Social networks and the institutionalization of the idea of sustainable development

Pumar, Enrique S.

doi:10.1108/01443330510791298

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“…The process of Langkawi's development as a geopark has attracted the interest of Chan and her team of co-researchers to study the role of governance networks and social networks in the development process (Chan et al, 2010;2015;Chan, Halimaton Saadiah and Sarah, 2011). These studies focus on social networks between individuals who are also custodians in Langkawi geopark development (see also Pumar (2005); and Kolleck, Haan and Fischbach (2011) for studies on social networks in sustainable development). The said study on social networks that spanned a period between 2013 and 2015 for the governance of Langkawi as a geopark had established that governance networks will become effective if there are shared values and norms among the networked custodians.…”

Section: Issue and Significance Of Governance Network For Effective mentioning

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Governance Networks for Effective Custodians' Participation in The Sustainability of Langkawi as a Geopark

Chan¹

2017

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The Global Geopark Networks (GGN) created the concept of "geopark" as a geographically designated area that contains geological, ecological, historical cultural resources for community sustainable development primarily through tourism activities. The Langkawi archipelago has always been rich in such resources and heritage, and was conferred the geopark status by GGN in 2007. Since then, the government and some private, non-governmental organisations have been involved in many geopark projects and activities. Some of them are members of the top down governance system while other parties work independently of one another. For Langkawi to sustain in the long run as a successful and economically developed geopark without the depletion of its geological, ecological, cultural and historical resources, its governance system can be further improved. Effective custodian participation is best achieved through proper governance network system whereby the networks are established between at least two or more organisational and non-organisational custodians irrespective of their social status, ethnicity, gender, wealth and income levels. Specifically, the custodians should work closely together and establish networks in a transparent, accountable, responsible, fair, trustworthy and consistent manner. Effective participation should be in terms of shared norms of behaviour such as cooperation, assistance and influence. Furthermore, such effective participation is based on shared views, shared values, shared norms and other shared aspects guided to some extend by basic network principles such as reciprocity and mutuality. This implies that similarity or commonality is a key feature in social networks formation of the custodians.

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Section: Issue and Significance Of Governance Network For Effective mentioning

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Governance Networks for Effective Custodians' Participation in The Sustainability of Langkawi as a Geopark

Chan¹

2017

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“…2. In this regard, Pumar (2005) offers an interesting account of the way in which the neoliberal understanding of sustainability became institutionalised, and came to efface more radical perspectives. 3.…”

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Escaping from the economy: the politics of degrowth

Fournier

2008

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

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Purpose-Whilst there is a growing recognition of environmental degradation, the policies of sustainable development or ecological modernisation offered by national governments and international institutions seem to do little more than ''sustain the unsustainable''. By promising to reconcile growth with the environment, they fail to question the economic principle of endless growth that has caused environmental destruction in the first place. In this context, alternatives based on critiques of growth may offer more promising grounds. The aim of this paper is to explore how the degrowth movement that emerged in France over the last decade resonates with, and can contribute to, green politics. Design/methodology/approach-After locating the movement within environmental politics and providing a brief account of its development, the paper focuses on its core theme-escaping from the economy. Findings-Here it is argued that the movement's main emphasis is not merely on calling for less growth, consumption or production, but more fundamentally, in inviting one to shift and re-politicise the terms in which economic relations and identities are considered. This politicisation of the economy is discussed in terms of the movement's foregrounding of democracy and citizenship, and it is argued that the articulation of these two concepts may offer interesting points of departure for conceptualising and practising alternatives to consumer capitalism. Originality/value-The final part of the paper explores how the degrowth movement's stance on democracy and citizenship could help address two problematic issues within environmental politics: that of inclusion, and motivation Keywords Citizenship, National economy, Public policy, Sustainable development Paper type Conceptual paper At a time when it has finally become widely accepted that climate change was caused by man-made emission of CO 2 , the exploration of alternative economic models to consumer capitalism seems a more than ever pressing issue (Wall, 2007). Within this context, the degrowth movement that emerged in France over the last decade may have some interesting contribution to make. Yet whilst the movement has made its way into other European countries, especially Italy and Belgium, its ideas have hardly made an appearance in Anglo-Saxon academic or public debates; indeed, at the time of writing this paper I found only three English-language articles on degrowth (Baykan, 2007; Fotopoulos, 2007; Latouche, 2007) beside a few articles by Latouche published in the English version of Le Monde Diplomatique (Latouche, 2004b, 2006b). No doubt, the ideas that circulate within the degrowth movement in France resonate with critiques of growth made elsewhere in green politics or development politics (see for example,

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“…These multiple terms might be problematic because in the strictest sense of its definition each term is attached to a deeper meaning. In other words, there is a risk involved in linking the terms 'sustainable' and 'initiatives' in that, in the most precise definition, 'sustainable initiatives' are those that focus on the balance among economic, social and environmental aspects without compromising future generations (Brown, Hanson, Liverman, & Merideth, 1987;Pumar, 2005). Hence, if an event focuses on one or two of these aspects but not on all three, this can cause dissatisfaction in the stakeholders or the broader society in terms of the sustainability expectations they may hold.…”

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Factors that influence engagement in on-site environmentally responsible behaviours at music festivals

Alonso-Vazquez¹

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The study of on-site environmentally responsible behaviours at outdoor events is important because of the negative environmental degradation that may be caused when hosting these events. Studying these behaviours is especially important at music festivals that are held in protected areas, and/or for festival managers who have an interest in controlling the events' negative environmental impacts. Despite recent interest by event managers in developing strategies to encourage attendees' environmentally responsible behaviours, this task is still a challenge because attendees may be disinterested in behaving pro-environmentally in the music festival context. Given this, event managers need to find novel ways to encourage attendees to participate more in on-site environmentally responsible behaviours.To contribute toward finding alternative ways to encourage more participation, this research investigated the major psychographic factors that influence attendees' engagement in on-site environmentally responsible behaviours at music festivals. To identify these factors, the following research activities were carried out: phone interviews with music festival managers (10 participants); two online questionnaires (pre-visit and post-visit to festivals) across multiple music festivals (1,313 and 420 participants, respectively); and on-site interviews with attendees at a three-day music festival located near an Australian national park (81 participants).The findings of this study reveal that event managers consider it important to build a proenvironmental culture into their event communities in order to capitalise on attendees' sense of community that may support environmentally responsible behaviours. The analysis also provides evidence of discrepancies between attendees' intentions to behave in an environmentally responsible way at the music festivals and their actual behaviours.Psychographic factors such as pro-environmental predisposition, self-identity as eco-friendly, festival attachment, place attachment, on-site management strategies, perceived benefits and barriers are all important contributors to attendees' on-site behaviours. Further, the study finds that some attendees exceed their intentions to behave responsibly towards the environment and that this is linked with their perceptions of the music festival's green status.Attendees also consider it important to behave in an environmentally responsible way on-site because of the benefits they perceive for the well-being of both the festival community and the environment. In terms of barriers to engaging in on-site environmentally responsible behaviours, the findings reveal that the main obstacle for attendees is the belief that their actions will not make a difference.These results are of great significance to event management settings and can contribute to the design of management strategies to encourage attendees' on-site eco-friendly behaviours.

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Social networks and the institutionalization of the idea of sustainable development

Cited by 7 publications

References 13 publications

Governance Networks for Effective Custodians' Participation in The Sustainability of Langkawi as a Geopark

Governance Networks for Effective Custodians' Participation in The Sustainability of Langkawi as a Geopark

Escaping from the economy: the politics of degrowth

Factors that influence engagement in on-site environmentally responsible behaviours at music festivals

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