Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
47, С. 100724 - 100724
Опубликована: Апрель 4, 2023
Socio-technical
niches
are
often
presented
as
key
drivers
for
transitioning
established
production
and
consumption
systems
to
more
sustainable
configurations.
In
previous
research,
the
important
roles
of
collectively
shared
expectations
in
shaping
development
nurturing
such
has
been
emphasised.
At
same
time,
this
research
shown
that
associated
with
fluctuating
expectations,
typically
showing
patterns
hype
disappointment.
study,
we
analyse
how
disappointment
interact
framing
dynamics
by
combining
concept
technological
frames
sociology
multi-level
perspective.
By
using
shift
understanding
occurred
from
a
'biogas'
'biomethane'
frame
Austrian
anaerobic
digestion
(AD)
niche
an
example,
shed
light
on
niche-internal
struggles,
illustrate
normative
character
frames,
relate
emergence
dominant
cycle
transition
dynamics.
CABI Agriculture and Bioscience,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
4(1)
Опубликована: Авг. 28, 2023
Abstract
In
response
to
the
climate
crisis,
there
has
been
much
focus
on
climate-smart
agriculture
(CSA);
namely,
technologies
and
practices
that
enhance
adaptation,
reduce
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
contribute
food
security;
so-called
triple
win.
Success
tended
be
measured
in
terms
of
number
farmers
adopting
CSA
with
less
given
impacts
especially
human
development.
can
inadvertently
lead
‘maladaptation’
whereby
interventions
reinforce
existing
vulnerabilities
either
by
benefitting
powerful
elites
or
transferring
risks
exposure
between
groups.
Such
maladaptive
outcomes
often
stem
from
overly
technical
adaptation
programming
is
driven
external
objectives
discounts
social
political
dynamics
vulnerability.
Increasingly
a
more
nuanced
picture
emerging.
This
reveals
how
failure
contextualize
relation
structural
socio-economic
associated
agricultural
systems
render
some
categories
farmer
vulnerable
change,
undermines
CSA’s
contribution
reducing
rural
poverty
increasing
equity.
response,
growing
transformative
orientations
pursue
deep-seated
approach
social,
institutional,
technological
cultural
change
order
address
contributors
vulnerability
differential
risk.
Addressing
these
questions
requires
robust
consideration
contexts
power
relations
through
which
both
researched
practiced.
For
broader
development
goals,
greater
emphasis
needed
issues
heterogeneity,
dangers
maladaptation
importance
entails
recognizing
resilience
encompasses
agro-
socio-ecological
dimensions.
Furthermore,
practitioners
need
cognizant
(i)
benefiting
groups
already
better
off
at
expense
most
and/or
(ii)
focusing
for
whom
not
pathway
out
poverty.
The
success
approaches
rests
genuine
transdisciplinary
partnerships
ensure
mitigation
goals
along
equitable
incomes,
security
equity
well-being
distinguishes
climate-resilient
agriculture.
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
50, С. 100812 - 100812
Опубликована: Янв. 21, 2024
Despite
a
broad
consensus
on
sustainability,
conflicts
are
increasingly
prevalent
in
sustainability
transitions.
Although
these
significantly
influence
transition
dynamics
and
socio-ecological
futures,
the
role
of
transitions
remains
insufficiently
addressed.
This
paper
aims
to
elucidate
contested
by
merging
political
ecology's
emphasis
conflicts,
nature,
power,
justice
with
Gramscian
hegemony
theory.
The
integrated
framework
ecology
enables
analysis
as
struggles
for
terrain
society-nature
relations
amid
ecological
crises.
A
brief
comparative
study
coal
South
Africa
Germany
serves
illustrate
key
insights
that
offers
into
nature
transitions,
including
conflict
dynamics,
power
strategies,
barriers
potentials
radical
transformative
change.
Environmental Science & Policy,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
153, С. 103674 - 103674
Опубликована: Янв. 26, 2024
Sustainability
transformations
are
considered
to
provide
pathways
solve
current
wicked
problems,
although
empirical
approaches
assess
their
actual
transformative
potential
still
limited.
In
this
study,
we
analyse
a
diverse
set
of
129
sustainability
innovations
in
two
Biosphere
Reserves
Germany
and
France
(Schorfheide-Chorin
Fontainebleau-Gâtinais),
based
on
an
analytical
framework
that
characterises
through
actors,
processes
outcomes.
With
hierarchical
cluster
analysis
conducted
innovation
outcomes,
identify
six
archetypes:
Participative
Transformation
Governance,
New
Sectors
for
Social-ecological
Transformations,
Social
Sustainable
Entrepreneurs,
Innovations,
Service
Innovations
Technological
Efficiency
Innovations.
The
most
archetype,
targets
both
shallow
deep
leverage
points,
while
implementing
amplifying
strategies
enhance
impacts.
least
archetypes,
e.g.
target
points
lack
strategies.
Our
archetype
approach
thus
proves
suitable
capturing
range
characterising
Synergies
between
archetypes
could
be
identified
further
research
should
elaborate
the
bridging
role
best
use
synergies
processes.
Environmental Research Climate,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
1(2), С. 023001 - 023001
Опубликована: Авг. 22, 2022
Abstract
The
severity
of
the
climate
challenge
requires
a
change
in
response,
from
an
incremental
to
more
far-reaching
and
radical
transformative
one.
There
is
also
need
avoid
maladaptation
whereby
responses
risk
inadvertently
reinforce
vulnerability,
exposure
for
some
sections
society.
Innovative
technological
interventions
are
critical
but
enabling
social,
institutional
governance
factors
actual
drivers
process.
Bringing
about
this
transformation
inter-
transdisciplinary
approaches,
embracing
social
equity.
In
Perspective,
we
unpack
what
means
agricultural
research
and,
based
on
our
collective
experience,
map
out
agenda
that
weaves
different
components
into
holistic
We
do
not
offer
best
practice,
rather
reflections
how
can
readily
contribute
adaptation,
along
with
personal
practical
challenges
designing
implementing
such
agenda.
Global Environmental Change,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
82, С. 102718 - 102718
Опубликована: Июнь 20, 2023
The
Amazon
has
a
diverse
array
of
social
and
environmental
initiatives
that
adopt
forest-based
land-use
practices
to
promote
rural
development
support
local
livelihoods.
However,
they
are
often
insufficiently
recognized
as
transformative
pathways
sustainability
the
factors
explain
their
success
remain
understudied.
To
address
this
gap,
paper
proposes
pursue
three
particular
more
likely
generate
improvements
in
social-ecological
outcomes:
(1)
maintaining
close
connections
with
grassroots,
(2)
pursuing
diversity
productive
activities
performed
partnership
choices,
(3)
developing
cross-scale
collaborations.
test
these
ideas
we
collected
analyzed
observations
157
Brazil
Peru,
applying
combination
quantitative
qualitative
analyses.
Our
results
show
groundedness
representing
interests
concerns
actors
while
partnering
other
organizations
at
multiple
scales
develop
joint
solutions
problems.
Partnerships
from
external
may
strengthen
enhance
capabilities,
providing
platform
for
negotiating
finding
common
ground.
Such
diversified
demonstrate
power
transcend
own
territories
have
broader
impacts
objectives.
findings
highlight
need
make
governmental
non-governmental
(e.g.,
financial,
technical,
political)
available
according
needs
enable
initiatives'
ways
addressing
global
change.
Biodiversity and Conservation,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
32(11), С. 3569 - 3594
Опубликована: Март 21, 2023
Abstract
Biodiversity
experts
now
widely
acknowledge
that
transformative
change
is
best
supported
through
transdisciplinary
collaborations.
Yet,
such
collaborations
rarely
successfully
occur
in
major
biodiversity
research
institutions
and
those
do
achieve
the
paradigmatic
effects
they
aim
to
deliver.
To
gain
some
insight
into
this
global
phenomenon,
we
surveyed
Swiss-based
researchers
non-academic
stakeholders
addressing
biodiversity.
In
article,
connect
our
findings
patterns
initiatives
(TTCIs)
heuristically
divide
collaboration
barriers
two
categories:
lack
of
resources
vital
functional
elements.
Two
themes
emerged
from
were
continued
difficulties
with
(1)
establishing
a
common
‘language’,
understanding,
goals,
(2)
meaningful
pluralization
knowledge
aimed
at
loss.
The
former
cited
literature
as
contributing
failure
TTCIs
form
incoherent
problem-framing,
while
latter
often
identified
structural
(e.g.,
shifts)
completed
initiatives.
Another
theme
reflected
TTCI
was
limited
time.
Moreover,
based
on
own
extensive
inter-
experience,
agree
other
there
persistent
understanding
potential
contributions
critical
social
science
(CSS)
TTCIs.
We
thus
argue
enhancing
resource
availability
for
TTCIs,
especially
tools
improving
CSS
literacy,
could
save
time
support
both
problem-framing
alignment
delivery
structural/paradigmatic
changes
aspire
to.
Ecology and Society,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
28(2)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023
Achieving
sustainability
in
the
Anthropocene
requires
radical
changes
to
how
human
societies
operate.
The
Seeds
of
Good
Anthropocenes
(SOGA)
project
has
identified
a
diverse
set
existing
initiatives,
called
“seeds,”
that
have
potential
catalyze
transformations
toward
more
sustainable
pathways.
However,
empirical
investigation
factors
and
conditions
enable
successful
across
multiple
cases
been
scarce.
Building
on
review
theoretical
research,
we
developed
framework
for
assessing
three
features
as
important
transformative
innovative
social-ecological
initiatives:
(1)
learning
practices,
(2)
empowerment,
(3)
networking.
We
applied
this
African-led
Africa-related
initiatives
selected
from
SOGA
database
were
divided
into
with
or
less
potential.
coded
presence
absence
relating
using
secondary
data,
then
compared
qualitative
comparative
analysis
(QCA).
This
revealed
tested,
Networking
emerged
most
feature
when
amongst
cases.
By
developing
testing
comparison
provide
basis
future
work
further
identify
test
properties
transformation.
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
15(8), С. 6881 - 6881
Опубликована: Апрель 19, 2023
The
paper
is
based
on
the
crucial
value
of
food
as
“a
condensed
social
fact”.
analysis
focuses
narratives,
responsible
consumption,
battles
for
emancipation
subaltern
and
low-income
subjects,
attention
to
quality,
fairness,
traceability
products
an
expression
individual
agency,
well
public
engagement
with
democracy/citizenship
conflicts
frictions.
Preliminarily,
moves
from
a
discussion
collective
agency
strategies
representations
critical
approach
democracy
sustainable
society.
This
arena
debates
then
confronted
personal
behaviors
embodying
citizenship
in
contemporary
scenario
socio-economic
environmental
transition.
addresses
following
development
goals:
consumption
production
(SDG
12),
ending
hunger,
security,
improved
nutrition,
agriculture
2),
health
well-being
3).
Starting
democratic/neoliberal
dichotomy,
will
consider
governmentality
positive
alternative
democracy,
need
neo-communitarian
political
opposed
agroindustry
consumerism
dispossession.
Three
case
studies,
all
situated
central–southern
Italian
region
Molise,
discuss
different
models
governmentality,
relationship
between
responsibility
desires
commitment
perspectives.
These
issues
be
framed
within
rural
economy
paradigm
articulated
through
ethnographic
methodology:
local
data
collection,
emic/ethic
representations,
participant
observation,
semi-structured
interviews,
focus
groups.
long-term
observation
has
been
realized
framework
several
projects
that
were
coordinated
developed
by
authors,
who
worked
years
regional
territory,
especially
focusing
local/regional/national
policies
bio-cultural
heritage
conservation
valorization
according
mission
research
center,
which
they
founded
over
last
seven
years.
studies
allow
some
final
consideration
impact
community
agencies
achievement
SDGs,
presence
not
exclusively
consumeristic
hedonistic
behaviors,
growing
ecological
concerns
being
paid
producers
distributors,
new
forms
rural–urban
circularity
entanglements
aiming
toward
greater
awareness
democratization
access,
agriculture.