Coupling human and natural systems for sustainability: experience from China's Loess Plateau

Earth System Dynamics, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 13(2), С. 795 - 808

Опубликована: Апрель 13, 2022

Abstract. Addressing the sustainability challenges that humanity is facing in Anthropocene requires coupling of human and natural systems, rather than their separate treatment. To help understand dynamics a coupled system (CHANS) support design policies measures promote sustainability, we propose conceptual cascade framework “pattern–process–service–sustainability”, which characterized by landscape patterns ecological processes, linking processes to ecosystem services, promoting social–ecological sustainability. The use this illustrated review CHANS research experience China's Loess Plateau (LP), well-known region for its historically severe soil erosion successful restoration achieved recent decades. Ecological LP has greatly increased vegetation coverage controlled erosion. However, some accompanied issues, like drying areas due introduction exotic plant species mismanagement planted water conflicts between humans caused trade-off carbon sequestration supply, have started threaten long-term LP. Based on comprehensive understanding dynamics, can be improved through enhancing food security, implementing basin-wide governance, maintaining achievements, rural livelihood transition. accumulated offers examples application pattern–process–service–sustainability framework. Future using should especially focus integrated multiple processes; cascades structure, function, well-being; feedback mechanisms systems; data models

Язык: Английский

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Systematic review of ecosystem services flow measurement: Main concepts, methods, applications and future directions

Ecosystem Services, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 58, С. 101479 - 101479

Опубликована: Окт. 6, 2022

• We reviewed concepts, methods and applications of studies which have measured ecosystem services flow (ESF). There were multiple definitions ESF resulting in measurement methods. is widely used to measure nature’s contribution people understand the nature–human relationship. Ecological process-based dynamic models should be future. Studying whole process (ES) realization by (ecosystem flow) key ES management. However, varying concepts relative (ESF) different for measuring prevented its effective application policy In addition, there has been no systematic review ESF. To address this research gap, we conducted a measurement, focusing on main applications. words ““ecosystem service*” AND (“flow*” OR “delivery*”)” core collection ISI Web Science databases, with aim synthesizing propose future directions move field toward more accepted consistent set terminology scientific practice. Eighty-two case eventually selected review. found that understandings definition (actual use amount as flow, spatial connection other resulted Measuring may help us people, relationship between supply demand, will facilitate development regional planning policies (e.g. conservation planning, infrastructure interregional management), turn increase effectively apply future, first, recommend combining existing redefining focus human needs. Second, ecological developed or improved assess integrating beneficiaries. Third, consider impacts both natural human-derived capital delivery ways strengthen Overall, article contributes comprehensive understanding definition, ESF, inform implementation.

Язык: Английский

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Leveraging the metacoupling framework for sustainability science and global sustainable development

National Science Review, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10(7)

Опубликована: Март 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

Язык: Английский

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Realizing the full potential of behavioural science for climate change mitigation

Nature Climate Change, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(4), С. 322 - 330

Опубликована: Март 15, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Renewable hydrogen standards, certifications, and labels: A state-of-the-art review from a sustainability systems governance perspective

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 59, С. 654 - 667

Опубликована: Фев. 10, 2024

A range of existing and newly developed hydrogen standards, certification labelling (SCL) schemes aim to promote the role 'renewable', 'clean' or 'green' in decarbonising energy transitions. This paper analyses a sample these SCLs assess their scaling up renewable its derivatives. To analyse SCLs, we embellish novel conceptual framework that brings together Sustainability, Systems Thinking, Governance (SSG) literatures. The results reveal noteworthy scheme differences motivation, approach, criteria, governance; highlighting complex, interconnected, dynamic reality within which systems are embedded. We consider whether sustainable utilisation is well-served by proliferation recommend an SSG-informed approach. An SSG approach will better collaboration towards authoritative, global, multistakeholder, compromise on balances economic considerations with social, environmental dimensions.

Язык: Английский

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Geography's hotspots and frontiers: Diverse, systematic, and intelligent trends

Geography and sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100285 - 100285

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Grand Challenges to Support the Freshwater Biodiversity Emergency Recovery Plan

Frontiers in Environmental Science, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 9

Опубликована: Май 10, 2021

SPECIALTY GRAND CHALLENGE article Front. Environ. Sci., 10 May 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.664313

Язык: Английский

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Complexity and diversity of nexuses: A review of the nexus approach in the sustainability context

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 854, С. 158612 - 158612

Опубликована: Сен. 8, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Realizing the full potential of behavioural science for climate change mitigation

Опубликована: Март 15, 2024

Behavioural science has yielded insights about the actions of individuals, particularly as consumers, that affect climate change. Behaviours in other spheres life remain understudied. In this Perspective, we propose a collaborative research agenda integrates behavioural across multiple disciplines. To end, offer six recommendations for optimizing quality and impact on individual behaviour. The are united by shift towards more solutions-focused is directly useful to citizens, policymakers change agents. Achieving vision will require overcoming challenges such limited funding social sciences structural barriers within beyond academic system impede collaborations

Язык: Английский

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Changes in planned and unplanned canopy openings are linked in Europe’s forests

Nature Communications, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15(1)

Опубликована: Июнь 4, 2024

Abstract Canopy openings are increasing in Europe’s forests, yet the contributions of anthropogenic and ecological agents disturbance to this increase remain debated. Here we attribute root cause all stand-replacing canopy disturbances identified for Europe period 1986–2020 from Landsat data (417,000 km²), distinguishing between planned unplanned (i.e., by human land use versus wind, bark beetles, wildfire). We show that humans dominate European forest regime, accounting 82% area disturbed. Both increased early 21st century (+24% +30% relative late 20th century). Their changes linked, with simultaneous increases on 68% area. conclude an important direction tackling change policy management is break link forests.

Язык: Английский

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