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An analysis of the transformative potential of Australia’s national food policies and policy actions to promote healthy and sustainable food systems
Despite commitment by many countries to promote food system transformation, Australia has yet to adopt a national food policy. This study aimed to evaluate Australian Federal Government's (AFG) food policies and policy actions potential to promote healthy and sustainable food systems.
This study is a desk-based policy mapping followed by a theoretically guided evaluation of policy actions. This involved three steps: (1) identification of government departments and agencies that could influence Australia's food system; (2) identification of food policies and policy actions within these departments and (3) use of a conceptual framework to evaluate policy actions' potential of changing the food system as adjust (first-order change), reform (second-order change) or transform (third-order change).
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Twenty-four food policies and sixty-two policy actions were identified across eight AFG departments and the Food Regulation System and evaluated based on the order of change they represented. Most policies were led by individual departments, reflecting the absence of a joined-up approach to food policy in Australia. Most policy actions (
25/ 56·5 %) were evaluated as having adjust potential, whereas no transformative policy action was identified.
These findings suggest that Australia is likely to proceed incrementally towards achieving food system change through adjustments and reforms but lacking transformative impact. To promote transformative change, all three orders of change must be strategically implemented in a coherent and coordinated matter. A comprehensive national food policy and a national coordinating body are needed to ensure a cohesive approach to policy.
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From individual sustainability orientations to collective sustainability innovation and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems
Sustainability and economic growth—the integration and balance of social, environmental, and economic needs—is a salient concern for sustainable development and social well-being. By focusing on a sustainable innovation project, we explore how entrepreneurial ecosystems become sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems and investigate the interactions of entrepreneurial actors. We conducted an inductive, single-case study of a specific collaborative innovation project in the denim industry specialized in a specific geographic location. From our data, we show that the presence of four conditional aspects foster sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems. These include sustainability orientation of actors, recognition of sustainable opportunities and resource mobilization, collaborative innovation of sustainability opportunities, and markets for sustainable products. We make two observations that contribute to the literature. First, we see that in a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem, entrepreneurial experimentation is a highly interdependent and interactive process. Second, we see that recognition of sustainable opportunities is distributed among different actors in the ecosystem. Our findings also have implications for practitioners and policy-makers.
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Innovating within or outside dominant food systems? Different challenges for contrasting crop diversification strategies in Europe
Innovations supporting a shift towards more sustainable food systems can be developed within the dominant food system regime or in alternative niches. No study has compared the challenges faced in each context. This paper, based on an analysis of 25 cases of European innovations that support crop diversification, explores the extent to which barriers to crop diversification can be related to the proximity of innovation settings with dominant food systems. Drawing on a qualitative analysis of interviews and participatory brainstorming, we highlight 46 different barriers to crop diversification across the cases, at different levels: production; downstream operations from farm to retailing, marketing and consumers; and contracts and coordination between actors. To characterise the diversity of innovation strategies at food system level, we introduce the concept of “food system innovation settings” combining: (i) the type of innovative practice promoted at farm level; (ii) the type of value chain supporting that innovation; and (iii) the type of agriculture involved (organic or conventional). Through a multiple correspondence analysis, we show different patterns of barriers to crop diversification according to three ideal-types of food system innovation settings: (i) “Changing from within”, where longer rotations are fostered on conventional farms involved in commodity supply chains; (ii) “Building outside”, where crop diversification integrates intercropping on organic farms involved in local supply chains; and (iii) “Playing horizontal”, where actors promote alternative crop diversification strategies—either strictly speaking horizontal at spatial level (e.g. strip cropping) or socially horizontal (arrangement between farmers)–without directly challenging the vertical organisation of dominant value chains. We recommend designing targeted research and policy actions according to the food systems they seek to develop. We then discuss further development of our approach to analyse barriers faced in intermediate and hybrid food system configurations.
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Green energy : sustainable electricity supply with low environmental impact
Defines the future of the world's electricity supply system, exploring the key issues associated with global warming, and which energy systems are best suited to reducing it. --from publisher description.
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A study on the perceived strength of sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems on the dimensions of stakeholder theory and culture
The notion of a sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem is a novel concept related to entrepreneurial ecosystems that focus on fostering sustainable entrepreneurship. This paper advances our understanding of the topic by investigating the success factors for developing strong sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems. Particularly important aspects in this context are the role of entrepreneurial stakeholders and regional culture for the perceptions of sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems. Using sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems in Graz, Austria, and Wuppertal, Germany, as an empirical base, a quantitative study is carried out. Based on a literature review, a set of hypotheses is developed and tested. The findings highlight the importance of regional entrepreneurial culture as well as tailored stakeholder support and collaboration in sustainable entrepreneurship for creating strong sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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Understanding GIS through sustainable development goals : case studies with QGIS
\"This book applies a pedagogical shift to learning GIS as readers employ the concepts and methodologies on real-world problems. This book provides 16 case studies with step-by-step instructions using QGIS, an open-source software. Readers develop GIS skills while learning the fundamentals of spatial data models, projections, and spatial databases, different cartographic methods, such as graduated symbology, change maps, and dynamic visualization, as well as advanced spatial analysis like geoprocessing, multiple criteria analysis, and spatial statistics. The topics chosen are taught in secondary and tertiary education institutions making this a textbook for all students and educators\"-- Provided by publisher.
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A Model for a Process Approach in the Governance System for Sustainable Development
The paper refers to the governance of “sustainable development (SD)” and aims to describe a new way of addressing it consisting of a process-based approach. In accordance with this objective, the paper presents three distinct sections: basic concepts on SD and public administration governance; an overview of publications on the SD governance framework; schematic presentation and description of the key SD governance processes, with reference to the “United Nations (UN)” governance system for SD. Applying the process approach to the UN governance for SD is a novelty, and results in a model that reflects its global picture and links with other governance levels. The proposed model is important for decision makers in multilevel governance for SD, helping to better coordinate the changes needed to build inclusive and effective governance systems. It also addresses academics and researchers, creating the framework for the future studies on SD governance processes and ways to improve them.
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