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Community perceptions on land and water acquisitions in the Okavango Delta: implications for rural livelihoods

Ecosystems and People
Large-scale land acquisitions in Africa are increasing, reported often as the transfers of land for food and biofuel crop production. Only reporting agricultural acquisitions underplays potential impacts of other forms of acquisitions like tourism and ...
Nametso Dorothy Phonchi-Tshekiso, Nadia Sitas, Odirilwe Selomane   +2 more
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Stories of Sustainability: Sustainable Fashion

, 2020
Temple University Office of Sustainability Race to Zero Waste #EcoChampion (Philadelphia, Pa.)Temple University. College of Liberal ArtsTyler School of Art and ArchitectureEconomicsFor Campus Sustainability Month, we explored the topic of sustainable ...
Temple Sustainability
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Seeding equity in African food systems: how can marginal, bottom-up initiatives promote transformations to more equitable and sustainable futures?

Ecology and Society
The multiple crises of the Anthropocene require deep transformations to achieve more sustainable, and equitable, social-ecological futures. Consequently, there is growing interest in marginal, experimental, or bottom-up initiatives that may provide ...
Julia L van Velden, Nyasha Magadzire, Willem Malherbe, Joyce Atieno Ojino, Helen Bour, Keziah K Mayer, Sungeni R Karonga, Sènankpon Tcheton, Mulako Kabisa, Laura M Pereira, Reinette Biggs   +10 more
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Transitions to Sustainability [PDF]

, 2015
International ...
Mancebo, Francois, Sachs, Ignacy
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Beyond technology: Towards sustainability through behavioral transitions

, 2016
Globalization in the production process of consumer goods has led to the creation of complex global production networks (GPNs) whose early stages are often characterized by poor working conditions, leading to considerable reputational risk for brandname ...
Bodenheimer, Miriam
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Geographies of transition—From topical concerns to theoretical engagement: A commentary on the transitions research agenda [PDF]

, 2020
This viewpoint takes stock with the ‘geography of sustainability transitions’ (GOST) as it is presented in the transitions research agenda. GOST has been a relatively recent addition to transition theorizing, addressing the need for greater sensitivity ...
Coenen, Lars, Coenen, Lars,, Murphy, James, Truffer, Bernhard, Murphy, James T.,, Murphy, James T., Truffer, Bernhard,, Binz, Christian,, Lund University., Binz, Christian, Coenen, Lars Martel Antoine   +10 more
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The evolution of social-ecological systems (SES) research: a co-authorship and co-citation network analysis

Ecology and Society
Social-ecological systems (SES) research has gained substantial momentum, as witnessed by the growth in SES publications, theories, and frameworks, and the traction these concepts have gained in development and policy arenas.
Amanda Manyani, Reinette Biggs, Lloyd Hill, Rika Preiser   +3 more
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Transition to Sustainability

, 2023
AbstractCompanies are increasingly faced with the challenge of how to implement sustainability strategies in their business performances. This chapter discusses transition processes, presents mechanisms, and clarifies how tools and methodologies from Part II of this book can help companies in the transition process towards more sustainable practices ...
Fet, Annik Magerholm, Keitsch, Martina Maria   +1 more
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Stories of Sustainability: Birds, Bees, and Trees

, 2020
Temple University. College of Science and TechnologyTemple University. College of Liberal ArtsBiologyGeography and Urban StudiesTemple Sustainability tackled urban ecology and sustainability in the city through different disciplinary lenses with our ...
Temple Sustainability
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Agents of change: clarifying terms and their functional roles in shaping social-ecological systems

Ecology and Society
In the context of unprecedented global change, there is growing interest in the role of various agents of change in shaping and transforming social-ecological systems (SES) toward more just and sustainable futures. However, the diversity of terms used to
Catherine B Pringle, Reinette Biggs, Nadia Sitas   +2 more
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