TY - JOUR
T1 - The pitfalls of plural valuation
AU - Jacobs, Sander
AU - Kelemen, Eszter
AU - O’Farrell, Patrick
AU - Martin, Adrian
AU - Schaafsma, Marije
AU - Dendoncker, Nicolas
AU - Pandit, Ram
AU - Mwampamba, Tuyeni H.
AU - Palomo, Ignacio
AU - Castro, Antonio J.
AU - Huambachano, Mariaelena A.
AU - Filyushkina, Anna
AU - Gunimeda, Haripriya
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - This paper critically examines the current political context in which valuation studies of nature are undertaken. It challenges the belief that somehow, more and technically better valuation will drive the societal change toward more just and sustainable futures. Instead, we argue that current and proposed valuation practices risk to continue to overrepresent the values of those who hold power and dominate the valuation space, and to perpetuate the discrimination of the views and values of nondominant stakeholders. In tackling this politically sensitive issue, we define a political typology of valuations, making explicit the roles of power and discrimination. This is done to provide valuation professionals and other actors with a simple framework to determine if valuation actions and activities are constructive, inclusive, resolve injustices and enable systemic change, or rather entrench the status quo or aggravate existing injustices. The objective is to buttress actors in their decisions to support, accept, improve, oppose, or reject such valuations.
AB - This paper critically examines the current political context in which valuation studies of nature are undertaken. It challenges the belief that somehow, more and technically better valuation will drive the societal change toward more just and sustainable futures. Instead, we argue that current and proposed valuation practices risk to continue to overrepresent the values of those who hold power and dominate the valuation space, and to perpetuate the discrimination of the views and values of nondominant stakeholders. In tackling this politically sensitive issue, we define a political typology of valuations, making explicit the roles of power and discrimination. This is done to provide valuation professionals and other actors with a simple framework to determine if valuation actions and activities are constructive, inclusive, resolve injustices and enable systemic change, or rather entrench the status quo or aggravate existing injustices. The objective is to buttress actors in their decisions to support, accept, improve, oppose, or reject such valuations.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85171772082&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101345
DO - 10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101345
M3 - Article
VL - 64
JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
SN - 1877-3435
M1 - 101345
ER -