‘Sustainability’ in ecological economics, ecology and livelihoods: a review

Sneddon, Chris

doi:10.1191/030913200100189076

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“…The temporal scale also varies from one study to another. Some also view land degradation from the perspective of sustainability (Pretty, 1994;Redcliff, 1999;Sneddon, 2002). Consequently, land that cannot sustain long economic yield for both present and future land users are claimed to be degraded.…”

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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Flood Incidence in Nigeria and Its Implication for Land Degradation and Food Security

Adewuyi¹,

Olofin²

2014

JAS

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This study characterises the pattern of flood incidences in the year 2012 across Nigeria with the aim of establishing the implications on land degradation. The results revealed 52 major flood incidences within 88 days: 20 incidences occurred on separate days, 16 as double per day, and 12 as triple events while 4 occurred in a day. The spatial distributions are: North Central geopolitical zone recorded 31%, South South 21%, North West 17%, North East 15%, South East 12% and South West 4% respectively. Other characteristics are the duration of the flood: 38% of the flood incidents lasted for more than 14 days, 27% for 1 -3 days, while 27% for 4 -7 days respectively and 8% was recorded for 8 -14 days duration, while the frequency of occurrence revealed that July has 2 incidents, August (16), September (24) and October (10). The floods affected mostly states adjacent to the major rivers and in many instances aggravated land degradation through erosion, pollution and removal of vegetation, though the pattern and intensity differed across the various geopolitical and ecological zones of the country. Consequently, it affected food production and many farmers were left with nothing or little to harvest for food and to cater for their well being. This makes food insecurity unavoidable both in the short and long run. Therefore, there is the need for government at various levels and communities to be proactive in the management of floods in the country in order to avoid greater problems in the future through land use planning, education and adequate warning system.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Flood Incidence in Nigeria and Its Implication for Land Degradation and Food Security

Adewuyi¹,

Olofin²

2014

JAS

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“…The concept of sustainability is increasingly being applied to specific social-ecological processes such as urbanization, renewable energy development and ecosystem-based management (Sneddon 2000). Sustainability is seen, not as a fixed ideal state or an end point, but as a process of attempting to improve the management of systems through learning, understanding and better use of knowledge (Wilkinson and Cary 2002;Berkes et al 2003).…”

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Local level sustainability planning for livelihoods: A Cambodian experience

Marschke¹,

Berkes²

2005

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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SUMMARYHow do Cambodian villagers perceive sustainability and what do they do 'on the ground'? Looking at sustainability issues through the lens of two local resource management committees, and using a triangulation of social science research methods, this paper examines the roles and responsibilities of these groups and how they grapple with resource degradation and related activities. The committees have experimented with a range of resource management strategies, from creating fishing sanctuaries to resolving fishing gear theft. The results indicate that one reason villagers are willing to engage in community-based management is when they believe that they can improve livelihoods within their community. Community-based management is being carried out in the absence of formal legislation; it is recognized through government policy and administrative approvals. In this regard, local-level support and leadership has been key, and the current arrangement has created the political space for experimentation and learning.

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“…Sustainable development is criticized for its presumption that economic growth can be ecologically sustainable (SAT- TERTHWAITE, 1997), and ecological modernization for its optimism about finding technological and institutional solutions to the economy-environment tension (MOL and SPAARGAREN, 2000). Sustainability and sustainable livelihood approaches, far less sanguine about overcoming such tensions, receive less attention in debates about environmental governance because they tend to prioritize local-scale activities (e.g., SNEDDON, 2000).…”

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A Green Leap Forward? Eco-State Restructuring and the Tianjin–Binhai Eco-City Model

2016

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green leap forward? Eco-state restructuring and the Tianjin-Binhai eco-city model. Regional Studies. China has experienced a remarkable explosion of designated eco-cities since the year 2000, with TianjinBinhai becoming the best-practice model. Embedded in broader political economic changes, shifting multi-scalar regimes of environmental governance have shaped this efflorescence. Applying eco-state restructuring, this paper argues that eco-city construction became a new strategic project after the 2000s, driven by central state-driven model cities and assessment initiatives. This also led to a very different kind of 'best practice' eco-city model: Tianjin-Binhai, a China-Singapore collaboration in which greenness is manufactured rather than adapted. Notwithstanding significant implementation problems, Tianjin-Binhai's status as best practice persists, raising questions about what it means to claim eco-city status.

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‘Sustainability’ in ecological economics, ecology and livelihoods: a review

Cited by 137 publications

References 111 publications

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Flood Incidence in Nigeria and Its Implication for Land Degradation and Food Security

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Flood Incidence in Nigeria and Its Implication for Land Degradation and Food Security

Local level sustainability planning for livelihoods: A Cambodian experience

A Green Leap Forward? Eco-State Restructuring and the Tianjin–Binhai Eco-City Model

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