Conceptualizing sustainable development and global supply chains
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2012

This paper introduces a holistic approach to the study of sustainable development of global product chains. We first present a number of perspectives on this topic from disciplines such as economic geography, management science, sociology and environmental sciences. Each of these approaches brings in a specific focus: the consequences of geographical dispersion of economic activities, measurement of ecological and social impact, managing sustainability in supply chains, and power asymmetry among economic actors. Until now, these disciplinary research lines have remained unconnected. We argue that ecological economics provides a promising background for a more holistic conceptualization. To this end, we formulate five basic questions that serve to advance the study of sustainability throughout the product chain by connecting the foci of the identified scientific disciplines. The aim of advancing a holistic perspective has guided the selection of papers for this special subsection, which are introduced throughout the text.

sustainability

product chains

multi-disciplinary review

Författare

Frank Boons

Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

Henrikke Baumann

Chalmers, Energi och miljö, Environmental Systems Analysis

Jeremy Hall

Simon Fraser University

Ecological Economics

0921-8009 (ISSN)

Vol. 83 134-143

Drivkrafter

Hållbar utveckling

Styrkeområden

Transport

Produktion

Energi

Ämneskategorier

Tvärvetenskapliga studier

Naturresursteknik

Ekonomi och näringsliv

DOI

10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.05.012

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