The role of data in transformations to sustainability: a critical research agenda

Albuquerque, João Porto de; Anderson, Liana O.; Calvillo, Nerea; Coaffee, Jon; Cunha, Maria Alexandra; Degrossi, Lívia Castro; Dolif, Giovanni; Horita, Flávio E. A.; Klonner, Carolin; Lima-Silva, Fernanda; Marchezini, Víctor; Martins, Mário Henrique da Mata; Pajarito-Grajales, Diego; Pitidis, Vangelis; Rudorff, Conrado M.; Tkacz, Nathaniel; Traijber, Rachel; Zipf, Alexander

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.009

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“…Issues of social justice are prominent. Franco Gavonel et al [ 74 •• ], Eppinger et al [ 75 •• ], Beck et al [ 76 •• ], and Porto de Albuquerque et al [ 77 •• ] lean away from a development orientation, framing analysis within a global or sectoral perspective, or according to specific expertise (intellectual property regimes, data innovations).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Beck et al [ 76 •• ], with a focus on sociotechnical transformations in agriculture, energy systems and urban infrastructure, are informed by scholarship in science and technology studies, using a ‘Socio-Technical Imaginaries (STI) framework’ to position science and technology in relation to political power and to governance. Finally, Porto de Albuquerque et al [ 77 •• ] broaden perspectives on the role of data for enabling transformations with an application to flood risk management, adopting an interdisciplinary approach that draws on geography, media studies, GIS, social data science, critical pedagogy and development studies.…”

Section: Approaching Transformationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many articles focus on groups of people who are marginalised from dominant society and whose knowledge is disregarded by development planners. This leads Zwaarteveen et al [ 71 •• ] to emphasize the value of plural knowledges within the politics of care ‘allowing many knowers, knowledges and visions of groundwater to co-exist, learning from and living with, rather than overcoming, difference.’ Alternatively, for Porto de Albuquerque et al [ 77 •• ], this means taking seriously the value of citizen science and attention to local and indigenous knowledge, while being mindful of the need to avoid instrumentalising knowledge processes.…”

Section: Opportunities and Challenges In Regional Contexts At Differe...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Likewise, Bastiaensen et al [ 67 •• ] draw attention to how researchers’ own epistemologies, interests and values interact with those of other actors to shape the identification and evolution of transformative alternatives. Researchers and development practitioners may hold certain perspectives on the importance of social justice or on the need for systemic change to achieve transformation to sustainability, they thereby have to be aware that the process of searching for alternatives is inevitably conditioned by how their own (also diverse) epistemologies and interests interact with those of other actors [ 43 , 77 •• ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Critical social science perspectives on transformations to sustainability

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“…To further advance know-how about resilience building, much greater focus will be needed on the "how" of resilience. This, in turn, will require new framings of, and approaches for, community resilience and new framings of research, knowledge and knowing (Berrang-Ford et al, 2021;Bruno et al, 2021;Fazey et al, 2021;Mallette et al, 2021;Porto de Albuquerque et al, 2021).…”

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Risk Management and Adaptation for Extremes and Abrupt Changes in Climate and Oceans: Current Knowledge Gaps

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Perspectives for risk management and adaptation have received ample attention in the recent IPCC Special Report on Changes in the Oceans and Cryosphere (SROCC). However, several knowledge gaps on the impacts of abrupt changes, cascading effects and compound extreme climatic events have been identified, and need further research. We focus on specific climate change risks identified in the SROCC report, namely: changes in tropical and extratropical cyclones; marine heatwaves; extreme ENSO events; and abrupt changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Several of the socioeconomic impacts from these events are not yet well-understood, and the literature is also sparse on specific recommendations for integrated risk management and adaptation options to reduce such risks. Also, past research has mostly focussed on concepts that have seen little application to real-world cases. We discuss relevant research needs and priorities for improved social-ecological impact assessment related to these major physical changes in the climate and oceans. For example, harmonised approaches are needed to better understand impacts from compound events, and cascading impacts across systems. Such information is essential to inform options for adaptation, governance and decision-making. Finally, we highlight research needs for developing transformative adaptation options and their governance.

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