Dealing with the game-changing technologies of Agriculture 4.0: How do we manage diversity and responsibility in food system transition pathways?

Global Food Security, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 24, С. 100347 - 100347

Опубликована: Дек. 19, 2019

Agriculture 4.0 is comprised of different already operational or developing technologies such as robotics, nanotechnology, synthetic protein, cellular agriculture, gene editing technology, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and machine learning, which may have pervasive effects on future agriculture food systems major transformative potential. These underpin con­cepts ver­ti­cal farm­ing systems, dig­i­tal agri­cul­ture, bioe­con­omy, cir­cu­lar aquapon­ics. In this perspective paper, we argue that more attention needed for the inclusion exclusion technologies, reflection how they relate to diverse transition pathways towards sustainable agricultural driven by mission-oriented innovation systems. This would require processes responsible innovation, anticipating potential impacts through inclusive processes, reflecting being responsive emerging where adjusting direction course pathways.

Язык: Английский

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A typology of circular economy discourses: Navigating the diverse visions of a contested paradigm

Resources Conservation and Recycling, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 161, С. 104917 - 104917

Опубликована: Июнь 23, 2020

The circular economy (CE) has recently become a popular discourse especially in government and corporate sectors. Given the socio-ecological challenges of Anthropocene, concept CE could indeed help transition to sustainable, just resilient future. However, actual definition, objectives forms implementation are still unclear, inconsistent, contested. Different actors sectors thus articulating discourses which align with their interests, often do not sufficiently examine ecological, social political implications circularity. In this context, research asks how better navigate analyse history, complexity plurality circularity by conceptually differentiating them comprehensive typology. To answer question critical literature review been carried out, first, examines reflects on core challenges, gaps limitations concept. Second, develops timeline thinking, identifies classifies 72 different CE-related concepts from Global North South (such as Gandhian steady-state economics, buen vivir, doughnut economics degrowth). This leads development typology discourses, visions according position fundamental social, technological, ecological issues. seeks provide basis for more inclusive discussion topic, opens imaginary regarding many futures that can exist allows cross-pollination ideas, policy options, strategies, practices solutions.

Язык: Английский

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Supporting food systems transformation: The what, why, who, where and how of mission-oriented agricultural innovation systems

Agricultural Systems, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 184, С. 102901 - 102901

Опубликована: Авг. 5, 2020

Agricultural innovation systems has become a popular approach to understand and facilitate agricultural innovation. However, there is often no explicit reflection on the role of in food transformation how they relate transformative concepts visions (e.g. agroecology, digital agriculture, Agriculture 4.0, AgTech FoodTech, vertical protein transitions). To support such we elaborate importance mission-oriented perspective systems. We review pertinent literature from innovation, transition policy sciences, argue that (MAIS) can help at different geographical scales develop enable transformation, terms forces, catalysts, barriers change. Focus points be mapping missions sub-missions MAIS within across countries, or understanding drivers, networks, governance, theories change, evolution impacts MAIS. Future work needed further conceptual empirical development its connections with existing frameworks. Also, scholars practitioners need reflect technologies MAIS, these represent particular directionality whether also may exnovation.

Язык: Английский

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(Un)making in sustainability transformation beyond capitalism

Global Environmental Change, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 69, С. 102290 - 102290

Опубликована: Июнь 11, 2021

Theorizations of sustainability transformation have foregrounded the construction (making) novel socioecological relations; however, they generally obscured processes deliberate deconstruction (unmaking) existing, unsustainable ones. Amidst ever more compelling evidence simultaneous unsustainability and continued reproduction capitalist modernity, it is misguided to assume that can happen by mere supposed 'solutions', be technological, social or cultural. We rather need better understand whether how existing institutions, forms knowledge, practices, imaginaries, power structures, human-non-human relations deconstructed at service transformation. This paper demonstrates usefulness a lens attends making unmaking in transformations through an analysis ongoing transformation, territorios campesinos agroalimentarios (TCA) endogenous territorial figure peasant movement Colombia. TCA transforming territory beyond capitalism on basis relational ontologies principles autonomy, dignity sufficiency. identifies are concretely entangled post-capitalist realities. sketches research agenda sensitive theoretically equipped for as multifaceted, multilevel process entails modernity Central this plural engagement with theories change from across sciences humanities, which not previously been mobilized endeavour.

Язык: Английский

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Beyond technology: A research agenda for social sciences and humanities research on renewable energy in Europe

Energy Research & Social Science, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 89, С. 102536 - 102536

Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Dynamics of social acceptance of renewable energy: An introduction to the concept

Energy Policy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 181, С. 113706 - 113706

Опубликована: Июль 15, 2023

Язык: Английский

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How “clean” is the hydrogen economy? Tracing the connections between hydrogen and fossil fuels

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 50, С. 100817 - 100817

Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2024

Hydrogen is experiencing a resurgence in energy transition debates. Before representing solution, however, the existing hydrogen economy still climate change headache: over 99 % of production depends on fossil fuels, oil refining accounts for 42 demand, and its transportation intertwined with infrastructure, like natural gas pipelines. This article investigates path-dependent dynamics shaping interconnections industry. It draws global networks (GPN) approach political research to provide comprehensive review current prospective end-uses hydrogen, modes transport, industrial actors state strategies, along major facilities holders intellectual property rights. The results presented this suggest that superimposition private agendas may jeopardise viability future systems requires counterbalancing forces override negative consequences transitions.

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the Economic Geographies of Sustainability Transitions: Commentary and Agenda

Economic Geography, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 27

Опубликована: Фев. 7, 2025

This commentary provides a short review of the history and current state transition studies, explores how deepened exchange with economic geographers could be fostered at geography sustainability transitions interface along three fronts. First, we argue that combined transitions–economic perspective allows elucidating coevolution technologies, institutions, actor networks creates multiscalar spatially uneven opportunity spaces for transformative change. Second, it deeper process-based understanding structural change trajectories, emphasizing social construction material institutional elements their alignment into socio-technical configurations work in addressing wicked problems. Third, novel inroads conceptualizing—and critically questioning—normative, policy-related concerns around to achieve more just, resilient, environmentally sustainable futures. The article concludes epistemological strategic considerations on further advance perspectives.

Язык: Английский

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SOPA: a framework for sustainability-oriented process analysis and re-design in business process management

Information Systems and e-Business Management, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2025

Abstract Given the continuous global degradation of Earth’s ecosystem due to unsustainable human activity, it is increasingly important for enterprises evaluate effects they have on environment. Consequently, assessing impact business processes sustainability becoming an consideration in discipline Business Process Management (BPM). However, existing practical approaches that aim at a sustainability-oriented analysis provide only limited perspective environmental caused. Further, no clear and practically applicable mechanism sustainability-driven process re-design. Following design science methodology, we here propose study SOPA, framework SOPA extends BPM life cycle by use Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) combination with Activity-based Costing (ABC). We its usefulness case study, means implementation support approach, thereby also illustrating applicability this work.

Язык: Английский

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Elite power in low-carbon transitions: A critical and interdisciplinary review

Energy Research & Social Science, Год журнала: 2019, Номер 57, С. 101242 - 101242

Опубликована: Авг. 28, 2019

Язык: Английский

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