Rather Than Living Better
Measuring Biocentric Human-Nature Rights and Human–Nature Development in Ecuador
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7299136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Johannes M Waldmüller (0000-0002-7183-0381, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Quality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-0344 • E-ISSN: 1757-0352 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/ijsq.2015.050202 |
| OpenAlex | W2486659487 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Drawing on the first attempt worldwide to implement human rights indicators at the national level in Ecuador (2009–2014), as well as on a critical review of the uneasy relationship between human rights and human development discourses, this article calls into question the prefix “human” in contemporary human development and human rights thinking. By alternating case study and reflection, it argues that a systemic and biocentric focus on human–nature relationships, extending the concepts of capabilities and functionings to ecosystems and human–nature interactions, is important for designing adequate tools for human–nature development, monitoring and for moving beyond ascribing merely instrumental value to nature. In order to shift the common understanding of human rights and human development from anthropocentric frameworks toward a more realistic biocentric focus, a focus on life as such is proposed, including inherent moments of arising and passing that express the necessary limitations to all human conduct and striving
Anthropocentrism · Environmental ethics · Human development (humanity · Human life · Human rights · Political science · Sociology · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Environmental law and policy · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2023 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |