City-Region Food Systems and Biodiversity Conservation: The Case Study of the Entre-Douro-e-Minho Agrarian Region

Filipe, Mariana; Lomba, Ângela; Honrado, João José; Cardoso, Andréia Machado

doi:10.3390/su15065021

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“…In other words, it must be able to detect and prevent any threats to sustainability through effective self-organization. Such a feature highlights the close link between sustainability and resilience [66,67]. The application of resilience within the context of sustainability involves not only the ability to withstand shocks but also the use of various instruments to facilitate the recovery of economic, social, and environmental systems from the harm brought about by unsustainable practices.…”

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Sustainability under Active Inference

Albarracin,

Ramstead,

Jain Pitliya

et al. 2024

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In this paper we explore the known connection among sustainability, resilience, and well-being within the framework of active inference. Initially, we revisit how the notions of well-being and resilience intersect within active inference before defining sustainability. We adopt a holistic concept of sustainability denoting the enduring capacity to meet needs over time without depleting crucial resources. It extends beyond material wealth to encompass community networks, labor, and knowledge. Using the Free Energy Principle, we can emphasize the role of fostering resource renewal, harmonious system-entity exchanges, and practices that encourage self-organization and resilience as pathways to achieving sustainability, both in an agent and in collectives. We start by connecting Active Inference with well-being, building on exsiting work. We then attempt to link resilience with sustainability, asserting that resilience alone is insufficient for sustainable outcomes. While crucial for absorbing shocks and stresses, resilience must be intrinsically linked with sustainability to ensure that adaptive capacities do not merely perpetuate existing vulnerabilities. Rather, it should facilitate transformative processes that address the root causes of unsustainability. Sustainability, therefore, must manifest across extended timescales and all system strata, from individual components to the broader system, to uphold ecological integrity, economic stability, and social well-being. We explain how sustainability manifests at the level of an agent, and then at the level of collectives and systems. To model and quantify the interdependencies between resources and their impact on overall system sustainability, we introduce the application of network theory and dynamical systems theory. We emphasize the optimization of precision or learning rates through the active inference framework, advocating for an approach that fosters the elastic and plastic resilience necessary for long-term sustainability and abundance.

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confidence: 99%

“…Finally, practices that promote self-organization and resilience are essential for attaining sustainability. These measures encompass activities like preserving biodiversity and mitigating the risks of disasters [77,78].…”

Section: Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability under Active Inference

Albarracin,

Ramstead,

Jain Pitliya

et al. 2024

Preprint

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“…In other words, it must be able to detect and prevent any threats to sustainability through effective self-organization. Such a feature highlights the close link between sustainability and resilience [65,66]. The application of resilience within the context of sustainability involves not only the ability to withstand shocks but also the use of various instruments to facilitate the recovery of economic, social, and environmental systems from the harm brought about by unsustainable practices.…”

Section: Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Sustainability under Active Inference

Albarracin,

Ramstead,

Pitliya

et al. 2024

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In this paper, we explore the known connection among sustainability, resilience, and well-being within the framework of active inference. Initially, we revisit how the notions of well-being and resilience intersect within active inference before defining sustainability. We adopt a holistic concept of sustainability denoting the enduring capacity to meet needs over time without depleting crucial resources. It extends beyond material wealth to encompass community networks, labor, and knowledge. Using the free energy principle, we can emphasize the role of fostering resource renewal, harmonious system–entity exchanges, and practices that encourage self-organization and resilience as pathways to achieving sustainability both as an agent and as a part of a collective. We start by connecting active inference with well-being, building on exsiting work. We then attempt to link resilience with sustainability, asserting that resilience alone is insufficient for sustainable outcomes. While crucial for absorbing shocks and stresses, resilience must be intrinsically linked with sustainability to ensure that adaptive capacities do not merely perpetuate existing vulnerabilities. Rather, it should facilitate transformative processes that address the root causes of unsustainability. Sustainability, therefore, must manifest across extended timescales and all system strata, from individual components to the broader system, to uphold ecological integrity, economic stability, and social well-being. We explain how sustainability manifests at the level of an agent and then at the level of collectives and systems. To model and quantify the interdependencies between resources and their impact on overall system sustainability, we introduce the application of network theory and dynamical systems theory. We emphasize the optimization of precision or learning rates through the active inference framework, advocating for an approach that fosters the elastic and plastic resilience necessary for long-term sustainability and abundance.

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Integrating food provisioning ecosystem services and foodshed relocalisation targets with edible green infrastructure planning. A case study from Lisbon city region

Cardoso

Domingos²

2023

Sustainable Cities and Society

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City-Region Food Systems and Biodiversity Conservation: The Case Study of the Entre-Douro-e-Minho Agrarian Region

Cited by 3 publications

References 79 publications

Sustainability under Active Inference

Sustainability under Active Inference

Sustainability under Active Inference

Integrating food provisioning ecosystem services and foodshed relocalisation targets with edible green infrastructure planning. A case study from Lisbon city region

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