Exploring alternative futures in the Anthropocene

S Cork, C Alexandra, JG Alvarez-Romero… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Many challenges posed by the current Anthropocene epoch require fundamental
transformations to humanity's relationships with the rest of the planet. Achieving such …

[HTML][HTML] Weapons of the vulnerable? A review of popular resistance to climate adaptation

E Brink, AMV Falla, E Boyd - Global Environmental Change, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate adaptation is not a neutral or apolitical process, but one that ignites social
resistance. Government responses to risks of floods, droughts, or hurricanes–even those …

Participatory and spatially explicit assessment to envision the future of land-use/land-cover change scenarios on selected ecosystem services in Southwestern Ghana

E Asante-Yeboah, HM Koo, MAF Ros-Tonen… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Settlement expansion and commercial agriculture affect landscape sustainability and
ecosystem service provision. Integrated landscape approaches are promoted to negotiate …

The role of values in future scenarios: what types of values underpin (un) sustainable and (un) just futures?

ZV Harmáčková, Y Yoshida, N Sitas, L Mannetti… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Values have been recognized as critical leverage points for sustainability transformations.
However, there is limited evidence unpacking which types of values are associated with …

Normative future visioning: a critical pedagogy for transformative adaptation

T Comelli, M Pelling, M Hope, J Ensor… - Buildings and …, 2024 - pure.york.ac.uk
Normative future visioning (NFV) offers a critical approach that can respond to the
challenges of transformative adaptation. In the context of climate crisis, an understanding of …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable small ruminant production in low-and middle-income African countries: Harnessing the potential of agroecology

AS Anim-Jnr, P Sasu, C Bosch, FP Mabiki… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The role of small ruminant production in achieving sustainable and resilient food systems in
low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is yet to be fully explored or incorporated into …

[HTML][HTML] Envisioning sustainable carbon sequestration in Swedish farmland

EL Johansson, S Brogaard, L Brodin - Environmental Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Negative trends of climate change and biodiversity loss are closely linked with farming
practices, and it is therefore essential to re-think how agricultural systems can sequester …

Using anticipation to unveil drivers of local livelihoods in Transfrontier Conservation Areas: A call for more environmental justice

R Bourgeois, C Guerbois, N Giva, P Mugabe… - People and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Calling on the concept of environmental justice in its distributive, procedural and recognition
dimensions, we implemented a coelaborative scenario building approach to explore …

[HTML][HTML] Toward a post-carbon society: supporting agency for collaborative climate action

G Osberg, M Islar, C Wamsler - Ecology and Society, 2024 - ecologyandsociety.org
Current post-carbon transition trajectories are primarily focused on external solutions, while
citizens' inner lives and roles in collective transformation and system change processes are …

Development of systems and futures thinking skills by primary pre-service teachers for addressing epidemics

A Uskola, B Puig - Research in Science Education, 2023 - Springer
Science educators highlight the importance of develo** systems thinking (ST) and futures
thinking (FT) for students to make decisions and to be active citizens that address …