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1. Trade-offs are unavoidable in multi-objective adaptation even in a post-Paris Agreement world

Author:
Papadimitriou, Lamprini; Holman, Ian P.; Dunford, Robert; Harrison, Paula A.
Source:
The Science of the total environment 2019 v.696 pp. 134027
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
biodiversity; climate; global warming; human capital; models; natural resources conservation; socioeconomics; sustainable development; water management; Europe
Abstract:
... In a post-Paris Agreement world, where global warming has been limited to 1.5 or 2 °C, adaptation is still needed to address the impacts of climate change. To reinforce the links between such climate actions and sustainable development, adaptation responses should be aligned with goals of environmental conservation, economic development and societal wellbeing. This paper uses a multi-sectoral inte ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134027

2. Reaching rural: Identifying implicit social networks in community development programmes

Author:
Meador, John Elliot
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2019 v.68 pp. 285-295
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
community development; human capital; quantitative analysis; rural areas; rural communities; rural development; social networks; sustainable development; Europe; Missouri
Abstract:
... Exogenous, endogenous, neo-endogenous, and more recently, nexogenous development have been prominent theories of rural development in Europe over the past several decades. While these theories of rural development are well known in Europe, they are less prominent in the US. This paper explores how they might be applied in a US context, through a study of the operation and network relationships of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.12.006

3. A multi-dimensional assessment of the environmental and socioeconomic performance of community-based sustainability initiatives in Europe

Author:
Celata, Filippo; Sanna, Venere Stefania
Source:
Regional environmental change 2019 v.19 no.4 pp. 939-952
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
community gardens; cooperatives; economic impact; energy; environmental impact; human capital; local food systems; purchasing; recycling; social capital; social impact; Europe
Abstract:
... The contribution of community-based initiatives towards sustainability transitions is of growing interest. However, systematic, quantitative, and comparative assessments of their potential impact across different environmental, social, and economic dimensions are scarce. In this paper, we present a multi-dimensional assessment of 37 initiatives grouped in the following typologies: community garden ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-019-01493-9