In whose interests? Water risk mitigation strategies practiced by the fruit industry in South Africa’s Western Cape

Lanari, Nora; Bek, David; Timms, Jill; Simkin, Lyndon

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.07.025

Cited by 7 publications

(22 citation statements)

References 54 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…How risk is perceived and mitigated may, indeed, also vary depending on the intra‐, inter‐ and extra‐firm context environment and the interpretation of principal firm decision‐makers (Schwabe 2020; Coe 2021; Lanari et al . 2021). As such, the results are not representative and unobserved firm behaviour is certain.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Green 2000; Rafiqui 2009; Christiansen 2021; Lanari et al . 2021). Furthermore, the subjective interpretation of risk is intertwined and refers to a perceived value that is at stake (cf.…”

Section: Foreign Direct Investments Embeddedness and Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Considering the above, the function of risk is rather to render the always uncertain future into (risk) narratives of expectation, upon which manageable strategic options can be generated and enacted (cf. Green 2000;Rafiqui 2009;Christiansen 2021;Lanari et al 2021). Furthermore, the subjective interpretation of risk is intertwined and refers to a perceived value that is at stake (cf.…”

Section: Foreign Direct Investments Embeddedness and Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Mitigating Extra‐Firm Risk Environments – The Case of Turkish Firms in Germany

Völlers

2023

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Recent studies claim that the extra‐firm environment as a causal driver for configuration processes in global production networks is understudied. The case of Turkish cross‐border foreign direct investment into Germany is analysed to facilitate a better understanding of how transnationally embedded firms perceive and respond to extra‐firm risk environments. The global production network lens frames the discussion, applying the analytical categories of embeddedness, risk and value. Qualitative interviews with 15 Turkish firm managers in Germany and 24 experts in the field of Turkish‐German business relations were conducted. The analysis shows that transnationally embedded Turkish firms respond to extra‐firm risks by deepening their territorial embeddedness in the host country. While mimicking domestic firms on the level of societal embeddedness, Turkish firms dissociate from risk narratives related to their home country and valorise their association with the German embeddedness context on the firm and network level.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Green 2000; Rafiqui 2009; Christiansen 2021; Lanari et al . 2021). Furthermore, the subjective interpretation of risk is intertwined and refers to a perceived value that is at stake (cf.…”

Section: Foreign Direct Investments Embeddedness and Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Foreign Direct Investments Embeddedness and Riskmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Mitigating Extra‐Firm Risk Environments – The Case of Turkish Firms in Germany

Völlers

2023

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…It shows how the production (and ultimately consumption) of fruit enmeshes not only with global governance regimes (i.e., private standards) but also with place-specific environmental governance regimes. Importantly, thinking through environmental risks in this way can open up possibilities for analysing how such risks are mitigated, by whom, and with what sort of outcomes (Lanari et al, 2021). Presumably, lead firms and other GPN actors have an interest in mitigating risks that threaten their ability to produce agricultural goods.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

More than floods and droughts: Understanding emergent water risks in South African fruit production networks

Lanari

Bek

2022

Area

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Focusing on water risks in South African fruit production networks, this article develops the concept of environmental risk in global production network (GPN) theory 2.0 (Coe & Yeung, 2015). In the past 25 years, the water risk profile experienced by South African fruit growers has shifted markedly. The Western Cape is South Africa's largest fruit growing area and is a globally significant producer and exporter of fruit with long-established trade links to Europe. Extreme water events are an ongoing threat for South African horticulturists, as illustrated by the 2015-2018 Cape drought, which came within weeks of decimating the industry (Louw & Boonzaaier, 2018). The manifestations of water-related risks are, however, considerably more complex than such extreme events. We show how political, regulatory and economic dynamics have shifted South African fruit growers' water risk profiles with significant implications for their daily practices. In so doing, we contribute significantly to GPN scholarship by focusing upon environmental dimensions which have so far been under-researched within the genre. It is thus vital that GPN studies investigating sustainability engage with the interface between global production and environmental change.

show abstract

“…The concept of water security has received increased attention in recent years across scientific, policy and business communities, reflecting rising concerns over the quantity and quality of freshwater resources and resulting impacts on humans and ecosystems alike (Pahl‐Wostl et al, 2016). These concerns often feed into other issues, such as climate change adaptation (Conway, 2013), sustainability of agricultural production and trade (Lanari et al, 2021) and rural transformation and development (Thomas et al, 2020). Many of these concerns are similarly mobilised around the planning, justification and construction of dams (Ahlers et al, 2017).…”

Section: Water Security Dam Politics and Freshwater Debatesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dam stories: Using narrative analysis to understand the debate over water security and the Waimea Community Dam

Lanari

Overton

2022

N Z Geog

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In this article we investigate why environmental debates swing in one direction or another by analysing the discursive construction of water security surrounding the Waimea Community Dam in Aotearoa New Zealand. Using narrative policy analysis based on interview and documentary data, we show how an initial dominant rural water security story was reshaped into a new win‐win‐win metanarrative by absorbing concerns relating to environmental and urban water security. Opposition to the dam, in contrast, failed to gain traction because it did not sufficiently engage with the question of water security, thus increasing uncertainty and paradoxically strengthening the new metanarrative.

show abstract

In whose interests? Water risk mitigation strategies practiced by the fruit industry in South Africa’s Western Cape

Cited by 7 publications

References 54 publications

Mitigating Extra‐Firm Risk Environments – The Case of Turkish Firms in Germany

Mitigating Extra‐Firm Risk Environments – The Case of Turkish Firms in Germany

More than floods and droughts: Understanding emergent water risks in South African fruit production networks

Dam stories: Using narrative analysis to understand the debate over water security and the Waimea Community Dam

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About