farming and food systems as social- ecological systems: integrated assessment for resilience and...
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Farming and food systems as social-ecological systems: integrated assessment
for resilience and adaptive capacity
Journal Club of Life Sciences, Nov. 4th 2010. Brian Lassen. Estonian University of Life Sciences
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Beginning with the end
Previous cultures reasons for collapsing1. Deforestation and habitat destruction
2. Soil problems3. Water management problems
4. Overhunting5. Overfishing
6. Introduced species effect on native species7. Human population growth
8. Increased per-capita impact of people
New „swing door effects“ for our ageGlobalization
Modern medicinePotent technology
Greater knowledge of past societies
The Nutshell
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Sociologist - people
Ecologist – no people
The systems are not separete!
Socio-Ecological Systems (SES)(cross-diciplinary research)
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Models to handle complexity
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Language Variables Weight Time
Panarchy
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Mayan empire
Failed crops
Return to tribes
Stability
Panarchy
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Elections Life Cycle
Law Herd/Colony
Constitution Adaptation/dominant species
Party/conditions
Law Herd/Colony
Stability/advantage
Third element - economy
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SES diagram
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Integrated Assessment (AI) diagram
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Example of IA programSEAMLESS (AI of agricultural systems)
www.seamless-ip.org
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Interesting concept of „adaptablility“
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www.Urban-Scavenger.com
Ressources
Living areas
Behaviour
Student example of project
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Can innovations in agricultural trading systems lead to cost internalisation and improve ecological, social, and
economical sustainablity?
Student example of project
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ConceptualModel
Sustainability?
Life Cycle Assesment(Cooperate) Social Responsibility
Socio-Economic
Labor (database)Income (database)
Consumer value (interview, 12 months)Landscape value (interview, 12 months)
Consumer action (diary)
EcologicalPhosphorus (on site)
Nitrogen (on site)Biodiversity (on site)Energy use (on site)
Soil Organic Matter (on site)Water consumption/pollution (on site)
Crop rotation (on site)
Variable are assigned thresholds according to sustainable definitions
Student example of project
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Social
Ecological Economical
iPhone
Ecological home farming
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Thank you!
Previous cultures reasons for collapsing1. Deforestation and habitat destruction
2. Soil problems3. Water management problems
4. Overhunting5. Overfishing
6. Introduced species effect on native species7. Human population growth
8. Increased per-capita impact of people
New „swing door effects“ for our ageGlobalization
Modern medicinePotent technology
Greater knowledge of past societies