Towards governing spaces sustainably—reflections in the context of Auckland, New Zealand

摘要

At present sustainability as a concept is very much like a flame to moths; an enticing yet fatal attraction to all comers, snuffing out in this case, politics. The potential usefulness of the concept has been overwhelmed by preoccupations with the state of the environment, sustainability principles, getting the definitions right, developing models of sustainable systems and generating indicators and worrying about their measurement. We should be very concerned. With few exceptions the sustainability industry dissolves the political, convinced that the big gains will come from sorting things into forms that are politically acceptable.