Leveraging the metacoupling framework for sustainability science and global sustainable development

National Science Review, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(7)

Published: March 30, 2023

Sustainability science seeks to understand human-nature interactions behind sustainability challenges, but has largely been place-based. Traditional efforts often solved problems in one place at the cost of other places, compromising global sustainability. The metacoupling framework offers a conceptual foundation and holistic approach integrating within place, as well between adjacent places distant worldwide. Its applications show broad utilities for advancing with profound implications sustainable development. They have revealed effects on performance, synergies, trade-offs United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across borders local scales; untangled complex interactions; identified new network attributes; unveiled spatio-temporal dynamics metacoupling; uncovered invisible feedbacks metacoupled systems; expanded nexus approach; detected integrated hidden phenomena overlooked issues; re-examined theories such Tobler's First Law Geography; unfolded transformations among noncoupling, coupling, decoupling, recoupling. Results from are also helpful achieve SDGs space, amplify benefits ecosystem restoration boundaries scales, augment transboundary management, broaden spatial planning, boost supply chains, empower small agents large world, shift place-based flow-based governance. Key topics future research include cascading an event both nearby far away. Operationalizing can benefit further tracing flows scales uplifting rigor causal attribution, enlarging toolboxes, elevating financial human resources. Unleashing full potential will generate more important scientific discoveries effective solutions justice

Language: Английский

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Gaps and opportunities in modelling human influence on species distributions in the Anthropocene

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(7), P. 1365 - 1377

Published: June 12, 2024

Abstract Understanding species distributions is a global priority for mitigating environmental pressures from human activities. Ample studies have identified key (climate and habitat) predictors the spatial scales at which they influence distributions. However, regarding influence, such understandings are largely lacking. Here, to advance knowledge concerning on distributions, we systematically reviewed distribution modelling (SDM) articles assessed current efforts. We searched 12,854 found only 1,429 using within SDMs. Collectively, these of >58,000 used 2,307 unique predictors, suggesting that in contrast there no ‘rule thumb’ predictor selection The number across also varied (usually one four per study). Moreover, nearly half projecting future climates held constant over time, risking false optimism about effects activities compared with climate change. Advances SDMs paramount accurately informing advancing policy, conservation, management ecology. show considerable gaps including understand Anthropocene, opening opportunities new inquiries. pose 15 questions ecological theory, methods real-world applications.

Language: Английский

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Integrating Environment with Health: An Islamic Perspective

Social Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12(6), P. 321 - 321

Published: May 30, 2023

With the increasing challenge of addressing environmental health issues, various approaches have been proposed to reduce problems. For Muslims all over world, Qur’an, Hadith, and Sunnah are recognised as authoritative messages for spiritual behavioural guidance on how humans can react protect environment health. This review aims integrate with from perspective Islam. An exploration Qur’anic, Muslim scholar views articles was carried out identify issues. Integrating Islamic aspects into includes: (i) dimensions natural social environments; (ii) including disease, wellness, intellectual health, transcendence, Qalbe Salim; (iii) principles that be used describe people’s attitudes towards through unity, balance, responsibility. Differences between Western include taqwa-centric is highest level responsibility, religious duty serving key driver activity. About 89 verses were identified in 42 Qur’anic chapters, a strong emphasis aspect relation water, biodiversity, corruption earth, waste minimisation, climate change. The Hadith highlight cleanliness another important value ethics, focusing conservation. Current future research trends may able gaps concerning handling which then implemented educational system. These findings imply Islam could powerful source medium interventions large communities, well improving preserving healthy environment.

Language: Английский

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Broader applicability of the metacoupling framework than Tobler’s first law of geography for global sustainability: A systematic review

Geography and sustainability, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 4(1), P. 6 - 18

Published: Nov. 19, 2022

Complex sustainability issues in the Anthropocene, with rapid globalization and global environmental changes, are increasingly interlinked between not only nearby systems but also distant systems. Tobler's first law of geography (TFL) states "near things more related than things". Evidence suggests that TFL is infallible for issues. Recently, integrated framework metacoupling (MCF; human-nature interactions within as well adjacent systems) has been applied to analyze coupled human natural simultaneously. However, previous work scattered fragmented. It crucial understand extent which MCF apply across pressing sustainability. Therefore, we reviewed synthesized literature used seven major topics: land change, species migration, tourism, trade, agricultural development, conservation, governance. Results indicate had a much broader applicability these topics. The using generally did or likely obey TFL, especially governance, development. In literature, most topics obeyed except migration trade. findings suggest need rethink further test TFL's relevance issues, highlight potential address complex both world

Language: Английский

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Effects of global shocks on the evolution of an interconnected world

AMBIO, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 52(1), P. 95 - 106

Published: Aug. 23, 2022

Language: Английский

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Transboundary flows in the metacoupled Anthropocene: typology, methods, and governance for global sustainability

Ecology and Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(3)

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The world has become increasingly metacoupled through flows of materials, energy, people, capital, and information within across systems. Transboundary flows, connecting adjacent distant systems, are deemed the most critical indicators for measuring intensity interactions among coupled human-natural To advance metacoupling flow research governance, we make first attempt to develop a typology transboundary using six attributes (i.e., type, magnitude, direction, distance, time, mode). Furthermore, synthesize portfolio quantitative practical methods characterizing flows. effectively govern global sustainability resilience, highlight need recognize shared risks goals embedded in interlinkages, use system thinking, enhance multilateral cooperation.

Language: Английский

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Global mangrove loss footprint mappings across space and time

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 10, 2025

Trade-related declines in mangrove forest cover have raised global concern for decades, given the numerous ecosystem services forests can provide. However, there has yet to be a comprehensive evaluation of relationship between loss and supply chains. This study presents an assessment footprint, defined as fine-scale mappings associated with international trade. Mangrove footprint is calculated by tracing 30m*30m on ground final consumption embodied trade through multi-region input-output model quantifying their spatiotemporal changes from 2000 2016. Moreover, adopts metacoupling framework understand how across space (domestic, adjacent, distant) drives focal losses. Results indicate that influential economies, especially those limited forests, driven losses beyond borders. The top 10 countries drove other are such USA, China, Japan, South Korea, outsourced distant countries. These had decreasing trend outsourcing borders China slowest decline rate became largest importer 2011–2016, 98% its lies twelve Southeast Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam 3 exporters whose used countries’ consumption. Although our didn’t consider nations’ restoration efforts, results emphasize need use mapping approaches create base maps. maps dynamically updated monitor assess depletion, enhance chain transparency, foster stronger collaboration.

Language: Английский

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A review of international trade impacts on sustainable development

Marine Development, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: April 25, 2025

Language: Английский

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Urban Sustainability in Arctic Cities: Challenges and Opportunities of Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals

Urban Planning, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Aug. 16, 2024

Arctic cities are at the forefront of climate change, experiencing distinctive obstacles in their endeavors to pursue green transitions and attain sustainability objectives. These marked by high energy consumption, primarily driven activities related resource extraction demanding climate. Moreover, they rely heavily on natural resources for growth, have limited infrastructure, experience significant external internal remoteness. This article presents a comprehensive analysis urban cities, focusing key themes, trends, challenges. Through systematic review extant literature, this study examines current research identifies crucial gaps, delineating path sustainability. Using VOSviewer software, six thematic clusters were identified: change environmental adaptation, SDGs smart planning, sustainable development governance, economic development, social sustainability, transition. provide valuable insights into dominant themes evolving discourse research. The findings show that literature focuses predominantly Russian signaling an imperative more inclusive strategy encompassing broader spectrum cities. Additionally, is inherently site-specific necessitates nuanced understanding incorporates different stakeholders’ perspectives considers particular regional traits create effective meaningful approach measuring achieving contributes ongoing advocating framework accommodates unique challenges opportunities environments.

Language: Английский

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Telecoupled landscapes for nature inclusive transitions : Conceptual framing and methods

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

The Dutch landscape is highly connected with other (inter)national landscapes, implying that considering telecoupling foundational for nature inclusive transitions in the Netherlands. Our review demonstrated there are multiple framings of telecoupling, a development from structural to actor based and governance approaches. Each identified approaches uses different angles, such as systems impact, flow focused or intervention impact. To effectively use concept it important further develop connect scholarship power, equity, transformative change environmental justice, which currently lacking. This also includes perspectives knowledge often overlooked (e.g. local knowledge) learning across methodologies Social learning, ethnography)

Language: Английский

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