Igualdad, sustentabilidad y ciudadanía ecológica- Equality, Sustainability and Ecological Citizenship

Abstract

In contrast with the usual separation of green political theories from theories of equality, here we propose an egalitarian understanding of the principle of sustainability. Along with responsibility towards future generations and respect for the limits of ecosystems, the concept of sustainability should include as key aspects the equality of opportunities for well-being within a country, and between north and south.The replacement of the hypothesis of abundance with one of scarcity requires a refocusing of the debates on equality to include the theoretical plane of sustainability and its requirements. This implies a concept of ecological-egalitarian citizenship that is very distinct from the idea of liberal environmental citizenship.

Keywords

• Ciudadanía ecológica
• sustentabilidad
• igualdad
• necesidades básicas
• Ecological citizenship
• sustainability
• equality
• basic need