Applying a systems-thinking approach to community resilience analysis using rural livelihoods: The case of Muzarabani district, Zimbabwe

Mavhura, Emmanuel

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.09.008

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“…T. Crane [6] reviews the importance of SES analysis and also suggests how empirical models of SESs can explain their interactions with livelihoods. The most robust livelihood systems are those with high resilience and low vulnerability [7], while the most vulnerable livelihoods demonstrate the opposite [8]. This is what the livelihood-resilience concept admits [9].…”

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The Nexus between Socio-Ecological System, Livelihood Resilience, and Migration Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh

Mallick

2019

Sustainability

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This research aims to ascertain how, and to what extent, livelihood resilience influences migration decisions (to migrate or not to migrate) of people who live in vulnerable socio-ecological systems (SESs). To do so, first, the characteristics of different SESs are determined; secondly, livelihood resilience across the SESs are analysed; and finally, the influence of livelihood resilience on the ‘migration decision’ (i.e., to migrate or not to migrate) is explained. The explanation of migration is based on the patterns, location, purpose, scope, and extent of migration. This paper addresses these issues based on empirical evidence from five rural coastal communities in Bangladesh. Findings show that resilient people would like to stay put and the decision differs across SESs, for example, the majority of people living in salt-shrimp-dependent SESs intended to migrate in the future, whereas the majority of people living in rain-fed agriculture-dependent SESs preferred to not migrate. Thus, the ability to migrate is therefore not only dependent on economic capability but also on the socio-ecological context of the place in which people live.

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The Nexus between Socio-Ecological System, Livelihood Resilience, and Migration Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh

Mallick

2019

Sustainability

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“…Community-scale methods. At this scale, social science perspectives are more prevalent, which is reflected in the focus on qualitative methods (see e.g., Twigger-Ross et al 2016;Liao 2014;Cashman 2011;Cheshire 2015) or semi-quantitative Mavhura, 2017;Qasim et al 2016;Schelfaut et al 2011). On the other hand, methods which explored resilience at the community scale as a physical urban (2008) explore flood mitigation strategies for communities based on the "living with floods" principle; however, the methodology for capacity building as well as political and social aspects are not discussed.…”

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“…A common theme across the methodologies in this review was to adopt a systems-thinking approach to resilience (34% of papers). Systemsthinking allows all interactions to be taken into account in a multiscale manner by focusing on interrelationships and feedback loops (Balsells et al 2013;Mavhura 2017;Montgomery et al 2012). Whilst each spatial scale has a clear influence on resilience, cross-scale interactions are important in understanding resilience, as changes in one scale can reflect the capacities and outcomes related to another scale (Mavhura 2017).…”

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Flood resilience: a systematic review

McClymont

Morrison

Beevers

et al. 2019

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Hydro-hazards are increasing in frequency due to climate change which has inspired a cultural change in Flood Risk Management (FRM). Uncertainty associated with climate change has resulted in a shift towards flood resilience as it helps deal with unexpected climatic perturbations that impact extreme flows. The concept of resilience has increased in popularity, leading to a multitude of definitions, measurements and applications. This paper systematically reviews the FRM literature to provide clarity on the differing perspectives of resilience and how they influence successful implementation of the concept. Our analysis assesses where FRM is positioned within three pre-defined interdisciplinary understandings of resilience. The polysemic nature of resilience has produced a multitude of different perspectives that prevent successful operationalisation. Resilience is interdisciplinary; therefore it requires integration between top-down and bottom-up FRM approaches, as well as a more holistic approach to the interdependence between temporal and spatial scales.

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“…Farmers who indicated they grow tobacco because it fetches good prices on the market and has more established markets. Sorghum is generally grown for household consumption only; this is because sorghum is used for traditional beer and also for household consumption [12]. Table 5, below shows the horticultural crops also referred to as garden crops, contribution to household income.…”

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Agricultural Product Types and Household Income Contribution in Mhondoro-Mubaira (Zimbabwe)

Muchesa¹,

Nkosi²,

Zwane³

et al. 2018

IJAE

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The objective of this research was to examine agricultural product types and their contribution to the household income for communal farmers in Mhondoro-Mubaira area. The study was carried out in the area of Mhondoro-Mubaira, situated in Mashonaland West province of Zimbabwe. The target population samples for the study comprised of communal farmers (N=150) and the extension officers (N=25). According to the results, remittances and gifts (92.66%) are the major contributors of household income for most communal farmers. This is because of the current bad economic situation and frequent droughts. Despite remittances and gifts being the major household income, farmers still perceive farming has very important contributor to their daily sustenance. The study proves that field crops and maize in particular is a strategic crop in Zimbabwe. Maize is not only for household consumption but also for selling. Tobacco is the most important cash crop for the farmers because of good prices and well-established markets. Farmers indicated that open markets are important but because of unscrupulous traders and lack of monitoring and poor regulations, farmers are prone to being cheated and price manipulations. The government and private sector can contribute in formalizing and improving growing of garden crops. The government should improve and invest in non-farm economy which contributes to communal farmer standard of leaving such has roads, electricity, and related infrastructure. This will inherently improve the farm economy and the livelihood status of the communal farmers.

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Applying a systems-thinking approach to community resilience analysis using rural livelihoods: The case of Muzarabani district, Zimbabwe

Cited by 48 publications

References 38 publications

The Nexus between Socio-Ecological System, Livelihood Resilience, and Migration Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh

The Nexus between Socio-Ecological System, Livelihood Resilience, and Migration Decisions: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh

Flood resilience: a systematic review

Agricultural Product Types and Household Income Contribution in Mhondoro-Mubaira (Zimbabwe)

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