An integral approach to address socio-ecological systems sustainability and their uncertainties

Martínez-Fernández, Julia; Banos-González, Isabel; Selma, Miguel Ángel Esteve

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144457

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“…Socio-ecology addresses a wide range of problems (Martínez-Fernández et al, 2021 ). In Japan, after the 2011 Tsunami, socio-ecological studies began to consider disaster areas and their relationship with people and the environment (e.g., Takeuchi et al, 2014 ).…”

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“…Socio-ecology analyses the management of natural systems by social actors and organizations, and the rules, social norms and conventions underlying this management (Arnaiz-Schmitz et al, 2018 ; www.ipbes.net ). The socio-ecological approach is inherently complex (Ekbia and Evans, 2009 ; Paveglio et al, 2013 ; Martínez-Fernández et al, 2021 ) and incorporates various subject areas and spatial scales (Bode et al, 2016 ; Barnes and Nel, 2017 ; De Vos et al, 2019 ), such as natural resource management practices and public policies (Ostrom, 2009 ; Domptail and Easdale, 2013 ; Morzillo et al, 2015 ; Mee et al, 2016 ). This approach analyses the alignment of scientific knowledge with the implementation of policies, whereby countries reveal national and international commitments between human activities and natural system balance (Norgaard et al, 2009 ; Shilomboleni and De Plaen, 2019 ; De Vos et al, 2019 ; Williams et al, 2020 ).…”

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Perspectives on socio-ecological studies in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Herrera

Manríquez

Lorenzo

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Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Socio-ecology studies the relationships between human activities and natural systems and their importance in management and public policy. Our objective was to analyse how published papers in countries with a high Human Development Index (HDI) perform socio-ecological studies and compare them between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. To do this, we used the Scopus platform as a source for searching and obtaining scientific papers about socio-ecological studies conducted in countries from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. We calculated the number (n) of papers published per year and classified them using the main subject areas of the SCImago Journal & Country Rank database. Then, we analysed whether papers included specific recommendations for natural system management, nature conservation, policies or governance structures, or science in general. Besides, we studied whether the papers addressed socio-ecological studies related to flora and fauna and from what specific group of organisms or systems. Data were compared using the chi-square (χ2) test (Pearson p < 0.005). A total of 467 papers were analysed, where 34% were from the Southern Hemisphere (mainly Argentina, Australia, Chile, and South Africa) and 66% from the Northern Hemisphere (mainly the USA, Canada, and Spain). The Northern Hemisphere (mainly North America and Europe) played a major role in the socio-ecological knowledge exchange than the Southern Hemisphere (South America and Africa). The results showed socio-ecological studies focused mainly on generating management recommendations in social and environmental science fields. The number of studies coming from the Northern Hemisphere was significantly higher than those from the Southern Hemisphere. Most of them were conducted at a local level (e.g., watersheds or human settlements) in three different systems (i) terrestrial (e.g., forests or grasslands), (ii) freshwater (e.g., rivers or streams) and (iii) marine (e.g., coastlines or seas). Most of the studies (70%) were conducted in production systems, where the majority included livestock (mainly bovine) and aquatic fisheries (e.g., salmon, artisanal coastal fishing, or trout). Most vegetation papers (65%) were on native forests. Papers on wildlife made up 30% of all animal-related studies, with mammals, birds, and marine invertebrates (such as collars) being the most extensively researched species. This work highlighted the socio-ecological approach that was used in the analysed countries with greater HDI to develop management options for natural systems.

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Perspectives on socio-ecological studies in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

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Manríquez

Lorenzo

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“…The SES theoretical approach has been positively evaluated for the analysis of agrobiodiversity-based transformation and territorial development processes [85]. As a matter of fact, the SES favors the interpretation of the complex nature of local genetic and cultural resources together with the human-natural interactions activating and sustaining their qualification, fair remuneration, reproduction and territorial valorization [55,69,84,118].…”

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Agrobiodiversity-Oriented Food Systems between Public Policies and Private Action: A Socio-Ecological Model for Sustainable Territorial Development

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The international and European literature and institutional contexts are fostering agrobiodiversity as the foundation of a new paradigm for localized agri-food system development and sustainability. Accordingly, new systemic and holistic theoretical approaches and conceptual models are needed. This paper aims to identify and apply a new conceptual framework contributing to the understanding of how the restoring and valorization of underutilized or neglected landraces can act as a trigger for sustainable territorial development. A new holistic model was designed for the characterization and analysis of agrobiodiversity-oriented food systems. We consider the model innovative in enhancing the conceptualization of the adoption of a socio-ecological systems approach. We applied the model to a representative case study involving the localized agri-food system of the Valtiberina Red Onion, a threatened plant landrace cultivated in Tuscany, Italy. A participatory action–research approach was followed, involving both public and private stakeholders. As the main outcome of the paper, we demonstrated the capability of our new SES model by identifying and describing the assets, drivers, human action processes and generated beneficial effects concerning the development and reproduction of landrace-based quality valorization virtuous circles. Our research findings highlighted the model as an innovative tool for the analysis of agrobiodiversity-oriented food systems sustainability. Significantly, the model was designed to identify the combined role of public policy and private action in supporting the implementation of coherent management mechanisms and effective governance settings.

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“…For example, in Spain, for the socio-ecological system of Fuerteventura, a model has been developed that includes 8 main indicators of sustainable development of the region, including the number of tourists per inhabitant, the ratio between the accommodation of tourists and the permanent population, the proportion of unnatural land formations, a high-quality proportion of vegetation, the local agroecosystem, an indicator of overgrazing, the proportion of the Egyptian vulture population, the proportion of habitats of houbara bustard. The authors built a cognitive model, which is a simplified overview of the Fuerteventura sustainable development model, as well as models for each of the indicators, which made it possible to make a forecast about their changes [3].…”

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Decision-making based on the model of functioning of socio-ecological-economic system

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The development of regional socio-economic and ecological systems requires informed decisions. In this, decision-making authorities can be helped by models of such systems, which include three interrelated subsystems: social, environmental and economic, which may include subsystems of a lower level. The object of the study is hierarchical socio-ecological-economic systems (SEES) with homogeneous performance characteristics at all levels of management. The subject of the study is the characteristics of the processes of influence of factors on the results of the functioning of a hierarchical SEES in order to develop control actions that provide a given level of target indicators. The purpose of the study is to model the functioning of socio-ecological and economic systems based on a multi-level optimization approach under conditions of uncertainty, with the help of which it is possible to find changes in factors that allow improving the goal indicators of the SEES functioning. Based on the constructed models of the state and functioning of complex systems for the regions of the Central Federal District and the Tula Region using statistical data for 2007-2020, a multilevel optimization approach to the management of socio-economic systems was applied, proposals aimed at ensuring the sustainable development of the Tula region in the ecological subsystem were substantiated.

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An integral approach to address socio-ecological systems sustainability and their uncertainties

Cited by 27 publications

References 61 publications

Perspectives on socio-ecological studies in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Perspectives on socio-ecological studies in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Agrobiodiversity-Oriented Food Systems between Public Policies and Private Action: A Socio-Ecological Model for Sustainable Territorial Development

Decision-making based on the model of functioning of socio-ecological-economic system

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