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Sustainability transition for Indian agriculture. [PDF]
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
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Transition towards and of sustainability—Understanding sustainability as performative [PDF]
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
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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
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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
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The politics of sustainability transitions [PDF]
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
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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
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Storing carbon dioxide for climate's sake: contradictions and parallels with enhanced oil recovery
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
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Accountability and Sustainability Transitions
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.
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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
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Gridded livestock density database and spatial trends for Kazakhstan
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
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