Realising Just and Sustainable Social-Ecological Systems

Severine van Bommel; Claudia Baldwin; Katrina Brown; Jim Cavaye; Helen Ross

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-34225-7_23

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Realising Just and Sustainable Social-Ecological Systems

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Realising Just and Sustainable Social-Ecological Systems

Severine van Bommel, Claudia Baldwin, Katrina Brown, Jim Cavaye and Helen Ross

Rural Development for Sustainable Social-ecological Systems: Putting Communities First, pp.487-502

Palgrave Studies in Environmental Sustainability, Palgrave Macmillan

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34225-7_23

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rural development

environmental governance

social resilience

social-ecological systems

This final chapter summarises three paradigm shifts in community-environment interactions, following the three key Sections of the book on (1) participation in rural development; (2) environmental governance; and (3) the adoption of a systems view. The shift aligns with the trajectory of Emeritus Professor Helen Ross’s career. Some patterns stand out that call for change—questioning the technocratic neoliberal approach; a need to listen to, form and contemplate alternative scientific narratives; and adopting an ethic of care for community and the environment. This offers opportunities for integrating multiple disciplines and interests in a conjoined community-environment approach through collaborative problem solving, embedded in and enriching complex social-ecological systems. Ultimately, this relies on the ‘Ross legacy’ that values putting communities first.

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Title: Realising Just and Sustainable Social-Ecological Systems
Authors: Severine van Bommel (Corresponding Author) - University of Queensland
Claudia Baldwin (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sustainability Research Centre
Katrina Brown (Author) - University of Exeter
Jim Cavaye (Author) - University of Tasmania
Helen Ross (Author) - University of Queensland
Contributors: Claudia Baldwin (Editor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
Severine van Bommel (Editor) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Rural Development for Sustainable Social-ecological Systems: Putting Communities First, pp.487-502
Series: Palgrave Studies in Environmental Sustainability
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34225-7_23; 10.1007/978-3-031-34225-7
ISBN: 9783031342257
Organisation Unit: Sustainability Research Centre; Engage Research Lab; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99743098102621
Output Type: Book chapter

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