SUSTAINABILITY: A Primer
1a. Sustainability: an introduction
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Papers:
Ferguson, C.E., Bennett, N.J., Kostka, W., Richmond, R.H. and Singeo, A., 2022. The tragedy of the commodity is not inevitable: Indigenous resistance prevents high-value fisheries collapse in the Pacific islands. Global Environmental Change, 73, p.102477. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378022000152
Kūpa‘a, K., Winter, K.B., Vaughan, M.B., Barca, N. and Price, M.R., 2021. Understanding the co-evolutionary relationships between Indigenous cultures and non-native species can inform more effective approaches to conservation: the example of pigs (pua’a; Sus scrofa) in Hawai ‘i. Pacific Conservation Biology, 27(4), pp.442-450. https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc/pdf/PC20086
Ní Mhathúna, D. 2021. Traditional ecological knowledge and the relevance of Duthchas in Gaidhealtachd environmental futures. Scottish Affairs, 30(2), 251-261. https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/pdf/10.3366/scot.2021.0364
Reeder-Myers, L., Braje, T.J., Hofman, C.A., Elliott Smith, E.A., Garland, C.J., Grone, M., Hadden, C.S., Hatch, M., Hunt, T., Kelley, A. and LeFebvre, M.J., 2022. Indigenous oyster fisheries persisted for millennia and should inform future management. Nature Communications, 13(1), pp.1-13. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29818-z
Skene, K.R., 2021. No goal is an island: the implications of systems theory for the Sustainable Development Goals. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(7), pp.9993-10012.https://biosri.org/uploads/3/5/4/8/35485350/no_goal_is_an_island_paper_skene_2020.pdf
Zhang, J, Skene, K.R., Wang, S., Ji, Q., Zheng H., Zhou, C., Pradhan, P., Meadows, M.E. and Fu, B. (2024). Beyond borders: assessing global sustainability through interconnected systems. Sustainable Development. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sd.3218?af=R
Skene, K.R. and Oarga-Mulec, A. (2024). The circular economy: the butterfly diagram, systems theory and the economic pluriverse. Journal of Circular Economy, 2 (3). Skene_and_Oarga-Mulec_The-circular-economy-the-butterfly-diagram-systems-theory-and-the-economic-pluriverse.pdf
Skene, K.R. (2023). Biosphere Evolution, Ecology and Sustainability: Why Thermodynamics and System Theory Matter. In: B. Veress and J. Szigethy, eds. Horizons in Earth Science Research Volume 24 pp. 1-46. Nova Science Publishers. Chapter 1
Skene, K.R. (2022). How can economics contribute to environmental and social sustainability? The significance of systems theory and the embedded economy. Frontiers in Sustainability, p.107. Frontiers | How can economics contribute to environmental and social sustainability? The significance of systems theory and the embedded economy
Steffen, W., Richardson, K., Rockström, J., Schellnhuber, H.J., Dube, O.P., Dutreuil, S., Lenton, T.M. and Lubchenco, J., 2020. The emergence and evolution of Earth System Science. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 1(1), pp.54-63. The emergence and evolution of Earth System Science
Van der Laan, J.M., 2001. Plastic words: Words without meaning. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 21(5), pp.349-353. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/027046760102100503
Vecco, M., 2020. Genius loci as a meta-concept. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 41, pp.225-231. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1296207419301748
Books:
Geddes, P. 1915. Cities in Evolution. Full text pdf: https://shekhar.cc/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/cities_in_evolution.pdf
Thoreau, D.H. (1854). Walden. Full text pdf: https://therustyquill.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/walden-or-life-in-the-woods.pdf
1b. A history of sustainability through cartoons
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Papers
Brown, W.J. and Lindvall, T.R., 2019. Green cartoons: Toward a pedagogy of the animated parable. Animation, 14(3), pp.235-249. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1746847719881701
Dutta, D. and Mohanty, S., 2024. Humour and climate change: a caustic look through Indian comic strips. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, pp.1-18. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21504857.2024.2374793
Gough, A. and Horacek, J., 2023. The generativity of feminist and environmental cartoons for environmental education research and teaching. Environmental Education Research, 29(4), pp.500-519.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13504622.2022.2073332
Manzo, K., 2012. Earthworks: The geopolitical visions of climate change cartoons. Political Geography, 31(8), pp.481-494. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629812001096
Maslin, M.A., Lang, J. and Harvey, F., 2023. A short history of the successes and failures of the international climate change negotiations. UCL Open Environment, 5. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10354701/
Moreno-Tarín, S., Pina, T. and Domínguez, M., 2021. Worlds apart, drawn together: Bears, penguins and biodiversity in climate change cartoons. Public Understanding of Science, 30(4), pp.384-399. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0963662521992508
Obergassel, W., Arens, C., Beuermann, C., Brandemann, V., Hermwille, L., Kreibich, N., Ott, H.E. and Spitzner, M., 2021. Turning point Glasgow? An assessment of the climate conference COP26. CCLR, 15, p.271. https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/cclr2021&id=307&men_tab=srchresults
Link to Powerpoint presentation without images: sustainability_an_introduction__1a__web.pptx
Papers:
Ferguson, C.E., Bennett, N.J., Kostka, W., Richmond, R.H. and Singeo, A., 2022. The tragedy of the commodity is not inevitable: Indigenous resistance prevents high-value fisheries collapse in the Pacific islands. Global Environmental Change, 73, p.102477. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378022000152
Kūpa‘a, K., Winter, K.B., Vaughan, M.B., Barca, N. and Price, M.R., 2021. Understanding the co-evolutionary relationships between Indigenous cultures and non-native species can inform more effective approaches to conservation: the example of pigs (pua’a; Sus scrofa) in Hawai ‘i. Pacific Conservation Biology, 27(4), pp.442-450. https://www.publish.csiro.au/pc/pdf/PC20086
Ní Mhathúna, D. 2021. Traditional ecological knowledge and the relevance of Duthchas in Gaidhealtachd environmental futures. Scottish Affairs, 30(2), 251-261. https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/pdf/10.3366/scot.2021.0364
Reeder-Myers, L., Braje, T.J., Hofman, C.A., Elliott Smith, E.A., Garland, C.J., Grone, M., Hadden, C.S., Hatch, M., Hunt, T., Kelley, A. and LeFebvre, M.J., 2022. Indigenous oyster fisheries persisted for millennia and should inform future management. Nature Communications, 13(1), pp.1-13. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-29818-z
Skene, K.R., 2021. No goal is an island: the implications of systems theory for the Sustainable Development Goals. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(7), pp.9993-10012.https://biosri.org/uploads/3/5/4/8/35485350/no_goal_is_an_island_paper_skene_2020.pdf
Zhang, J, Skene, K.R., Wang, S., Ji, Q., Zheng H., Zhou, C., Pradhan, P., Meadows, M.E. and Fu, B. (2024). Beyond borders: assessing global sustainability through interconnected systems. Sustainable Development. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sd.3218?af=R
Skene, K.R. and Oarga-Mulec, A. (2024). The circular economy: the butterfly diagram, systems theory and the economic pluriverse. Journal of Circular Economy, 2 (3). Skene_and_Oarga-Mulec_The-circular-economy-the-butterfly-diagram-systems-theory-and-the-economic-pluriverse.pdf
Skene, K.R. (2023). Biosphere Evolution, Ecology and Sustainability: Why Thermodynamics and System Theory Matter. In: B. Veress and J. Szigethy, eds. Horizons in Earth Science Research Volume 24 pp. 1-46. Nova Science Publishers. Chapter 1
Skene, K.R. (2022). How can economics contribute to environmental and social sustainability? The significance of systems theory and the embedded economy. Frontiers in Sustainability, p.107. Frontiers | How can economics contribute to environmental and social sustainability? The significance of systems theory and the embedded economy
Steffen, W., Richardson, K., Rockström, J., Schellnhuber, H.J., Dube, O.P., Dutreuil, S., Lenton, T.M. and Lubchenco, J., 2020. The emergence and evolution of Earth System Science. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 1(1), pp.54-63. The emergence and evolution of Earth System Science
Van der Laan, J.M., 2001. Plastic words: Words without meaning. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 21(5), pp.349-353. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/027046760102100503
Vecco, M., 2020. Genius loci as a meta-concept. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 41, pp.225-231. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1296207419301748
Books:
Geddes, P. 1915. Cities in Evolution. Full text pdf: https://shekhar.cc/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/cities_in_evolution.pdf
Thoreau, D.H. (1854). Walden. Full text pdf: https://therustyquill.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/walden-or-life-in-the-woods.pdf
1b. A history of sustainability through cartoons
Link to Powerpoint presentation without images: sustainability_1b_web.pptx
Papers
Brown, W.J. and Lindvall, T.R., 2019. Green cartoons: Toward a pedagogy of the animated parable. Animation, 14(3), pp.235-249. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1746847719881701
Dutta, D. and Mohanty, S., 2024. Humour and climate change: a caustic look through Indian comic strips. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, pp.1-18. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21504857.2024.2374793
Gough, A. and Horacek, J., 2023. The generativity of feminist and environmental cartoons for environmental education research and teaching. Environmental Education Research, 29(4), pp.500-519.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13504622.2022.2073332
Manzo, K., 2012. Earthworks: The geopolitical visions of climate change cartoons. Political Geography, 31(8), pp.481-494. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629812001096
Maslin, M.A., Lang, J. and Harvey, F., 2023. A short history of the successes and failures of the international climate change negotiations. UCL Open Environment, 5. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10354701/
Moreno-Tarín, S., Pina, T. and Domínguez, M., 2021. Worlds apart, drawn together: Bears, penguins and biodiversity in climate change cartoons. Public Understanding of Science, 30(4), pp.384-399. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0963662521992508
Obergassel, W., Arens, C., Beuermann, C., Brandemann, V., Hermwille, L., Kreibich, N., Ott, H.E. and Spitzner, M., 2021. Turning point Glasgow? An assessment of the climate conference COP26. CCLR, 15, p.271. https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/cclr2021&id=307&men_tab=srchresults
Session Two: Water
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Papers:
Corntassel, J., 2014. Our ways will continue on: Indigenous approaches to sustainability. The Internationalization of Indigenous Rights: UNDRIP in the Canadian Context Special Report. Centre for International Governance Innovation. content
Garavito-Bermúdez, D. and Boonstra, W.J., 2023. Knowing through fishing: exploring the connection between fishers’ ecological knowledge and fishing styles. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 66(9), pp.1841-1860. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09640568.2022.2043257
Gill, R.B., Mayewski, P.A., Nyberg, J., Haug, G.H. and Peterson, L.C., 2007. Drought and the Maya collapse. Ancient Mesoamerica, 18(2), pp.283-302. DROUGHT AND THE MAYA COLLAPSE | Ancient Mesoamerica | Cambridge Core
Izidoro, A., de Souza Torres, K., Winter, O.C. and Haghighipour, N., 2013. A compound model for the origin of Earth's water. The Astrophysical Journal, 767(1), p.54.
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-637X/767/1/54/meta#artAbst
Karimidastenaei, Z., Avellán, T., Sadegh, M., Kløve, B. and Haghighi, A.T., 2022. Unconventional water resources: Global opportunities and challenges. Science of the Total Environment, 827, p.154429.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722015224
Mohtar, R.H. and Lawford, R., 2016. Present and future of the water-energy-food nexus and the role of the community of practice. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 6, pp.192-199. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13412-016-0378-5.pdf
Sadoff, C.W., Borgomeo, E. and Uhlenbrook, S., 2020. Rethinking water for SDG 6. Nature Sustainability, 3(5), pp.346-347.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-0530-9.pdf
Salmoral, G., Zegarra, E., Vázquez-Rowe, I., González, F., Del Castillo, L., Saravia, G.R., Graves, A., Rey, D. and Knox, J.W., 2020. Water-related challenges in nexus governance for sustainable development: Insights from the city of Arequipa, Peru. Science of the Total Environment, 747, p.141114. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896972034643X
Schlemm, A., Mulligan, M., Tang, T., Agramont, A., Namugize, J., Malambala, E. and van Griensven, A., 2024. Developing meaningful water-energy-food-environment (WEFE) nexus indicators with stakeholders: An Upper White Nile case study. Science of the Total Environment, 931, p.172839. Developing meaningful water-energy-food-environment (WEFE) nexus indicators with stakeholders: An Upper White Nile case study
Skene, K.R. (2022). How can economics contribute to environmental and social sustainability? The significance of systems theory and the embedded economy. Frontiers in Sustainability, p.107. Available here.
Charles J. Vörösmarty, Vanesa Rodríguez Osuna, Anthony D. Cak, Anik Bhaduri, Stuart E. Bunn, Fabio Corsi, Jorge Gastelumendi, Pamela Green, Ian Harrison, Richard Lawford, Peter J. Marcotullio, Michael McClain, Robert McDonald, Peter McIntyre, Margaret Palmer, Richard D. Robarts, András Szöllösi-Nagy, Zachary Tessler, Stefan Uhlenbrook, (2018). Ecosystem-based water security and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology,18, Issue 4, 317-333.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1642359318300636
Whyte, K.P., Brewer, J.P. and Johnson, J.T., 2016. Weaving Indigenous science, protocols and sustainability science. Sustainability Science, 11, pp.25-32. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-015-0296-6
Powerpoint without images available here
Papers:
Corntassel, J., 2014. Our ways will continue on: Indigenous approaches to sustainability. The Internationalization of Indigenous Rights: UNDRIP in the Canadian Context Special Report. Centre for International Governance Innovation. content
Garavito-Bermúdez, D. and Boonstra, W.J., 2023. Knowing through fishing: exploring the connection between fishers’ ecological knowledge and fishing styles. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 66(9), pp.1841-1860. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09640568.2022.2043257
Gill, R.B., Mayewski, P.A., Nyberg, J., Haug, G.H. and Peterson, L.C., 2007. Drought and the Maya collapse. Ancient Mesoamerica, 18(2), pp.283-302. DROUGHT AND THE MAYA COLLAPSE | Ancient Mesoamerica | Cambridge Core
Izidoro, A., de Souza Torres, K., Winter, O.C. and Haghighipour, N., 2013. A compound model for the origin of Earth's water. The Astrophysical Journal, 767(1), p.54.
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-637X/767/1/54/meta#artAbst
Karimidastenaei, Z., Avellán, T., Sadegh, M., Kløve, B. and Haghighi, A.T., 2022. Unconventional water resources: Global opportunities and challenges. Science of the Total Environment, 827, p.154429.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722015224
Mohtar, R.H. and Lawford, R., 2016. Present and future of the water-energy-food nexus and the role of the community of practice. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 6, pp.192-199. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13412-016-0378-5.pdf
Sadoff, C.W., Borgomeo, E. and Uhlenbrook, S., 2020. Rethinking water for SDG 6. Nature Sustainability, 3(5), pp.346-347.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-0530-9.pdf
Salmoral, G., Zegarra, E., Vázquez-Rowe, I., González, F., Del Castillo, L., Saravia, G.R., Graves, A., Rey, D. and Knox, J.W., 2020. Water-related challenges in nexus governance for sustainable development: Insights from the city of Arequipa, Peru. Science of the Total Environment, 747, p.141114. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896972034643X
Schlemm, A., Mulligan, M., Tang, T., Agramont, A., Namugize, J., Malambala, E. and van Griensven, A., 2024. Developing meaningful water-energy-food-environment (WEFE) nexus indicators with stakeholders: An Upper White Nile case study. Science of the Total Environment, 931, p.172839. Developing meaningful water-energy-food-environment (WEFE) nexus indicators with stakeholders: An Upper White Nile case study
Skene, K.R. (2022). How can economics contribute to environmental and social sustainability? The significance of systems theory and the embedded economy. Frontiers in Sustainability, p.107. Available here.
Charles J. Vörösmarty, Vanesa Rodríguez Osuna, Anthony D. Cak, Anik Bhaduri, Stuart E. Bunn, Fabio Corsi, Jorge Gastelumendi, Pamela Green, Ian Harrison, Richard Lawford, Peter J. Marcotullio, Michael McClain, Robert McDonald, Peter McIntyre, Margaret Palmer, Richard D. Robarts, András Szöllösi-Nagy, Zachary Tessler, Stefan Uhlenbrook, (2018). Ecosystem-based water security and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology,18, Issue 4, 317-333.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1642359318300636
Whyte, K.P., Brewer, J.P. and Johnson, J.T., 2016. Weaving Indigenous science, protocols and sustainability science. Sustainability Science, 11, pp.25-32. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-015-0296-6