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Without rapid changes to agriculture and food systems, the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change will not be met. Food systems are one of the most important contributors to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but they also need to be adapted to cope with climate change impacts. Although many options exist to reduce GHG emissions in the food system, efforts to develop implementable transformation pathways are hampered by a combination of structural challenges such as fragmented decision-making, vested interests, and power imbalances in the climate policy and food communities, all of which are compounded by a lack of joint vision. New processes and governance arrangements are urgently needed for dealing with potential trade-offs among mitigation options and their food security implications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Monika Zurek
- Food Systems Transformation Group, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Hebinck A, Diercks G, von Wirth T, Beers PJ, Barsties L, Buchel S, Greer R, van Steenbergen F, Loorbach D. An actionable understanding of societal transitions: the X-curve framework. Sustain Sci 2022; 17:1009-1021. [PMID: 35069918 PMCID: PMC8764493 DOI: 10.1007/s11625-021-01084-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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UNLABELLED Sustainability transition research seeks to understand the patterns and dynamics of structural societal change as well as unearth strategies for governance. However, existing frameworks emphasize innovation and build-up over exnovation and break-down. This limits their potential in making sense of the turbulent and chaotic dynamics of current transition-in-the-making. Addressing this gap, our paper elaborates on the development and use of the X-curve framework. The X-curve provides a simplified depiction of transitions that explicitly captures the patterns of build-up, breakdown, and their interactions. Using three cases, we illustrate the X-curve's main strength as a framework that can support groups of people to develop a shared understanding of the dynamics in transitions-in-the-making. This helps them reflect upon their roles, potential influence, and the needed capacities for desired transitions. We discuss some challenges in using the X-curve framework, such as participants' grasp of 'chaos', and provide suggestions on how to address these challenges and strengthen the frameworks' ability to support understanding and navigation of transition dynamics. We conclude by summarizing its main strength and invite the reader to use it, reflect on it, build on it, and judge its value for action research on sustainability transitions themselves. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11625-021-01084-w.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aniek Hebinck
- Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- HAS University of Applied Sciences, ‘s Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Hebinck A, Zurek M, Achterbosch T, Forkman B, Kuijsten A, Kuiper M, Nørrung B, Veer PV’, Leip A. A Sustainability Compass for policy navigation to sustainable food systems. Glob Food Sec 2021; 29:100546. [PMID: 34178596 PMCID: PMC8204684 DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Growing acknowledgement that food systems require transformation, demands comprehensive sustainability assessments that can support decision-making and sustainability governance. To do so, assessment frameworks must be able to make trade-offs and synergies visible and allow for inclusive negotiation on food system outcomes relevant to diverse food system actors. This paper reviews literature and frameworks and builds on stakeholder input to present a Sustainability Compass made up of a comprehensive set of metrics for food system assessments. The Compass defines sustainability scores for four societal goals, underpinned by areas of concern. We demonstrate proof of concept of the operationalization of the approach and its metrics. The Sustainability Compass is able to generate comprehensive food system insights that enables reflexive evaluation and multi-actor negotiation for policy making.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aniek Hebinck
- Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
- Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT), Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wageningen Economic Research, Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
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- Dept. of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
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- Wageningen Economic Research, Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
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- Dept. of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, VA, Italy
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Dalski A, Hebinck A, Winking H, Butzmann U, Schwinger E, Zühlke C. Complete cDNA sequence, expression, alternative splicing, and genomic organization of the mouse Nfat5 gene. Cytogenet Genome Res 2003; 97:179-82. [PMID: 12438710 DOI: 10.1159/000066604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Members of the NFAT (nuclear factors of activated T cells) gene family have been investigated in numerous organisms, including man and mouse. All NFATs may be synthesized in several isoforms differing in amino or carboxy termini due to 5' and 3' alternative splicing of the corresponding mRNA. Recently, we mapped the murine Nfat5 gene to chromosome 8D. In the present paper we describe for the first time the complete sequence and primary structure of murine Nfat5, two new spliced isoforms, and the expression of murine Nfat5 in embryonic and adult mouse tissues.
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- A Dalski
- Institut fü Humangenetik, Universität Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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Hebinck A, Dalski A, Engel H, Mattei M, Hawken R, Schwinger E, Zühlke C. Assignment of transcription factor NFAT5 to human chromosome 16q22.1, murine chromosome 8D and porcine chromosome 6p1.4 and comparison of the polyglutamine domains. Cytogenet Cell Genet 2001; 90:68-70. [PMID: 11060450 DOI: 10.1159/000015665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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To date, transcription factors of the NFAT family (nuclear factors of activated T cells) have been described for mouse and man. Recently, we mapped the human NFAT5 gene to chromosome 16 by PCR using DNA from hybrid cell lines. Here we report the exact position of the human gene between D16S496 and WI5254 within the 16q22.1 subband, the localization of the murine gene at chromosome 8D, and the identification and mapping of the porcine counterpart to chromosome 6p1.4.
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- A Hebinck
- Universität Lübeck, Institut für Humangenetik, Lübeck, Germany
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