1.2 Lección 2: Que é a Economía Rexenerativa?

En primeiro lugar, o estudo da economía hoxe en día céntrase principalmente na creación, intercambio e consumo de produtos e servizos. Esta descrición evoca ideas como recursos, traballo, comercio, equipamentos de capital, etc. nun mundo de existencia e intercambio tanxibles. O foco en mercadorías e servizos, que está separado da creación de impactos sistémicos, apoia tranquilamente a percepción de que hai tanto vencedores como perdedores nun xogo de suma cero onde escasa resources are taken, refined, sold, and used up. Adam Smith attempted to apply Newton’s scientific reasoning to human contact with a view to reducing its complications to identifiable material mechanisms guided by universal principles. This effort gave rise to the science of contemporary economics.

Yet, Aristotle described economics as the pragmatic science of leading a virtue-filled life as a part of the polis through shrewd family administration in Ancient Greece, which is where the word “economics” originates. This definition provides a totally new framework for considering economics. The family unit is a complete living system that is nested inside bigger community and landscape systems, to start. Second, prudent management is prioritized in a home over output and consumption. Third, a household’s entire business is focused on building stronger, more attractive communities through the attributes that are fostered in their residents.

Pódense transformar nun marco rexenerativo para un escenario do século XXI usándoas como sementes. O fogar definitivo é a propia Terra, como nos ensinaron a comprensión ecolóxica e o efecto da ciencia autóctona. Cando se considera a economía como a xestión prudente do planeta no seu conxunto, comeza a darse conta de que o concepto de externalidade, ou un custo para un terceiro que non elixiu asumilo, xa non é válido. Por exemplo, a contaminación industrial imposta a unha comunidade local. En cambio, é esencial ter en conta como afectará cada acción económica ao mundo e aos seus sistemas socio-ecolóxicos aniñados. The emphasis in a regenerative economy shifts from production and consumption as essentially mechanical activities to smart management as a developmental activity. Aristotle suggests that one needs to plan beyond the present by using the word wisdom. It’s important to consider how the households fits into the interconnected systems of the community and the land, as well as how one’s decisions will affect future generations.

This suggests that an economy with intelligent management aims to increase not only wealth but also everyone’s ability to create wealth. Having a lot of valuable belongings or money that may be utilized in transactions is how most people define wealth. Yet, the word’s etymological root has a collection of connotations that include contentment, success, and wellbeing or health. Hence, at its core, the idea of wealth includes all the things that make it possible for us to survive well.

Entón, a competencia esencial que unha economía post-extractiva necesita que a súa xente domine se quere vivir en comunidades máis saudables e atractivas é a capacidade de participar na xestión intelixente de todo un sistema. Pódese argumentar que as economías son creadas polas civilizacións para organizar e apoiar o seu propio crecemento evolutivo. O coñecemento necesario desde o punto de vista da rexeneración debe fundamentarse nun cambio de ver o mundo en termos de sistemas pechados ou mesmo abertos a velo no contexto de sistemas vivos.