Living with living systems: the co-evolution of values and valuation
This article explores features of the environmental valuation process through a coevolutionary approach. Based on established works concerning complexity, living systems, and social, economic, evolutionary and hierarchy theories, it is argued that a special form of recursive co-evolution takes place...
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ir-10336-280772020-08-19T14:45:37Z Living with living systems: the co-evolution of values and valuation Viviendo con sistemas vivos: la coevolución de valores y valoración Farrell, Katharine Nora Environmental valuation Institutions Niche construction Ecological economics Incommensurability Co-evolution Un-paid work This article explores features of the environmental valuation process through a coevolutionary approach. Based on established works concerning complexity, living systems, and social, economic, evolutionary and hierarchy theories, it is argued that a special form of recursive co-evolution takes place between articulated values and methods of value articulation, within the environmental valuation system. It is proposed that this co-evolutionary approach provides new insights into (1) the process of environmental preference formation and (2) the phenomenon of value incommensurability. Finally, it is suggested that this approach also reveals that monetary unit-based environmental valuation methods are counter-productive to their own purpose of ‘taking the economic worth of un-priced environmental goods and service into account.’ This constitutes a new critique of monetary valuation, which is not addressed by a pragmatic defence of the practice. It is suggested that, in lieu of monetary valuation, taking the economic worth of these phenomena into account may be better served by focusing efforts on the design of new value articulation methods that are capable of expressing their priceless economic worth. 2007 2020-08-19T14:45:37Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ISSN: 1350-4509 EISSN: 1745-2627 https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/28077 https://doi.org/10.1080/13504500709469704 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Taylor & Francis Group International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology |
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This article explores features of the environmental valuation process through a coevolutionary approach. Based on established works concerning complexity, living systems, and social, economic, evolutionary and hierarchy theories, it is argued that a special form of recursive co-evolution takes place between articulated values and methods of value articulation, within the environmental valuation system. It is proposed that this co-evolutionary approach provides new insights into (1) the process of environmental preference formation and (2) the phenomenon of value incommensurability. Finally, it is suggested that this approach also reveals that monetary unit-based environmental valuation methods are counter-productive to their own purpose of ‘taking the economic worth of un-priced environmental goods and service into account.’ This constitutes a new critique of monetary valuation, which is not addressed by a pragmatic defence of the practice. It is suggested that, in lieu of monetary valuation, taking the economic worth of these phenomena into account may be better served by focusing efforts on the design of new value articulation methods that are capable of expressing their priceless economic worth. |
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Living with living systems: the co-evolution of values and valuation |
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Living with living systems: the co-evolution of values and valuation |
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