Essays about: "Social-ecological transformation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words Social-ecological transformation.

  1. 1. Interacting futures of the Swedish food system

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Hanna Carlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : scenarios; scenario modelling; fuzzy cognitive maps; food systems;

    Abstract : Food systems are complex social-ecological systems. Currently, they are the source of large-scale health problems and environmental impacts, and there is widespread agreement that transformative change is needed. Scenarios are useful tools for directing such change, as they provide engaging future visions that work well with complex systems. READ MORE

  3. 2. Pepita de oro: How AlVelAl is building a regional regenerative agriculture transformation through social innovations

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Elissa Dickson; [2023]
    Keywords : regenerative agriculture; Spain; sustainability transformation; social innovation; adaptive capacity; institutions; drylands;

    Abstract : Regenerative Agriculture (RA) is increasingly promoted as a sustainable agri-food solution. Agronomic studies find that RA practices (e.g. cover crops, reduced tillage, crop rotation, and agroforestry) can regulate soil moisture, sequester atmospheric carbon, enhance biodiversity, and reduce the impacts of droughts and floods. READ MORE

  4. 3. The role of alternative food networks in times of crises : A case study about the effects of covid 19 on the REKO network in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Nora Giertz; [2022]
    Keywords : food systems; sustainability transformation; social-ecological resilience; crisis-landscape; covid 19;

    Abstract : The food we consume and how it is produced constitutes a significant driver of environmental change, degrading the ecological base on which life depends. Moreover, the food system is highly globalized and geographically scattered, connected by global value chains. This creates potential vulnerabilities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Vägen till framtiden : temporär gatuomvandling vid Helsingforsgatan och Roslagsgatan i Stockholm

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anna-Stella Eriksson; Kirsten Waaler; [2022]
    Keywords : Landskapsarkitektur; temporär gatuomvadling; semipermanent gestaltning; taktisk urbanism; urbana gator;

    Abstract : När staden växer och byggs tätare, ökar kampen om utrymmet. Städernas allmänna ytor består till stor del av gator, vars främsta funktion är att transportera gående, cyklister och motorister. Vi står inför ett val där vi antingen kan låta gator endast fylla en funktion, som transportled. READ MORE

  6. 5. “Walking encyclopedias of studies” for sustainability transformations? The role of information and discourse in the case of the German coal phase-out

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Stephan Huber; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate policy; Energy systems; Policy change; Social-ecological transformation; Discourse; Expert-based information; Collaborative governance; Path dependency; Policy-oriented learning;

    Abstract : Transformations of energy systems in line with the Paris Agreement demand rapid deliberate decline of fossil energy production for decarbonization. Rising in priority on national political agendas, policy change for deliberate decline meets political barriers in the form of powerful incumbent actors, path dependencies and frames of loss. READ MORE