Enabling societal transformation without the myths

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-98
Author(s):  
Olivier De Schutter ◽  
Tom Dedeurwaerdere
Keyword(s):  
Societal Transformation

scholarly journals Changing Hydrosocial Cycles in Periurban India

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
Carsten Butsch ◽  
Shreya Chakraborty ◽  
Sharlene L. Gomes ◽  
Shamita Kumar ◽  
Leon M. Hermans
Keyword(s):  
Societal Transformation ◽  
Consumption Good ◽  
Water Demands ◽  
Periurban Space

India’s urbanisation results in the physical and societal transformation of the areas surrounding cities. These periurban interfaces are spaces of flows, shaped by an exchange of matter, people and ideas between urban and rural spaces—and currently they are zones in transition. Periurbanisation processes result inter alia in changing water demands and changing relations between water and society. In this paper the concept of the hydrosocial cycle is applied to interpret the transformation of the waterscapes of six periurban villages in the fringe areas of Pune, Hyderabad and Kolkata. In doing so, three specific aspects will be investigated: (1) the institutions shaping the hydro-social cycle, (2) the interplay between water as a livelihood-base and the waterscape, (3) the interplay between the waterscape and water as a consumption good. This approach opens new views on periurban interfaces as emerging mosaic of unique waterscapes. The meaning of water, the rights to access water and the water related infrastructure are constantly renegotiated, as permanently new water demands emerge and new actors enter the scene. Especially this process-based understanding links the theoretical lens of the hydrosocial cycle with the object of investigation, the periurban space.

Spiritual perspectives on individual, organizational and societal transformation

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. Neal ◽  
Benyamin M. Bergmann Lichtenstein ◽  
David Banner
Keyword(s):  
Societal Transformation ◽  
Spiritual Perspectives

Eco-Innovation and Transitions

2009 ◽  
pp. 103-124
Author(s):  
René Kemp
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Transition Management ◽  
Theoretical Terms ◽  
Societal Transformation ◽  
International Debate ◽  
Multilevel Perspective ◽  
Development Network ◽  
Lock In

- This paper is aimed at examining the scholarship on system innovation and societal transformation for sustainable development, which today is known as "transition management". In theoretical terms, the approach of transition management relies on markets, guidance in the form of goals and visions of sustainable development, network management with an element of self-organisation. Transition management could be viewed as "evolutionary governance" as it is concerned with the functioning of the variation-selection-retention process: creating variety informed by visions of the sustainability, shaping new paths and reflexively adapting existing institutional frameworks and regimes. It is a model for escaping lock-in and moving towards solutions offering multiple benefits, not just for users but also for society as a whole. It is not a megalomaniac attempt to control the future but an attempt to insert normative goals into evolutionary processes in a reflexive manner. The multilevel perspective of change and the model of goal-oriented modulation and reflexive governance, on which transition management is based, are described. Experiences with transition management in the Netherlands are described too, as well as the international debate on transition management as a model of governance for sustainable development.Keywords: eco-innovation, transition, reflexive governance, multi-level change, the NetherlandsJEL classification: B52; Q50Parole chiave: governance ambientale; fallimenti del mercato; esternalitŕ; beni pubblici; economia del benessere; economia istituzionale.

scholarly journals Teaching about climate change in medical education: an opportunity

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Janie Maxwell ◽  
Grant Blashki
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Societal Transformation ◽  
Graduate Attributes ◽  
Assessment Tasks ◽  
System Adaptation ◽  
Change Mitigation

Climate change threatens many of the gains in development and health over the last century. However, it could also be a catalyst for a necessary societal transformation to a sustainable and healthy future. Doctors have a crucial role in climate change mitigation and health system adaptation to prepare for emergent health threats and a carbon-constrained future. This paper argues that climate change should be integrated into medical education for three reasons: first, to prepare students for clinical practice in a climate-changing world; secondly, to promote public health and eco-health literacy; and finally, to deepen existing learning and strengthen graduate attributes. This paper builds on existing literature and the authors’ experience to outline potential learning objectives, teaching methods and assessment tasks. In the wake of recent progress at the United Nations climate change conference, COP-21, it is hoped that this paper will assist universities to integrate teaching about climate change into medical education.

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