In the 1980s of the 20th century, under the premise of equivalence of economic, environmental and sociopolitical issues, the concept of ‚Sustainable Development’ became the global framework for political and social action for the 21st century. The roots of ‚Sustainable Development’ reach back to the 18th century, when a shortage of forest and wood resources constituted the concept of ‚sustainable forestry’.
This historical context, embedded in the dynamic areas of retrospective and perspective, is what motivates the discussion presented in this paper. First, the current political general framework for Sustainable Development will be detailed on a national and international level. This outline will then be followed by a historical review and a definition of the period of study in the Benediktbeuern monastery territory between 1648 and 1803.
Based on classical models of Sustainable Development, a specific analysis model will consequently be discussed within the retrospective description of this period. Based on this context, the political and historical analysis of the resource management in the territory of the Benediktbeuern monastery in period from 1648 to 1803 will then be described, presented in the form of a historical perception.
In addition, the paper outlines the sociopolitical framework in Bavaria, analyzes the monastery management in an economic respect, socially observes the lives of the people who inhabit the monastery lands, specifies the zeitgeist and values at the time as both a fore and background, and offers an ecological assessment of the resource use. By thus intensively focusing on the land uses of agriculture and forestry, the paper aims at identifying the connecting factors of the mentioned sustainability dimensions.
In this way, strategies and fields of action as components of a sustainably organized society will finally be identified for present discussions on the topic. Sustainable Development, as a model through the ages, will thereby be presented as a model for today.
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In the 1980s of the 20th century, under the premise of equivalence of economic, environmental and sociopolitical issues, the concept of ‚Sustainable Development’ became the global framework for political and social action for the 21st century. The roots of ‚Sustainable Development’ reach back to the 18th century, when a shortage of forest and wood resources constituted the concept of ‚sustainable forestry’.
This historical context, embedded in the dynamic areas of retrospective and perspective,...
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