Developing context-specific frameworks for integrated sustainability assessment of agricultural intensity change: An application for Europe

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 137, P. 128 - 142

Published: Sept. 6, 2022

Agriculture plays a central role in achieving most Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). intensification (SI) of agriculture has been proposed as promising concept for safeguarding global food security, while simultaneously protecting the environment and promoting good quality life. However, SI often leads to context-specific sustainability trade-offs. Operationalising thus needs be supported by transparent assessments. In this article, we propose general systematic approach developing frameworks integrated assessment agricultural intensity change. Firstly, specify comprehensive system representation analysing how changes lead multitude outcomes affecting different societal groups across geographical scales. We then introduce procedure identifying attributes that are relevant within particular contexts, respective indicator metrics. Finally, illustrate an framework evaluating wide range pathways Europe. The application revealed processes effects European context but rarely considered These include farmers' health, workers' living conditions, cultural heritage sense place rural communities, animal welfare, impacts on sectors not directly related (e.g., tourism), shrinking ageing population consumers' health. addresses important gaps assessments, represents step forward defining procedures assessments can stimulate informed debate about operationalisation its contribution towards SDGs.

Language: Английский

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Impact assessment culture in the European Union. Time for something new?

Environmental Science & Policy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 142, P. 99 - 111

Published: Feb. 16, 2023

Current approaches and cultures for the economic evaluations of environmental health policies may suffer from excessive reliance on a standard neoclassic toolbox that neglects alternative perspectives. This prematurely limit spectrum available policy options. Here we show how inclusion neglected currents thought such as non-Ricardian economics, bioeconomics set qualitative-quantitative methods post-normal science leads to richer perspectives more inclusive uses quantitative evidence, opens analysis possible futures. We also present some case studies in energy, water, climate domains highlight point practical context policy-oriented audience. situate our recent calls EU social sciences humanities assessment works.

Language: Английский

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Mathematical models: a state of exception

International Review of Applied Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 18

Published: June 11, 2024

Models live in a state of exception. Their versatility, the variety their methods, impossibility falsification and epistemic authority allow mathematical models to escape, better than other cases quantification, lenses sociology humanistic disciplines. This endows with pretence neutrality that perpetuates asymmetry between developers users. are thus both underexplored overinterpreted. While retaining firm grip on policy, they reinforce entrenched culture transforming political issues into technical ones, possibly decreasing citizens' agency favouring anti-democratic policies. To combat this exception, one should question reproducibility models, foster complexity interpretation rather construction, encourage forms activism aimed at achieving reciprocal domestication society. breach solitude modellers, more actors engage practices such as assumption hunting, modelling process, sensitivity analysis auditing.

Language: Английский

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Towards Sustainable Chemical Process Design: Revisiting the Integration of Life Cycle Assessment

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 144831 - 144831

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Using values-informed mental models to understand farmer, water manager, and scientist use and perceptions of hydrologic models

Journal of Hydrology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 133171 - 133171

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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