Turcotte David
Center for Family, Work and Community, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
New Solut. 2006;16(4):414-7. doi: 10.2190/ADQC-QWW7-5E0W-1NH8.
This article offers a critique of an article by Margrit Hugentobler that proposes a multi-systems level framework to guide sustainable development initiatives and evaluate completed projects. While praising Hugentobler's analysis of inadequacies with the United Nations' concept of sustainable development and her proposal for an integrative approach, this article raises concerns about the proposed framework's ability to equally achieve economic, environmental, and social objectives. As a better alternative, the author suggests a non-hierarchal, holistic framework. Moreover, this article contends that a sustainable development framework must include a focus on fair compensation and health and safety of workers.
本文对玛格丽特·胡根托布勒的一篇文章进行了批判，该文章提出了一个多系统层面的框架，以指导可持续发展倡议并评估已完成的项目。在赞扬胡根托布勒对联合国可持续发展概念不足之处的分析及其综合方法建议的同时，本文对所提议框架平等实现经济、环境和社会目标的能力提出了担忧。作为一个更好的替代方案，作者提出了一个非层级化的整体框架。此外，本文认为可持续发展框架必须包括对工人公平薪酬以及健康与安全的关注。
