Inner Processes of Creation towards awareness of own worth for sustainable proposals

Syrgiannis, Christine; Zabaniotou, Α.; Fazenda, Ivani Catarina Arantes

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.150

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“…The second generation added the term ‘ positive adjustment ’, favouring individuals to be stronger and productive, with positive psychology subsequently emerging [ 17 ]. The third generation added the notion of ‘ a transformative change ’ [ 18 , 19 ]. The fourth generation investigated the critical issues of ‘ equitable resilience ’ for engaging with equity in resilience practice [ 20 ].…”

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A systemic approach to resilience and ecological sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic: Human, societal, and ecological health as a system-wide emergent property in the Anthropocene

Zabaniotou

2020

Global Transitions

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a worldwide disruption. Most people have never witnessed such a global threat, and the world’s leaders have not dealt with a crisis of this magnitude; moreover, Research & Innovation (R&I) teams have little time to invent new pharmaceutical therapies. Nations are trying to implement controlling strategies for avoiding significant losses, but this pandemic has already imprinted itself upon their citizens’ psyche, created social anxiety, and disrupted national economies. The complexity of the psychological, social, and economic interrelations of this new source of stress cannot be appropriately understood by scientific reductionism and specialised thinking only. It needs to be considered how the current pandemic links to questions of ecological sustainability and resilience. Further, we must rethink the complex interactions of human-nature health that drove the crisis, as proof of an unsustainable human civilisation. Accordingly, this paper aims to contribute to the transdisciplinary resilience dialogue on the health maintenance and life-supporting processes of the biosphere by focusing on the COVID-19 crisis. It explores various frameworks that are contributing to the transdisciplinary meta-perspective of resilience. Moreover, it proposes a humanistic approach based on not only controlling strategies involving containment and social isolation but also the ecological balance considering the human, societal, and ecological health as a system-wide emergent property. Conceptual frameworks of resilience are discussed—as mapping methodologies to structure the discourse—focusing on the role of leadership and empowerment. Furthermore, some positive insights are discussed, as a transdisciplinary integrator and solidarity facilitator of coping, mitigation, and decision-making in the time of uncertainty and anxiety created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A systemic approach to resilience and ecological sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic: Human, societal, and ecological health as a system-wide emergent property in the Anthropocene

Zabaniotou

2020

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“…Kuenkel (2017) highlighted the need for transformative changes for SDGs implementation based upon a patterned approach to systemic change that enhances aliveness in socio-ecological systems by supporting the idea that the understanding of such an approach can create a shift from the unsustainable patterns that the current complex and wicked global challenges caused to a more life-enhancing functional one [96]. Syrgiannis et al, (2019) elaborated the concept of "Inner Processes of Creation" by emphasizing that there is a need for the individual to tap into his/her inner wisdom to feel the unity and oneness of her/his relations with the others and with nature [17].…”

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“…Decisions will then be made by people according to the systems view of life, because people have become aware of their inner worth. With appropriate introspection, our awareness may become effective wisdom to help us as individuals and as members of society to make the needed changes to make eco-social sensitive decisions that are of paramount importance in achieving truly resilient and sustainable eco-social systems [17].…”

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“…Later, a similar workshop was organized and guided by the co-authors in Brazil for academic purposes. When effectively facilitated, this workshop-based process can help participants to gain a deep understanding of the meaning of different issues and to provide support for effective decision-making towards constructive change-making through sustainable proposals made individually and collectively [17].…”

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“…The study includes an extensive and timely bibliographic search on resilience-related studies (From Capra and Luigi Luisi book, Freud, Lacan, Morin, Nicolescu, Fazenda, to Benyus studies, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Special Issue on gender perspectives in resilience, vulnerability and adaptation to global environmental change, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) studies, the Royal Society Publications, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, working papers of international organizations including UN Women, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), European Parliament and Commission, open access publications most of the year 2020), and includes many insights from our previous publication [17].…”

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Economic and environmental interventions in the Anthropocene have created disruptions that are threatening the capacity of socio-ecological systems to recover from adversities and to be able to maintain key functions for preserving resilience. The authors of this paper underscore the benefits of a workshop-based methodology for developing a vision and an approach to the inner processes of creation that can be used to increase resilience, to cope with societal vulnerabilities and to develop the tools for future planning at local, regional and global scales. Diverse areas of discourse ranging from climate science and sustainability, to psychoanalysis, linguistics and eco-philosophy, contributed meaningfully to the transdisciplinary approach for enhancing resilience. A framework is proposed that can be used throughout society, that integrates the importance of human subjectivity and the variability of human contexts, especially gender, in shaping human experiences and responses to climate change impacts and challenges such as the covid-19 pandemic. Within the domain of socio-economic research, the authors challenge researchers and policy makers to expand future perspectives of resilience through the proposed systemic resilience vision. Movement towards transformative thinking and actions requires inner exploration and visualization of desirable futures for integrating ecological, social, cultural, ethical, and economic dimensions as agencies for catalyzing the transition to livable, sustainable, equitable, ethical, and resilient societies.

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From Theory to Praxis: ‘Go Sustainable Living’ Survey for Exploring Individuals Consciousness Level of Decision-Making and Action-Taking in Daily Life Towards a Green Citizenship

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This study aims at embedding sustainability practices by exploring sustainable actions of individuals consisting the educated workforce of Greece. A tailored questionnaire was created and sent via e-mails to 500 respondents, to identify a snapshot of participants daily buying and consuming actions. 483 responses received and analyzed using statistical tools. They respond to recommendations for enhancing sustainability consciousness at individual level, inspiring people to buy sustainable, creating new consumption attitudes that are key factors for moving towards a sustainable citizenship. The findings will further provide information for a second paper on developing the 'Go Sustainable Living' digital application to be uploaded in individuals' mobile phones, for rewarding users with points that correspond to each sustainable action and can later be used for discounts in all participating stores. The analysis showed that <30% of consumers are considered sustainability-conscious, 57.6% are in a transition phase, while 13% fell into the category of non-conscious. To make sustainable decisions and actions in every daily life, individuals need to have knowledge of sustainability, awareness, consciousness of their actions, and be active citizens. An educated workforce armed with sustainability perceptions and competencies is an asset for societies and businesses poised to respond to the sustainability call. Sustainability should not be only an 'utopia' in our societies but an 'eutopia' entailing a life with ecological and social health and prosperity at a local, regional, and global level.

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Inner Processes of Creation towards awareness of own worth for sustainable proposals

Cited by 9 publications

References 7 publications

A systemic approach to resilience and ecological sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic: Human, societal, and ecological health as a system-wide emergent property in the Anthropocene

A systemic approach to resilience and ecological sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic: Human, societal, and ecological health as a system-wide emergent property in the Anthropocene

From Multidisciplinarity to Transdisciplinarity and from Local to Global Foci: Integrative Approaches to Systemic Resilience Based upon the Value of Life in the Context of Environmental and Gender Vulnerabilities with a Special Focus upon the Brazilian Amazon Biome

From Theory to Praxis: ‘Go Sustainable Living’ Survey for Exploring Individuals Consciousness Level of Decision-Making and Action-Taking in Daily Life Towards a Green Citizenship

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