Harmáčková, Zuzana, V., Yoshida, Yuki, Sitas, Nadia, Mannetti, Lelani, Martin, Adrian, Kumar, Ritesh, Berbés-Blázquez, Marta, Collins, Rebecca, Eisenack, Klaus, Guimaraes, Ellen, Heras, Maria, Nelson, Valerie ORCID: 0000-0003-1075-0238, Niamir, Aidin, Ravera, Federica, Ruiz Mallen, Isabel and O'Farrell, Patrick (2023) The role of values in future scenarios: what types of values underpin (un)sustainable and (un)just futures? Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. ISSN 1877-3435 (In Press)

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Abstract

Values have been recognized as critical leverage points for sustainability transformations. However, there is limited evidence unpacking which types of values are associated with specific types of sustainable and unsustainable futures. This paper builds on a review of 460 futures-related works in the IPBES Values Assessment, synthesising evidence from academia, private sector, (non-)governmental strategies and arts-based evidence, to identify the types of values of nature underlying different archetypes of the future. The results demonstrate that futures related to dystopian
scenario archetypes are underpinned by individualistic and materialistic values. In contrast, futures with more sustainable and just outcomes tend to be underpinned by a combination of plural values of nature, with a dominant focus on societal (as opposed
to individual) aspects of wellbeing. The paper illustrates the key importance of acknowledging not only people’s specific values directly related to nature, but also broad values affecting the interactions between nature and society.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	future scenarios and visions; sustainability and transformation pathways; multiple and plural values of nature; intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services (IPBES); equity; human-nature relationships
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Development Studies Research Group Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Livelihoods & Institutions Department
Last Modified:	09 Aug 2023 09:33
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/43677

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