Deconstructing criteria and assessment tools to build agri-sustainability indicators and support farmers' decision-making process

Bonisoli, Lorenzo; Gómez, Emilio Galdeano; Piedra‐Muñoz, Laura

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.055

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“…Despite that the indicator selection process applying LOFASA [14] is not covered in this paper, it is a useful procedure for a successful and consensual implementation of sustainability of the proposed material flow based sustainability assessment. This is line with Bonisoli et al [91]. They conclude in their analysis of agri-sustainability indicator systems that acceptance among stakeholders and users is key for the successful implementation of any criteria and indicators system.…”

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Monitoring Sustainability Effects of the Bioeconomy: A Material Flow Based Approach Using the Example of Softwood Lumber and Its Core Product Epal 1 Pallet

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The transition of our current economic system towards a bioeconomy that is based on renewable materials and energy can be an important contribution but at the same time a threat to mitigate the challenges of the 21st century, such as global warming and resource depletion. To assess societal, economic, and environmental impacts associated with this transition, we propose an approach for a sustainability assessment as an integral part of a future bioeconomy monitoring concept. The assessment approach is based on material flow analyses of the bioeconomy and their core products. As a proof of applicability, the proposed assessment approach is exemplified for the material flow of softwood lumber and its core product ‘EPAL 1 pallet’. To simulate a frequent monitoring, material flow analysis and assessment of six sustainability effects are applied for the years 2010 and 2015. Since a frequent bioeconomy monitoring requires regularly updated and quality assured data, official statistics should be the major source of information. Whereas cutoff thresholds, nondisclosure of data, and high level of aggregation are major limitations of official production statistics and for material flow analysis, lack of information regarding environmental effects is the major limitation for material flow related sustainability assessment. We make suggestions on how to overcome these limitations and put our approach in to context with other ongoing monitoring activities.

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Monitoring Sustainability Effects of the Bioeconomy: A Material Flow Based Approach Using the Example of Softwood Lumber and Its Core Product Epal 1 Pallet

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“…that are environmentally friendly, economically viable for farmers and socially acceptable [1,2]. It follows that such assessments, methodological approaches, frameworks or tools, should consider all three dimensions of sustainability to allow an integrated (or holistic) assessment of FSs [3][4][5][6][7][8].…”

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“…The most common approach to assess agricultural sustainability relates to the use of indicators [7,9,10]. Consequently, a large number of indicator-based sustainability assessment tools already exist and are applied in practice [2,3].…”

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Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Divergent Mediterranean Farming Systems: Cyprus as a Case Study

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A variety of indicator-based methods have been developed for the sustainability assessment of farming systems (FSs). However, many of them lack holisticity, focus on a specific agricultural sector/product, and do not provide aggregated results to better support decision-making process. The goal of this study was, for the first time, to assess, in a holistic manner, the sustainability performance of different FSs in southeastern Cyprus. The methodological framework involved three major steps. First, the sustainability context was set, and a list of 41 environmental, social, and economic indicators was created. The indicators were then calculated using data from 324 farms. Second, six FSs were identified using multivariate analysis. Finally, the sustainability of FSs was assessed by combining numerical (construction of four composite sustainability indices) and visual (presentation of indicator scores and values with graphs and tables) integration approaches. While the indices provided the “big picture”, visual integration revealed the areas where policy interventions are needed. The analysis showed that sustainable agricultural practices are already used by some farmers in the area. The results could be used for benchmarking purposes and to aid decision-making process in Cyprus but might also be useful for other Mediterranean regions with similar agro-ecological conditions.

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“…Deconstruction is a qualitative methodology that allows researchers and practitioners to analyse SAT in order to choose the most appropriate for the evaluation’s purpose. Deconstruction is not only interested in the results of a sustainability evaluation, but it focuses in particular in the criteria for the indicators inclusion in the SAT and in its methodology [ 8 ].…”

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Deconstruction: the qualitative methodology for the analysis of sustainability assessment tools of agri-system

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Deconstructing criteria and assessment tools to build agri-sustainability indicators and support farmers' decision-making process

Cited by 38 publications

References 69 publications

Monitoring Sustainability Effects of the Bioeconomy: A Material Flow Based Approach Using the Example of Softwood Lumber and Its Core Product Epal 1 Pallet

Monitoring Sustainability Effects of the Bioeconomy: A Material Flow Based Approach Using the Example of Softwood Lumber and Its Core Product Epal 1 Pallet

Integrated Sustainability Assessment of Divergent Mediterranean Farming Systems: Cyprus as a Case Study

Deconstruction: the qualitative methodology for the analysis of sustainability assessment tools of agri-system

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