Topic modelling of ecology, environment and poverty nexus: An integrated framework

Cheng, Xin; Shuai, Chuanmin; Liu, Jiali; Wang, Jing; Liu, Yue; Li, Wenjing; Shuai, Jing

doi:10.1016/j.agee.2018.07.022

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“…In this way, it represents a first means of expanding the real freedom that people enjoy [61] (p. 3), being challenging especially in factor-driven economies [71,72], characterized by high levels of poverty and not very favorable environmental conditions. As a consequence, in the third world, the relationship between environmental quality and basic needs, including sufficient food concern, is generally negative [73,74].…”

Section: Social Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inconsistencies in the Dynamics of Sustainable Development Dimensions in Central and Eastern European Countries

Ulman¹,

Mihai²,

Căutișanu³

2021

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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Sustainable development theory is formed around its major task of balancing the performances of economic, social and environmental sectors. The main aim of this integrative process is to offer consistent and healthy national progress. Besides the theory and the recommendations (abundant in the academic literature, but also in the political discourse) based on its main dimensions, the reality apparently reveals an irregular evolution of the economic, social and environment sectors' results. Observation of this evolution may represent a support for both mainstream sustainable

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Section: Social Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Inconsistencies in the Dynamics of Sustainable Development Dimensions in Central and Eastern European Countries

Ulman¹,

Mihai²,

Căutișanu³

2021

Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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“…Over time, the Chinese government has concentrated on poverty reduction (Bai et al, 2014; Shuai et al, 2016; Cheng et al, 2018b), and sustainable development (Cheng et al, 2018c). To implement development‐oriented poverty reduction, specific measures should be taken based on a region’s unique characteristics (Wang, 2016; Barrientos, 2017; Kanter et al, 2016).…”

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A Theoretical Framework for Understanding the Spatial Coupling between Poverty and the Environment: A Case Study from China

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Poverty and environmental degradation is an interactive and complex issue, which needs to be addressed to pursue human sustainable development. The objective of this study was to create a theoretical framework for sustainable agriculture, considering the dynamic interaction between environment and multidimensional poverty. The model system used in this study was the region surrounding the Chinese Three Gorges reservoir. We constructed an evaluation index system to measure the dynamic interactions by employing Entropy-weight and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) methods. In this case study, we analyzed the dynamic interactive relationships between environmental degradation and rural poverty by adopting geographic information system (GIS) and comprehensive index evaluation, based on statistical (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013) and remote sensing image data. We found that: (i) in the Three Gorges reservoir region (TGRR), a vicious cycle between poverty, environmental load, and livelihood is occurring; (ii) in areas stressed by environmental concerns the environmental load is the main stress factor, while in the areas stressed by poverty, livelihood is the main stress factor; and (iii) the coupling degrees between environmental degradation and poverty differ in different areas of the TGRR, and counties with adverse features have been spatially agglomerated over time; and the area with high coupling and high synergy accounts for the 38.1% of the total reservoir region. core Ideas• A coupling coordination model for the environment and rural poverty is built. • Both environment degradation and rural poverty in China's Three Gorges Reservoir Region have been deteriorated. • Coupling degrees differ observably in different areas of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region in rural China. • Main stress factors are environment load and livelihood.

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“…In the successful case-studies we described, residents obtained long-term income increases by developing green industries such as fish farming, establishing plantations of valuable herbs, cultivation of fruit trees, and raising animals such as pigs in barns, and in each case, their per capita income exceeded the threshold of about 10 × 10 3 RMB at which the poverty trap weakens or ends. Those successful cases show that ecological restoration programs should not only provide ecological benefits, but should also produce long-term economic benefits for residents, leading to a more harmonious relationship between ecosystems and society (Cheng et al, 2018;Zhang et al, 2013). This approach can also promote the implementation of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, such as protection of ecosystems and eradication of poverty (Fu, Wang, Zhang, Hou, & Li, 2019;Fu, Zhang, Wang, & Zhao, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Win–win path for ecological restoration

Cao

Xia

et al. 2020

Land Degrad Dev

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Ecosystem degradation is a major cause of poverty, and poverty further aggravates ecosystem degradation through a feedback known as the 'poverty trap' that can prevent sustainable socioeconomic development in ecologically fragile areas. However, most ecological restoration programmes have failed to improve the lives of residents of the targeted areas because planners failed to understand the driving forces behind the poverty trap. Finding the threshold conditions for the poverty trap, which represent the conditions when the current state of a system changes to a new and inferior state, can help managers to avoid triggering the poverty trap in ecologically fragile areas. To avoid crossing the threshold, it's necessary to understand the driving mechanisms responsible for the poverty trap so that managers can break the vicious cycle that undermines the effectiveness of ecological restoration. China's ecological restoration has shown that integrating ecological restoration with measures that provide a sustainable livelihood for residents of programme areas can achieve the win-win goal of ecological restoration and poverty alleviation. We found preliminary evidence that there is an income threshold for the poverty trap, and that raising incomes above this level may help residents of restoration areas escape the trap. The examples described in this paper provide valuable guidance for other countries that must achieve similar goals.

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Topic modelling of ecology, environment and poverty nexus: An integrated framework

Cited by 69 publications

References 90 publications

Inconsistencies in the Dynamics of Sustainable Development Dimensions in Central and Eastern European Countries

Inconsistencies in the Dynamics of Sustainable Development Dimensions in Central and Eastern European Countries

A Theoretical Framework for Understanding the Spatial Coupling between Poverty and the Environment: A Case Study from China

Win–win path for ecological restoration

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