Transition of Ecosystem Services Based on Urban Agroecology

2021 ◽  
pp. 373-391
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Social

This chapter has the aim to analyze the implications of the transition of ecosystem services based on urban agro ecology. It advances on the debate over the negative effects of the traditional and industrial oriented agricultural production on the ecosystem services, food systems, climate change, etc., and analyses the principles, methods and some practices that supports the transition to urban agro ecology. The method employed is the analytical of the theoretical and empirical literature review. It concludes that a transition from traditional and industrial oriented agriculture towards more urban agro ecology is inevitable to improve the ecological and environmental services, the economic efficiency, the social equity and justice, and the environmental sustainability of cities.

Transition of Ecosystem Services Based on Urban Agro Ecology

2020 ◽  
pp. 14-33
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Social

This chapter analyzes the implications of the transition of ecosystem services based on urban agro-ecology. It advances on the debate over the negative effects of the traditional and industrial-oriented agricultural production on the ecosystem services, food systems, climate change, etc. and analyses the principles, methods, and some practices that support the transition to urban agro-ecology. The method employed is the analytical of the theoretical and empirical literature review. It concludes that a transition from traditional and industrial-oriented agriculture towards more urban agro-ecology is inevitable to improve the ecological and environmental services, the economic efficiency, the social equity and justice, and the environmental sustainability of cities.

Contributions of Urban Agro Ecological Agriculture to Ecosystem Services

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas-Hernández ◽  
Olga E. Domené-Painenao
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Social Equity ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Environmental Services ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
The Social

This paper has the aim to analyze the implications of the transition of ecosystem services based on urban agro ecology. It advances on the debate over the negative effects of the traditional and industrial oriented agricultural production on the ecosystem services, food systems, climate change, etc. and analyses the principles, methods, and some practices that support the transition to urban agro ecology. The method employed is the analytical of the theoretical and empirical literature review. It concludes that a transition from traditional and industrial-oriented agriculture towards more urban agro ecology is inevitable to improve the ecological and environmental services, the economic efficiency, the social equity and justice, and the environmental sustainability of cities.

Sustainability Strategies and Projects of Turkish Municipalities

2018 ◽  
pp. 1575-1592
Author(s):  
Seda H. Bostancı
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Healthy City ◽  
Sustainability Strategies ◽  
The City ◽  
City Models

Municipalities have variety of tools for improving environmental sustainability. The effects of climate change increase the renewable projects developed by municipalities and public private sectors. Turkish municipalities practiced the early steps of sustainability projects, some of which were small-scale projects. In addition, Turkish municipalities have gained experience in LA 21 Process since the late 1990s. Some of the city models for sustainability, such as CittaSlow and healthy city projects developed by Turkish Municipalities. The work in this chapter represents research about variety of issues for environment and sustainability in Turkish Municipalities. Visions, strategies and projects of these municipalities have been analysed to attain this goal. A literature review and SWOT analysis were used for the methodology to determine the Turkish municipalities' potential for sustainability.

Sustainable Urban Agro Ecology and Its Implications With Food Systems

2021 ◽  
pp. 143-166
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Urban Food System ◽  
Analytical Review ◽  
Environmental Development

This chapter has the aim to analyze the implications and interrelationships between a sustainable urban agro ecology and the food system. The beginning assumption of this analytical review considers that sustainable urban agro ecology has positive implications in the development of a sustainable urban food system. The analysis is based on the theoretical and empirical literature review confronted with common spatial-functional observations of urban development and configurations. The analysis concludes that the sustainable urban food system based on agro ecology is growing as an alternative movement towards the building and maintenance of a fairer and healthier urban sustainable environmental development.

scholarly journals Climate Resilient Vegetable Farming: A Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-69
Author(s):  
. Shilpa ◽  
Priyanka Bijalwan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Heat Waves ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Transformative Adaptation

Climate change is one of the global challenges faced by the mankind today with the continuously rising temperature, triggering a host of extreme weather events such as heat waves, drought, and flooding. These climate induced challenges are manifesting themselves rapidly, causing socio-economic insecurities and health challenges, particularly in marginalized communities. There is increasing evidence of indirect associations between climate change and the rise in the rates of malnutrition, poor health, hunger and starvation, as well as food and water insecurity. In addition, climate-change impacts have put an additional pressure on already stressed natural resource base, reducing the resilience of agro-ecosystems that are, in part, providing food and nutritional security in rural communities. Tackling these challenges requires a paradigm shift from the current incremental adaptation strategies towards transformative alternatives that also place an equal emphasis on human nutrition and health, as well as environmental sustainability. In the context of marginalized farming communities, a transformative adaptation strategy is defined as one that causes a disruptive, but desirable and sustainable change to the social– ecological state of the system. In the context of this paper, the inclusion of adaptable nutrient dense vegetable crops into marginalized agricultural systems and dominant food systems is considered part of transformative adaptation.

Cause-related marketing: een driehoeksverhouding tussen consument, bedrijf en goed doel

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni G.L.A. van der Meer ◽  
Sandra Zwier
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Consumer Organization ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Consumer Responses ◽  
Cause Related Marketing ◽  
Triangular Relationship ◽  
Company Identification

Cause-related marketing: a triangular relationship between consumer, organization and cause Cause-related marketing: a triangular relationship between consumer, organization and cause This literature review was conducted in response to the current prominence of Cause-Related Marketing (CRM) campaigns. Extant empirical literature shows that CRM can have both positive and negative effects on consumers’ responses, and it is found that several identification factors appear to shape the direction of these effects. A taxonomy of these identification factors is presented, whereby the factors are divided into three categories: consumer/company identification, consumer/cause identification and consumers’ perception of company/cause identification. Based on this classification a triangular relationship between consumer, company, and cause can be assumed, which shapes the effect of CRM on consumer responses. When identification among actors is high, the effect of CRM on consumer responses is optimal whereas less optimal CRM effects result where identification between either pair of actors falls short. These identification factors may be considered by organizations when designing a CRM campaign.

scholarly journals Proceedings of a Workshop on Characterizing and Defining the Social and Economic Domains of Sustainable Diets

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 4163
Author(s):  
Kevin Comerford ◽  
Channing Arndt ◽  
Adam Drewnowski ◽  
Polly Ericksen ◽  
Tim Griffin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Environmental Cost ◽  
Systems Science ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Sustainable Diets ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
The Social

Global challenges associated with a growing demand for food in the face of finite natural resources and climate change have prompted concerns about the sustainability of our current food systems. As formulated by the Food and Agriculture Organization, the four principal domains of sustainable diets are health, economics, society, and the environment. While emphasizing the environmental cost and health impacts of current diets, the research literature has virtually ignored the vital economic and social aspects of sustainability. Without these components, critical inputs for decision-making about global challenges related to climate change and a growing demand for food are missing. National Dairy Council convened experts in sociology, economics, human nutrition, food systems science, food security, environmental health, and sustainable agriculture for a one-day workshop to define the social and economic domains of sustainability in service of better characterizing food-based dietary guidance that is both healthy and sustainable. The consensus recommendations were to (1) select social and economic indicators to complement the existing environmental and health ones, (2) better define appropriate concepts, terms, and measures to foster discussion across scientific disciplines, (3) reframe the focus on sustainable diets towards the goal of “achieving healthy dietary patterns from sustainable food systems”, and (4) complement the four domains, and incorporate the notions of geography, time, and cross-cutting considerations into sustainability frameworks. This publication summarizes the presentations, discussions, and findings from the 2019 workshop, and aims to catalyze further action to advance sustainability research and practice in the context of food-based dietary guidance and the Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals CLIMATE RISKS ASSESSMENT, OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO THE EVOLUTION OF ECOSYSTEMS AND LIMITATION OF THE PROVISION OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: LANDSCAPE CASE OF SOUTH-KIVU (ALBERTINE RIFLT, DRC)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 98-117
Author(s):  
ARUNA SEFU ◽  
KIMENYA MUSAILWA ◽  
BITUNDU MWANYA TANYA ◽  
M’OPANDU MONDONGE ◽  
LWIMO MUKENGE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
P Value ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Climate Risks ◽  
South Kivu

The analysis and characterization of climate variability over a long five-year period proved fundamental to understanding the impacts of climate change and the vulnerability of ecosystem services in the South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Collection methods from surveys and literature reviews allowed us to conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses of climate change impacts and adaptation approaches based on ecosystem services. For data collection, we used surveys and inventories. The data were statistically analyzed, mainly with regression methods and arithmetic averages. The results of agro-pastoral, fisheries and water production highlight the strong influence of climate change through the decrease in products essential for local consumption. These results are confirmed by statistical analysis almost everywhere R² < 0.5 and p-value > 0.05 (except for vegetable production « p-value < 0.05», Cereal: R²= 0.54 and Legume:  R²= 0.74). The same results show us that the non-regulation of river regimes and the decrease in water production by the appropriate service as a result of precipitation and temperature variability data have led to unprecedented disruption due to negative effects on the ecosystem services analyzed.  The proposals of the ecosystem-based adaptation approaches as a solution and are important indicators that have assessed climate risks of ecosystem services combined with the poverty impacts of the population and its environment highly vulnerable to climate change.

scholarly journals Limitations of the implementation of the concept of sustainable development in a coal mining region (the case of the Kemerovo region - Kuzbass)

2021 ◽  
Vol 315 ◽  
pp. 04021
Author(s):  
Olga Zonova ◽  
Natalia Kudrevatykh ◽  
Oksana Sheveleva ◽  
Ekaterina Slesarenko ◽  
Nina Vagina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Environmental Burden ◽  
Mining Region ◽  
The Social

A three-pronged approach to sustainable development of coalmining regions, which involves the combination of social stability, economic efficiency and environmental sustainability, is discussed in the article. The factors that restrain the increase in the social well-being of the population and the reduction of the environmental burden are identified in the context of the presented limitations on the implementation of the concept of sustainable development of coal mining territories.

Sustainability Strategies and Projects of Turkish Municipalities

2015 ◽  
pp. 56-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seda H. Bostancı
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Healthy City ◽  
Sustainability Strategies ◽  
The City ◽  
City Models

Municipalities have variety of tools for improving environmental sustainability. The effects of climate change increase the renewable projects developed by municipalities and public private sectors. Turkish municipalities practiced the early steps of sustainability projects, some of which were small-scale projects. In addition, Turkish municipalities have gained experience in LA 21 Process since the late 1990s. Some of the city models for sustainability, such as CittaSlow and healthy city projects developed by Turkish Municipalities. The work in this chapter represents research about variety of issues for environment and sustainability in Turkish Municipalities. Visions, strategies and projects of these municipalities have been analysed to attain this goal. A literature review and SWOT analysis were used for the methodology to determine the Turkish municipalities' potential for sustainability.

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