Overcoming Sustainability Displacement: The Challenge of Making Sustainability Accessible in the Here and Now

Saunders, Angus Morrison; Hughes, Michael

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-71449-3_3

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“…, 2013). Moreover, sustainability was a holistic approach, which has been developing over centuries (Wiersum, 1995; Saunders and Hughes, 2018), and as a result, is subjective, which is more suited being investigated through qualitative means. Given the facts cited above, the qualitative “expert opinion survey” was selected as the research strategy in this study.…”

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“…The research question of this study could be better answered through a qualitative means as qualitative methods represented different views, attitudes, experiences and believes of a set of people and were ideal for research on in-depth investigations with a small number of respondents based on theoretical sampling and data saturation in the analysis (Ritchie et al, 2013). Moreover, sustainability was a holistic approach, which has been developing over centuries (Wiersum, 1995;Saunders and Hughes, 2018), and as a result, is subjective, which is more suited being investigated through qualitative means. Given the facts cited above, the qualitative "expert opinion survey" was selected as the research strategy in this study.…”

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Strategies for sustainable irrigation system management: a socio-technical system approach

Sirimewan

Samaraweera

Manjula

et al. 2021

ECAM

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PurposeIrrigation System Management (ISM) poses many issues in terms of social and technical aspects. These can be further elaborated as the issues toward the efficiency of infrastructure, equity of water sharing, environmental integrity and economic acceptability. Water losses and the structural changes of the system caused many issues putting the irrigation system into distress. Hence, this urges the need for sustainable ISM to improve social and technical attributes in ISM. This paper aims to apply the Socio-Technical Systems (STSs) theory for sustainable ISM.Design/methodology/approachThe qualitative expert opinion survey method was selected as the research strategy to approach the research aim. Sixteen industry professionals in the ISM sector were selected through the purposive sampling method to conduct semi-structured interviews to collect data in the Sri Lankan context. Code-based content analysis through a directed approach was used to analyse the data.FindingsFour main categories of strategies were emerged from the research findings as “engineering strategies”, “operational strategies”, “management strategies” and “regulatory strategies” through STS approach for sustainable ISM. The STS framework was developed by combining engineering and operational strategies into the technical subsystem and the management and regulatory strategies into the social subsystem to approach the aim of achieving contemporary system management in irrigation in a sustainable manner.Originality/valueThe research revealed the links between the strategies emerged from various disciplines to minimise the issues in ISM from the perspectives of technical and social subsystems. The study contributes to knowledge by providing a framework for sustainable ISM by applying the socio-technical systems theory by integrating the concepts of sustainability.

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Strategies for sustainable irrigation system management: a socio-technical system approach

Sirimewan

Samaraweera

Manjula

et al. 2021

ECAM

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“…In comparison to quantitative surveys, this study could be best approached through a qualitative survey that identified significant population variance and did not count the number of people with the same characteristics, attitudes or opinions as in a quantitative survey (Jansen, 2010). Sustainability is a holistic approach, which has been developed over centuries (Saunders and Hughes, 2018;Wiersum, 1995), and as a result, is subjective, which is more suited being investigated through qualitative means rather than a quantitative method. Accordingly, a qualitative interview survey (Jansen, 2010) was selected as the research strategy.…”

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Analysis of issues in sustainable water management of irrigation systems: case of a developing country

Sirimewan

Mendis

Rajini

et al. 2020

BEPAM

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PurposeSustaining the irrigated agriculture, while conserving the natural eco-system, are the two main objectives of sustainable water management (SWM) in irrigation. Achieving both the objectives simultaneously is a complex task in most developing countries. This requires a holistic approach of understanding the issues in irrigation water management (IWM) from social, economic and environmental perspectives. Therefore, this paper aims to analyse the issues towards the SWM of irrigation systems in Sri Lanka to help maintain a stable relationship between the aforementioned two objectives.Design/methodology/approachQualitative interview survey was selected as the research strategy to achieve the research aim. 16 semi-structured interviews were conducted with experts in IWM sector to collect data in the Sri Lankan context. Data were analysed using code-based content analysis, based on directed approach.FindingsFindings revealed the issues in SWM in terms of efficiency of irrigation infrastructure; equity of water distribution; environmental integrity and economic acceptability. Most of the issues were related to the inefficiency towards SWM of irrigation systems. Conflicts among water users, especially the people in downstreams aggravated the problem of equity of water sharing. Depletion of groundwater and waterlogging were the major issues towards environmental integrity. Loss of water happened due to the issues in different irrigation infrastructure components hindering economic acceptability.Originality/valueTheoretical contribution includes an analysis of issues in IWM from a sustainability perspective. Practical implications include an overview of deficiencies in the SWM to generate appropriate strategies to achieve sustainability for decision-makers such as policymakers in the irrigation sector in developing countries similar to Sri Lanka.

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“…Sustainability concerns the long term performance (Saunders and Hughes, 2018) to accomplish the needs of the present generation by maintaining the potential for future generation to accomplish their needs (Visser, 2017). It is a procedure planned for people, the planet, and prosperity with the aim of strengthening collaborative partnerships and development (United Nations, 2015).…”

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Strategies adopted by design and build contractors to enhance the implementation of sustainable construction practices

Nadeetharu¹,

Kulatunga²

2022

Proceedings of 10th World Construction Symposium 2022

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Despite of design and build (D&B) procurement being a feasible solution, the status of the implementation of sustainable construction practices (SCP) in the Sri Lankan construction industry is below the trend. Since unwillingness and unawareness of the D&B contractors have identified as a cause for the issue, strategies to overcome the problem are required. Accordingly, an extensive literature review was conducted to identify the SCP, and D&B concepts to provide a basis for a reliable set of strategies. Subsequently, the survey strategy under the qualitative research approach was accompanied to derive strategies. Accordingly, collected data from nine expert interviews from the purposively selected clients, contractors, consultants, and subcontractors have been analysed using deductive thematic analysis under eight main pre-defined themes. Appointment of a sustainability manager, market survey to recognise the status of sustainability, concern on passive construction technologies and identification of sustainable design requirements have identified as key strategies. Finally, this can be used by D&B contractors to identify the loopholes and enhance sustainable development

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Overcoming Sustainability Displacement: The Challenge of Making Sustainability Accessible in the Here and Now

Cited by 5 publications

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Strategies for sustainable irrigation system management: a socio-technical system approach

Strategies for sustainable irrigation system management: a socio-technical system approach

Analysis of issues in sustainable water management of irrigation systems: case of a developing country

Strategies adopted by design and build contractors to enhance the implementation of sustainable construction practices

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