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Sustainability transition for Indian agriculture. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep, 2023
AbstractFarming in India faces a sustainability challenge due to its overreliance on chemical inputs. For every US$ 1,000 investment in sustainable farming, a US$ 100,000 subsidy is allocated for chemical fertilizers. Indian farming system is far off the optimal nitrogen efficiency, calling for substantial reforms in policy towards the transition to ...
Paul B   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Transition towards and of sustainability—Understanding sustainability as performative [PDF]

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, 2021
AbstractOur purpose is to explore the concept of “sustainability” when understood from a performative perspective, i.e. as a concept that is filled with meaning across time. Drawing on a 10 year‐long study of the digital footprint of Stockholm Royal Seaport, claimed to be northern Europe's largest sustainable urban development district, we show that ...
Peter Dobers   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

A new approach for modelling techno-economic performance of integrated energy systems on district scale for informed decision-making in a multi-stakeholder context

open access: yesRenewable and Sustainable Energy Transition, 2023
To better support informed decision-making around renewable heating strategies on local scale, a new methodology was developed for simulating integrated heating scenarios.
Kathelijne Bouw   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rainy season and crop calendars comparison between past (1950–2018) and future (2030–2100) in Madagascar

open access: yesMeteorological Applications, 2023
This paper analyzes rainfall data to characterize the rainy season and define rice and maize crop calendars for current and future conditions in Madagascar.
Luc Yannick Andréas Randriamarolaza   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The politics of sustainability transitions [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 2016
Sustainability transitions are processes of fundamental social change in response to societal challenges (Grin, Rotmans, & Schot, 2010; Markard, Raven, & Truffer, 2012).
Avelino, F.   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

A corpus-assisted discourse analysis of sustainability transitions in urban basic infrastructure services

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Spatial Development, 2022
Basic infrastructure services – water and sanitation, waste collection and management, transport, energy, and housing – form the foundation upon which cities are built.
Lucy Oates   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Storing carbon dioxide for climate's sake: contradictions and parallels with enhanced oil recovery

open access: yesFrontiers in Climate, 2023
An increase in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, including bioenergy with CCS (BECCS), has led to an urgent demand for storage sites, and Norway stands out for its ongoing and planned geological storage sites in a European context.
Emily Rodriguez
doaj   +1 more source

Accountability and Sustainability Transitions

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2020
Abstract What constitutes a sustainability transition? We identify sustainability transitions as premised on shifts in accountability relations – assessments of conformance with institutional controls coupled with application of sanctions, incentives, and subsidies – which structure the selection pressures that shape future demographics, technical ...
Sareen, Siddharth, Wolf, Steven A.
openaire   +4 more sources

Integrating local indigenous knowledge to enhance risk reduction and adaptation strategies to drought and climate variability: The plight of smallholder farmers in Chirumhanzu district, Zimbabwe

open access: yesJàmbá, 2020
This article focuses on drought risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies adopted by rural households to sustain their livelihood activities.
Mashoko S. Grey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gridded livestock density database and spatial trends for Kazakhstan

open access: yesScientific Data, 2023
Livestock rearing is a major source of livelihood for food and income in dryland Asia. Increasing livestock density (LSKD) affects ecosystem structure and function, amplifies the effects of climate change, and facilitates disease transmission ...
Venkatesh Kolluru   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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