“Deep” or “Strong” Sustainability

Buriti, Renata

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11352-0_503

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“…Some articulations of the CCF identify up to seven forms of capital, assessing cultural, political, human, or physical capital independently [41]. However, based on the three-legged stool approach to SD popularized by Serageldin [9] and others, the CCF can also be arranged into ecological, economic, and socio-cultural capital, while reflecting the strong sustainability perspective to ensure that ecological integrity is not sacrificed for advances in other capitals [42,43]. These forms of capital must be operationalized into local context by identifying their various sub-systems, or stocks, which are informed by the interdisciplinary research foundations of the CCF and local priorities.…”

Section: Need For a Holistic Sd Visionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Goal-Driven or Data-Driven? Inventory of Sustainability Indicator Initiatives in Rural Canada

2020

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This article seeks to address knowledge gaps on sustainability indicators (SIs) in rural and natural resource-dependent communities, considering how they are used to contextualize sustainable development priorities and support local governance. We build on recent scholarship on the potentials of SIs for stimulating societal transformation, extending this inquiry into rural and resource-based communities which have been under-represented in SI research. The governance challenges facing rural Canada, as well as its geographic and socio-economic diversity, provide a unique context for examining these issues. We provide relatively uncommon synthetic findings by compiling an inventory of SI initiatives across 39 rural communities and regions of Canada. Using the Community Capital Framework, we examine grey literature and academic publications related to each initiative spanning from 1999–2019 to determine the breadth of sustainable development priorities considered. Informed by collaborative and multi-level governance frameworks, we explore how these initiatives are used to support multi-stakeholder collective action. This article finds that rural Canadian SI initiatives prioritize socio-cultural capital, with relatively fewer economic and ecological indicators, while identifying a typology of SI use and inter-related governance dynamics informing how these priorities and indicators are determined. Although some initiatives display highly collaborative and bottom-up processes, many rural Canadian SI initiatives are characterized by a data-driven approach that, when met with local capacity gaps, fails to contextualize standardized datasets to reflect rural realities. We encourage more in-depth investigation of these findings and comparison of Canadian experiences to other jurisdictions.

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Section: Need For a Holistic Sd Visionmentioning

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Goal-Driven or Data-Driven? Inventory of Sustainability Indicator Initiatives in Rural Canada

2020

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“…The current dominant paradigm lies somewhere along this continuum and is articulated in the widely adopted definition of sustainable development from the United Nations’ (UN) Brundtland Report: ‘Development which meets the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’ 13 . It recognises the value of ecological integrity, but asserts that natural capital can, in some circumstances, be substituted for man‐made capitals 14 . Such anthropocentric viewpoints prioritise human development over the needs of all other species, while generating and detaching various sub‐disciplines, such as environmental management 12,15 .…”

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Sustainability policies and practices at veterinary centres in the UK and Republic of Ireland

Higham,

Halfacree,

Stonehewer

et al. 2023

Veterinary Record

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Background Veterinary professionals operate at the human–animal–environment interface and are concerned about sustainability issues. This study examined the extent to which sustainability is represented in policy and enacted in veterinary practice settings, as reported by practice representatives. Methods An online survey was completed by 392 veterinary centre representatives in the UK and Republic of Ireland to identify existing policies and practices around the environmental impacts of veterinary services and animal husbandry, responsible medicine use, animal welfare and social wellbeing. Results A minority of respondents were aware of an environmental policy at their practice (17%, 68/392). Many others were undertaking waste reduction initiatives, but wider environmental interventions were infrequently reported. The majority were aware of medicine stewardship and animal welfare policies or guidelines, but a minority reported social wellbeing policies (40%, 117/289) and the provision of advice to clients on the environmental impacts of animal husbandry (31%, 92/300). Limitations The bias arising from the small convenience sample of practice representatives and potential discrepancies between the claims of survey respondents and their practices’ policies and activities are acknowledged. Conclusion Results depict a value–action gap between the concern of veterinary professionals towards sustainability and the policies and practices at their workplaces. Building on progress in the sector, wider adoption of comprehensive policies and practices, with guidance, could enhance veterinary contributions to the sustainability agenda, in particular to mitigate the environmental externalities of veterinary services and animal care and ensure safe, fair and inclusive workplaces.

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Family Farms Sustainability in Rural Semi-arid Areas: Case of Bargou-Siliana in Tunisia

Nasr

Snoussi

Chaar

2022

Advances in Science, Technology &Amp; Innovation

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“Deep” or “Strong” Sustainability

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

Goal-Driven or Data-Driven? Inventory of Sustainability Indicator Initiatives in Rural Canada

Goal-Driven or Data-Driven? Inventory of Sustainability Indicator Initiatives in Rural Canada

Sustainability policies and practices at veterinary centres in the UK and Republic of Ireland

Family Farms Sustainability in Rural Semi-arid Areas: Case of Bargou-Siliana in Tunisia

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