scholarly journals Sustainable Agroforestry Landscape Management: Changing the Game

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meine van Noordwijk ◽  
Erika Speelman ◽  
Gert Jan Hofstede ◽  
Ai Farida ◽  
Ali Yansyah Abdurrahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Scenario Development ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Research Investment ◽  
Scenario Evaluation ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Ecological Relations ◽  
Local Discourses ◽  
Participative Approaches

Location-specific forms of agroforestry management can reduce problems in the forest–water–people nexus, by balancing upstream and downstream interests, but social and ecological finetuning is needed. New ways of achieving shared understanding of the underlying ecological and social-ecological relations is needed to adapt and contextualize generic solutions. Addressing these challenges between thirteen cases of tropical agroforestry scenario development across three continents requires exploration of generic aspects of issues, knowledge and participative approaches. Participative projects with local stakeholders increasingly use ‘serious gaming’. Although helpful, serious games so far (1) appear to be ad hoc, case dependent, with poorly defined extrapolation domains, (2) require heavy research investment, (3) have untested cultural limitations and (4) lack clarity on where and how they can be used in policy making. We classify the main forest–water–people nexus issues and the types of land-use solutions that shape local discourses and that are to be brought to life in the games. Four ‘prototype’ games will be further used to test hypotheses about the four problems identified constraining game use. The resulting generic forest–water–people games will be the outcome of the project “Scenario evaluation for sustainable agroforestry management through forest-water-people games” (SESAM), for which this article provides a preview.

Culinary tourism on Cape Breton Island

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erna MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Cape Breton Island ◽  
Culinary Tourism ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
Cape Breton ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Resilient Communities ◽  
World Class ◽  
Ecological Relations ◽  
Developed World

Cape Breton Island is a well-known North American tourism destination with long-standing attractions such as the Cabot Trail and more recently developed world-class offerings such as the Cabot Links Golf Course. Tourism contributes significantly to Cape Breton’s economy, particularly since the mid-20th century as traditional resource-based industries have declined. In the 21st century, culinary tourism has become increasingly important to expand the island’s tourism offerings and to provide “authentic” tourism experiences. This study examines local-food tourism in Cape Breton to illuminate its cultural and economic significance. I conducted interviews with food producers, restaurateurs, government representatives, and tourism executives. I also consulted websites and policy documents and compared local stakeholders’ experiences and perspectives with official tourism strategies. Promoting culinary tourism raises questions of power, autonomy, inclusion, and accountability. My study accentuates possibilities for aligning economic and ecological goals to create resilient communities, foster equitable social and ecological relations, and establish Cape Breton as a culinary tourism destination.

Social-ecological relations among animals serve as a conceptual framework among the Wichi

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 100807 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Celeste Baiocchi ◽  
Sandra Waxman ◽  
Élida María Pérez ◽  
Aurelia Pérez ◽  
Andrea Taverna
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Ecological Relations

scholarly journals Potential Scenarios and Hazards in the Work of the Future: A Systematic Review of the Peer-Reviewed and Gray Literatures

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
pp. 786-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A Schulte ◽  
Jessica M K Streit ◽  
Fatima Sheriff ◽  
George Delclos ◽  
Sarah A Felknor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Human Enhancement ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Bibliographic Databases ◽  
Scenario Development ◽  
Future Of Work ◽  
Comprehensive Collection ◽  
The Future

Abstract It would be useful for researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers to anticipate the hazards that workers will face in the future. The focus of this study is a systematic review of published information to identify and characterize scenarios and hazards in the future of work. Eleven bibliographic databases were systematically searched for papers and reports published from 1999 to 2019 that described future of work scenarios or identified future work-related hazards. To compile a comprehensive collection of views of the future, supplemental and ad hoc searches were also performed. After screening all search records against a set of predetermined criteria, the review yielded 36 references (17 peer-reviewed, 4 gray, and 15 supplemental) containing scenarios. In these, the future of work was described along multiple conceptual axes (e.g. labor market changes, societal values, and manual versus cognitive work). Technology was identified as the primary driver of the future of work in most scenarios, and there were divergent views in the literature as to whether technology will create more or fewer jobs than it displaces. Workforce demographics, globalization, climate change, economic conditions, and urbanization were also mentioned as influential factors. Other important themes included human enhancement, social isolation, loneliness, worker monitoring, advanced manufacturing, hazardous exposures, sustainability, biotechnology, and synthetic biology. Pandemics have not been widely considered in the future of work literature, but the recent COVID-19 pandemic illustrates that was short-sighted. Pandemics may accelerate future of work trends and merit critical consideration in scenario development. Many scenarios described ‘new’ or ‘exacerbated’ psychosocial hazards of work, whereas comparatively fewer discussed physical, chemical, or biological hazards. Various preventive recommendations were identified. In particular, reducing stress associated with precarious work and its requirements of continual skill preparation and training was acknowledged as critical for protecting and promoting the health and well-being of the future workforce. In conclusion, the future of work will be comprised of diverse complex scenarios and a mosaic of old and new hazards. These findings may serve as the basis for considering how to shape the future of work.

Energy, Resilience, and Responsibility in Post-Hurricane Maria Dominica: Ethical and Historical Perspectives on ‘Building Back Better’

2018 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 1840003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Popke ◽  
Conor Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Electricity System ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Political Relations ◽  
Hurricane Season ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Ecological Relations

In the wake of the 2017 hurricane season, discussions across the Caribbean have turned to the need to develop more resilient energy systems, particularly through the deployment of renewable energy sources. In this paper, we examine the post-Hurricane Maria rebuilding of Dominica’s electricity system in light of recent scholarship around the Anthropocene and the Caribbean, work that has heightened awareness of the entanglements between the earth’s geophysical forces and its socio-economic and geo-political relations. Drawing on archival research and key informants in Dominica, we describe the history of Dominica’s energy system, and then provide an overview of some of the energy rebuilding efforts in the country’s ongoing recovery from Hurricane Maria, particularly around the question of resilience. While we acknowledge critiques of resilience as a framework for disaster management, we also argue that resilience initiatives foster the potential for an Anthropocene reimagining of geosocial formations within the Caribbean. In the conclusion, we argue that the domain of energy, and in particular electricity, opens up important questions at the interface of social-ecological relations and the organization of collective life.

scholarly journals The 'Great Southern Reef': social, ecological and economic value of Australia's neglected kelp forests

2016 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Bennett ◽  
Thomas Wernberg ◽  
Sean D. Connell ◽  
Alistair J. Hobday ◽  
Craig R. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marine Ecosystem ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Kelp Forests ◽  
Political Awareness ◽  
Temperate Reef ◽  
Temperate Reefs ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Research Investment ◽  
Ecological Functioning ◽  
Southern Reef

Kelp forests define >8000km of temperate coastline across southern Australia, where ~70% of Australians live, work and recreate. Despite this, public and political awareness of the scale and significance of this marine ecosystem is low, and research investment miniscule (<10%), relative to comparable ecosystems. The absence of an identity for Australia’s temperate reefs as an entity has probably contributed to the current lack of appreciation of this system, which is at odds with its profound ecological, social and economic importance. We define the ‘Great Southern Reef’ (GSR) as Australia’s spatially connected temperate reef system. The GSR covers ~71000km2 and represents a global biodiversity hotspot across at least nine phyla. GSR-related fishing and tourism generates at least AU$10 billion year–1, and in this context the GSR is a significant natural asset for Australia and globally. Maintaining the health and ecological functioning of the GSR is critical to the continued sustainability of human livelihoods and wellbeing derived from it. By recognising the GSR as an entity we seek to boost awareness, and take steps towards negotiating the difficult challenges the GSR faces in a future of unprecedented coastal population growth and global change.

scholarly journals Firewood Collection in South Africa: Adaptive Behavior in Social-Ecological Models

Land ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulfia A. Lenfers ◽  
Julius Weyl ◽  
Thomas Clemen
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Adaptive Behavior ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Landscape Management ◽  
Action Planning ◽  
Sustainable Solutions ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Firewood Collection

Due to the fact that the South Africa’s savanna landscapes are under changing conditions, the previously sustainable firewood collection system in rural areas has become a social-ecological factor in questions about landscape management. While the resilience of savannas in national parks such as Kruger National Park (KNP) in South Africa has been widely acknowledged in ecosystem management, the resilience of woody vegetation outside protected areas has been underappreciated. Collecting wood is the dominant source of energy for rural households, and there is an urgent need for land management to find sustainable solutions for this complex social-ecological system. However, the firewood collection scenario is only one example, and stands for all “human-ecosystem service” interactions under the topic of over-utilization, e.g., fishery, grazing, harvesting. Agent-based modeling combined with goal-oriented action planning (GOAP) can provide fresh insights into the relationship between individual needs of humans and changes in land use. At the same time, this modeling approach includes adaptive behavior under changing conditions. A firewood collection scenario was selected for a proof-of-concept comprising households, collectors, ecosystem services and firewood sites. Our results have shown that, even when it is predictable what a single human agent will do, massive up-scaling is needed in order to understand the whole complexity of social-ecological systems. Under changing conditions, such as climate and an increasing population, fair distribution of natural goods become an important issue.

scholarly journals Potential for cascading impacts of environmental change and policy on indigenous culture

AMBIO ◽  
2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Yletyinen ◽  
Jason M. Tylianakis ◽  
Clive Stone ◽  
Phil O’B. Lyver
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Change ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Societal Changes ◽  
Ecological Relations ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractGlobal environmental and societal changes threaten the cultures of indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC). Despite the importance of IPLC worldviews and knowledge to sustaining human well-being and biodiversity, risks to these cultural resources are commonly neglected in environmental governance, in part because impacts can be indirect and therefore difficult to evaluate. Here, we investigate the connectivity of values associated with the relationship Ngātiwai (a New Zealand Māori tribe) have with their environment. We show that mapping the architecture of values-environment relationships enables assessment of how deep into culture the impacts of environmental change or policy can cascade. Our results detail how loss of access to key environmental elements could potentially have extensive direct and cascading impacts on the cultural values of Ngātiwai, including environmental responsibilities. Thus, considering only direct effects of environmental change or policy on cultural resources, or treating IPLC social-ecological relations simplistically, can severely underestimate threats to cultures.

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