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7/2/2014

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Value is one of the key theoretical concepts my PhD project is based around, given the title ‘Polarising nature-culture: An examination of value in Svalbard’. So, it’s not surprising this slippery little word occupies a lot of my thinking space/ time at the moment. It seems fairly innocent on the surface, we use the word a lot in everyday language: ‘there’s a lot of value in what you are doing there…that’s really good value for money…I value your honesty …’ etc.
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This looks like it was a great discussion about value beyond economic growth, or at least growth with less negative impacts... World Economic Forum http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldeconomicforum/8473798268/

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