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"Sustainability Space": A Simple Map of Intra- and Inter-generational Equity and a Solar Irrigation Pump Worked Example
A simple two-axis map of sustainable development's equity commitments, within and across generations, with a worked example: solar irrigation pumps in South Asia.
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Our Posterity: The Human Rights of Future Generations
What do we owe Posterity? Reflections on the unanswered commitment to future generations in America's founding document.
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(In)equality ≠ (In)equity: Why the Distinction Matters for Sustainability
Inequality and inequity should not be used interchangeably. This essay argues that inequality describes a distribution, while inequity is a value judgment about the fairness of that distribution. The distinction is important because it keeps empirical questions about how things are distributed separate from normative debates about whether those distributions are fair or just. The essay traces some of the history of these two terms and the resulting conceptual confusion.
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A Framework for Research in Sustainability Science
Sustainability science spans many diverse research traditions. A framework synthesizing their insights into a checklist for analyzing nature-society interactions.
