Acknowledging temporal diversity in sustainability transformations at the nexus of interconnected systems

Weiser, Annika; Lutz, Lotte Marie; Lang, Daniel J.; Kümmerer, Klaus

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.039

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“…Second, this principle involves framing the intervention strategy in a way that bridges the gap between the present state and desired future state(s). Such a framing should take into account the temporality of initiatives identified in Principle 1 and the choice of the intermediate state (if any) (Weiser et al 2017). The temporality of initiatives refers to the lifetime of initiatives during which they influence system elements.…”

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Three principles for co-designing sustainability intervention strategies: Experiences from Southern Transylvania

Lam

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Peukert

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Transformational research frameworks provide understanding and guidance for fostering change towards sustainability. They comprise stages of system understanding, visioning and co-designing intervention strategies to foster change. Guidance and empirical examples for how to facilitate the process of codesigning intervention strategies in real-world contexts remain scarce, especially with regard to integrating local initiatives. We suggest three principles to facilitate the process of co-designing intervention strategies that integrate local initiatives: (1) Explore existing and envisioned initiatives fostering change towards the desired future; (2) Frame the intervention strategy to bridge the gap between the present state and desired future state(s), building on, strengthening and complementing existing initiatives; (3) Identify drivers, barriers and potential leverage points for how to accelerate progress towards sustainability. We illustrate our approach via a case study on sustainable development in Southern Transylvania. We conclude that our principles were useful in the case study, especially with regards to integrating initiatives, and could also be applied in other real-world contexts.

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Three principles for co-designing sustainability intervention strategies: Experiences from Southern Transylvania

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Peukert

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“…Popular reference to the economic, the social, and the environmental as core categories fosters reductionist views on reality since, as categories, they are far too big (Ekardt 2020). Several authors have pointed to a variety of aspects not given due attention in sustainability research (e.g., Kampelmann et al 2018;Weiser et al 2017;Avelino 2017;Folke et al 2019). Others reflect on the contested nature of relevant dimensions (Constance et al 2018).…”

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Towards an integral perspective on leveraging sustainability transformations using the theory of modal aspects

Wigboldus

Jochemsen

2020

Sustain Sci

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Engaging appropriately with sustainability transformations requires adopting an integral perspective on related system dynamics. This view underpins the sustainable development goals. Informing policy and decision making from a consistently integral perspective, however, remains a key challenge. To some extent, the leverage points approach has proved useful in doing so in terms of providing an encompassing view on related options for intervening in systems. There are, however, a number of points in which it needs to be complemented by other approaches to better address the need for an integral perspective on sustainability transformations as well as to better address the need for being able to articulate normative perspectives on transformation processes and outcomes. We argue that the theory of modal aspects is a good candidate for doing so. To illustrate its potential, we explore its characteristics, we illustrate its application opportunities in the analysis of sustainability in food systems transitions, we systematically compare leverage points and modal aspects, and close with an exploration of ways in which the leverage points approach and theory of modal aspects can be considered complementary perspectives. The authors conclude that the theory of modal aspects offers opportunities for enriching both the leverage points approach and wider approaches in sustainability transformations by offering a consistently integral perspective across scale levels, and by offering a number of ways of engaging with normativity in related processes without resorting to fixed political views. This articulates its potential for playing a useful role in related multi-stakeholder processes and sustainability governance.

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“…We call these processes dynamic because they feature different temporal qualities of change across different processes. To differentiate these temporal qualities is crucial to a systemic understanding of sustainability problems and processes (Weiser et al 2017 ; Sarriot and Kouletio 2015 ; Grunwald 2011 ; Cash et al 2006 ). Process a is called techno-scientific acceleration in “ Acceleration and centralization of change ” section while b and c are called socio-ethical deceleration in “ Deceleration and decentralization of change ” section.…”

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“…Moreover, studying temporal diversity may lead to operationalizing conceptual models and is important in addressing sustainability problems. This is recognized for example in the fields of sustainable chemistry and health services (Weiser et al 2017 ; Sarriot and Kouletio 2015 ; Cash et al 2006 ).…”

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Modeling normativity in sustainability: a comparison of the sustainable development goals, the Paris agreement, and the papal encyclical

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The idea of sustainability is intrinsically normative. Thus, understanding the role of normativity in sustainability discourses is crucial for further developing sustainability science. In this article, we analyze three important documents that aim to advance sustainability and explore how they organize norms in relation to sustainability. The three documents are: the Pope’s Encyclical Laudato Si’, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. We show that understanding the role of different types of norms in the three documents can help understand normative features of both scientific and non-scientific sustainability discourses. We present the diverse system of norms in a model that interrelates three different levels: macro, meso, and micro. Our model highlights how several processes affect the normative orientation of nations and societies at the meso-level in different ways. For instance, individual ethical norms at the micro-level, such as personal responsibility, may help decelerate unsustainable consumerism at the aggregate meso-level. We also show that techno-scientific norms at the macro-level representing global indicators for sustainability may accelerate innovations. We suggest that our model can help better organize normative features of sustainability discourses and, therefore, to contribute to the further development of sustainability science.

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Acknowledging temporal diversity in sustainability transformations at the nexus of interconnected systems

Cited by 13 publications

References 37 publications

Three principles for co-designing sustainability intervention strategies: Experiences from Southern Transylvania

Three principles for co-designing sustainability intervention strategies: Experiences from Southern Transylvania

Towards an integral perspective on leveraging sustainability transformations using the theory of modal aspects

Modeling normativity in sustainability: a comparison of the sustainable development goals, the Paris agreement, and the papal encyclical

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