Building capacity for low-carbon communities: The role of grassroots initiatives

Middlemiss, Lucie; Parrish, Bradley D.

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“…Local within this context is seen as a point of resistance to the global, a scale at which the problems associated with globalised processes of 'placeless' food production, distribution and access can be addressed. Closely linked to, and often conflated with, local are notions of 'community', which can be equated directly with notions of food security whereby community advocates are intent on building local capacity (Middlemiss and Parrish, 2010) to both produce and distribute food to those who might otherwise be excluded in some sense from more distantiated food supply systems. Feagan (2007: p, 28), in quoting Anderson and Cook (2000: p. 237), argues that "localised food production can meet many of the diverse community needs more effectively than globalised food systems because it can give priority to community and environmental integrity before corporate profit-making".…”

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“…It operationalises Mooney and Hunt's (2009) conceptualisation of food security as a consensus frame, arguing that the interdependency between scale and framing in food security discourse warrants close scrutiny. This includes considering the implications of broadening UK definitions of food security beyond the quantity of food available to encompass the needs of communities, households and individuals in relation to issues of micro-level capacity building (Middlemiss and Parrish, 2010) and social inclusionsomething that has only rarely been considered in the past (Dowler et al, 2001;MacMillan and Dowler, 2011). The rest of the paper is structured as follows.…”

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Food security framings within the UK and the integration of local food systems

Kirwan

Maye

2013

Journal of Rural Studies

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DisclaimerThe University of Gloucestershire has obtained warranties from all depositors as to their title in the material deposited and as to their right to deposit such material.The University of Gloucestershire makes no representation or warranties of commercial utility, title, or fitness for a particular purpose or any other warranty, express or implied in respect of any material deposited.The University of Gloucestershire makes no representation that the use of the materials will not infringe any patent, copyright, trademark or other property or proprietary rights.The University of Gloucestershire accepts no liability for any infringement of intellectual property rights in any material deposited but will remove such material from public view pending investigation in the event of an allegation of any such infringement. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR TEXT.This is a peer-reviewed, pre-print version of the following published document: DisclaimerThe University of Gloucestershire has obtained warranties from all depositors as to their title in the material deposited and as to their right to deposit such material.The University of Gloucestershire makes no representation or warranties of commercial utility, title, or fitness for a particular purpose or any other warranty, express or implied in respect of any material deposited.The University of Gloucestershire makes no representation that the use of the materials will not infringe any patent, copyright, trademark or other property or proprietary rights.The University of Gloucestershire accepts no liability for any infringement of intellectual property rights in any material deposited but will remove such material from public view pending investigation in the event of an allegation of any such infringement.PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR TEXT. Note: This is a pre-publication copy of the paper which was submitted and published in Journal of Rural Studies (2013, Vol 29, pp. 91-100) 2 Food security framings within the UK and the integration of local food systems AbstractThis paper provides a critical interpretation of food security politics in the UK. It applies the notion of food security collective action frames to assess how specific action frames are maintained and contested. The interdependency between scale and framing in food security discourse is also scrutinised. It does this through an examination of 'official' UK food security approaches and the place of local food systems within these debates. The paper shows how the UK government's approach to food production and food security has been underpinned by the notion of resilience, which it considers is best achieved through sustainable intensification, market liberalisation and risk management, with local food systems largely sidelined within these 'official' framings. Nevertheless, collective action frames are socio-political constructs which are open to contestation; they are not static entities and are part of a mobile multiorganizational political field. The notion of incompleteness and fragility is highly pertinent to ...

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Food security framings within the UK and the integration of local food systems

Kirwan

Maye

2013

Journal of Rural Studies

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“…For example, Just Do It gives information at the end of the film about the apparent success of some of the campaigns featured. It is worth stressing the advantages of acting together, as Just Do It does; groups can provide many benefits, including moral support, shared learning, and accountability (Howell, 2009) and can therefore build capacity and effect more change (Middlemiss and Parrish, 2010;Staats, Harland, and Wilke, 2004).…”

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Using the transtheoretical model of behavioural change to understand the processes through which climate change films might encourage mitigation action

Howell

2014

IJSD

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Using the transtheoretical model of behavioural change to understand the processes through which climate change films might encourage mitigation action Citation for published version: Howell, R 2014, 'Using the transtheoretical model of behavioural change to understand the processes through which climate change films might encourage mitigation action' International Journal of Sustainable Development, vol. 17, no. 2, General rightsCopyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s) and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. Take down policyThe University of Edinburgh has made every reasonable effort to ensure that Edinburgh Research Explorer content complies with UK legislation. If you believe that the public display of this file breaches copyright please contact openaccess@ed.ac.uk providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. change, but to engage them in taking mitigation action. This paper outlines the transtheoretical model of behavioural change, which incorporates six stages of change that individuals progress through as they change their behaviour, and ten associated processes of change. Using four climate change films as illustrations, I show how the model can be applied to identify the processes of change employed or depicted by sustainability communications. I then discuss research on the impacts of the films in the light of this analysis, considering the strengths and limitations of the movies' use/portrayal of processes of change with regard to encouraging viewers to change their behaviour. The paper concludes with recommendations for how film may be used more effectively as a tool to inspire climate change mitigation action.

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“…Another, partly related, example concerns community energy projects, in which citizens or neighbourhoods take initiatives to reduce energy use or generate their own energy (with wind turbines, solar panels, biomass digestion). The number of UK projects has increased in recent years in the context of the government's rhetoric on the 'Big Society' and some central funding for local projects (Middlemiss and Parrish, 2010). The momentum of these grassroots projects may not be sufficient, however, to drive a transition.…”

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The impact of the financial–economic crisis on sustainability transitions: Financial investment, governance and public discourse

Geels

2013

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

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Building capacity for low-carbon communities: The role of grassroots initiatives

Cited by 272 publications

References 12 publications

Food security framings within the UK and the integration of local food systems

Food security framings within the UK and the integration of local food systems

Using the transtheoretical model of behavioural change to understand the processes through which climate change films might encourage mitigation action

The impact of the financial–economic crisis on sustainability transitions: Financial investment, governance and public discourse

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