Sustainable Development and Participatory Action Research: A Systematic Review

Keahey, Jennifer

doi:10.1007/s11213-020-09535-8

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“…To control and govern nonpoint source pollution in water source regions, most scholars preferred to take economic means to motivate farmers to voluntarily participate in ecoenvironment protection [19,20]. is idea comes from the theory of participatory development, a solution to community development [21]. By applying the theory to agriculture, domestic and foreign researchers proposed the concept of community participation in agricultural development, aiming to overcome the extensive negative impacts of rural and agricultural development on community, and the damages on local farmers caused by unfair income distribution [22].…”

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Incentive Measures for Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Control of Farmers Based on Choice Modelling: A Case Study on the Water Source Region of Xin’an River Reservoir

Leng

Liu

Huang

2021

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society

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In water governance, the government, downstream residents, and upstream farmers are closely associated stakeholders. The participation willingness of upstream farmers directly bears on the success of environmental policies. Xin’an River Reservoir Water Protection Zone is the second water source region of Hangzhou, China. Taking this region, for example, this paper surveys the willingness to accept compensation of local rice farmers, mainly using Choice Modelling (CM) methodology. This paper assesses the farmers’ willingness of minimum compensation amount to adopt various ecological compensation means and, on this basis, discusses the key factors determining their willingness to accept compensation. It helps to confirm that the farmer participation mainly depends on whether the government could provide satisfactory compensation incentives to cover farmers’ losses. Hence, at the ending of the paper, we call for the relevant departments of the government fully understanding the farmers’ willingness to accept compensation before formulating compensation policies, so that the compensation at least reaches the minimum requirements of farmers. Only in this way could the water source region achieve the optimal efficiency in environmental governance.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Incentive Measures for Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Control of Farmers Based on Choice Modelling: A Case Study on the Water Source Region of Xin’an River Reservoir

Leng

Liu

Huang

2021

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society

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“…Regardless of the reasons for compliance, this project was committed to the Participatory Action Research approach, and therefore did not intervene on each participant's decision whether to be active in the project. We believe that allowing the participants to make their own decisions about what strategies to try and how to implement and maintain them was the key to the success of this project, as suggested by previous research on Participatory Action Research (Campbell & Vainio-Mattila, 2003;Keahey, 2020;Méndez et al, 2017;Wadsworth, 2006).…”

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Case study of participatory action research for wildlife conservation

Milich

Sorbello

Kolinski

et al. 2020

Conservat Sci and Prac

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Negative interactions between humans and wildlife create one of the greatest threats to biodiversity conservation. When wild animals damage the crops in agricultural fields, subsistence farmers suffer food insecurity and economic instability. Animals can be killed or injured during these interactions, and communities may develop negative feelings about conservation. To address conservation concerns, projects should look at both sides of these interactions. A Participatory Action Research approach allows researchers and community members to work collaboratively to investigate and take action in response to this issue. Our team developed a community project to determine residents' perceptions of the benefits and costs of living around Kibale National Park, Uganda, and to implement changes to mitigate those costs. During our initial survey in 2015, we found that over 80% of our 114 respondents were subsistence farmers with no other source of income. All respondents felt that crop damage by wild animals was the biggest problem with living near the park, and they had negative feelings about the park and animals. Thus, we worked with project participants to establish the following land‐use changes throughout 2016 and 2017: (a) planting garlic as a cash crop, (b) planting tea as a buffer crop, (c) building beehive fences, and (d) maintaining a trench around the boundary of the park. Through monthly surveys, we assessed the success of these changes on reducing crop damage and improving conservation initiatives. Compliance with land‐use changes was significantly associated with a reduction in the events of crop damage, which has implications for economic stability and an individual's attitude about conservation. This project provides guidelines for using Participatory Action Research methods to develop sustainable interventions to improve human‐wildlife interactions.

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“…Our framework engaged key stakeholders, including students from the School of Organic Agriculture at Kassel University as well as its public catering company ASAS, local organic farms and wholesalers, and best practice organizations, by following the iterative steps of action planning, reflection, and revision within two consecutive feedback cycles [66]. Through its feedback-based research cycles, PAR proved to be an effective method that can be used in diverse settings of sustainable development by establishing transformative frameworks of problem-solving [94].…”

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Sustainability Transitions in University Food Service—A Living Lab Approach of Locavore Meal Planning and Procurement

Kretschmer

Dehm

2021

Sustainability

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Due to its purchasing power, the public food service sector is viewed as a potential transformative driver towards sustainable food systems. Organic meal planning and regional procurement may be a vital implementation strategy towards Planetary Health Diets in the communal catering arena. Capable of unleashing desirable synergies within local foodsheds, this transition pathway can potentially benefit all stages of the value chain, while also positively influencing consumer dietary behavior. Transformation, however, poses complex challenges to caterers, as it demands a shift in mindset regarding the philosophy, organization, and management of cafeteria systems as well as the need for affordable and aggregated supplies of source-identified local organic foods. This action research case study engaged the public caterer of a German University, undergraduate students, and additional stakeholders in a Living Lab to develop a weekly farm-to-table cafeteria menu, including its actual preparation, based on a conceptual sustainability standard. Hence, through an iterative process, involving two feedback cycles, an ambitious set of nutritional and procurement criteria were devised, inspired by the external input from exemplary practitioners in the field of green cuisine and procurement. The resulting meal plan was then subjected to an evaluation vis-á-vis its compliance with (1) dietary recommendations, (2) seasonality, (3) organic certification, (4) a defined foodshed boundary, (5) budget neutrality, and (6) life cycle assessment.

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Sustainable Development and Participatory Action Research: A Systematic Review

Cited by 59 publications

References 32 publications

Incentive Measures for Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Control of Farmers Based on Choice Modelling: A Case Study on the Water Source Region of Xin’an River Reservoir

Incentive Measures for Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Control of Farmers Based on Choice Modelling: A Case Study on the Water Source Region of Xin’an River Reservoir

Case study of participatory action research for wildlife conservation

Sustainability Transitions in University Food Service—A Living Lab Approach of Locavore Meal Planning and Procurement

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