11 pages., Online via journal by open access., Outlined a transdisciplinary research approach to issues of justice and equity in a real-life social conflict concerning the allocation of water for irrigation farming.
Hill, Ro (author), Robinson, Cathy (author), Pert, Petina (author), Barber, Marcus (author), Lyons, Ilisapeci (author), Maclean, Kirsten (author), Talbot, Leah (author), and Moran, Catherine (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2017
Published:
International: CSIRO Publishing, Clayton South, Victoria, Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10511
Notes:
217 pages., Pages 23-49 in Heinz Schandl and Lain Walker (eds.), Social science and sustainability. CSIRO Publishing, Clayton South, Victoria,Australia. 2017. 217 pages
7 pages., Article presents learnings and observations from the perspective of delivering a targeted sugarcane agricultural extension program across the Wet Tropics. "Importantly, this program has continued to find the need to understand and align with local community and industry dynamics to ensure prioritisation supports the intended outcomes, including that communities and landholders are actively engaged in water quality improvement and remain resilient."
International: CSIRO Publishing, Clayton South, Victoria, Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10510
Notes:
217 pages., ISBN:9781486306404, 217 pages., Social Science and Sustainability draws on the wide-ranging experience of CSIRO'S social scientists in the sustainability policy domain. These researchers have extensive experience in addressing complex issues of society-nature relationships, usually in interdisciplinary collaboration with natural scientists. This book describes some of the evidence-based concepts, frameworks and methodologies they have developed, which may guide a transition to sustainability. Contributions range from exploring ways to enhance livelihoods and alleviate poverty, to examining Australians' responses to climate change, to discussing sociological perspectives on sustainability and how to make policy relevant.
30 pages., via online journal., Faced with the task of communicating their combined social, environmental
and economic impact, water service providers are seeking to report overall performance
in an aggregated way. Such a methodology must be scientifically robust, easily
communicated and allow benchmarking of performance while reflecting a transition
towards sustainability. In this paper the ecological footprint (EF) is calculated for
Sydney Water Corporation (SWC), using input–output analysis and land disturbance in
an innovative approach that overcomes problems identified in the original EF concept.
This pilot study has allowed SWC to gain some valuable insights into its impacts:
SWC’s annual EF is about 73 100 ha in terms of land disturbance. Of this, 54 000 ha
are projected to become disturbed as a consequence of climate change, with the remainder
of 19 100 ha being disturbed on SWC’s premises (2400 ha) and on those of upstream
suppliers (16 700 ha). Total on-site impacts equal 9300 ha, while indirect land disturbance contributes 63 600 ha. The EF appears promising as an educational and communication tool and may have potential as a decision support tool. However, further research
is needed to incorporate downstream impacts into the EF, which would have significant
benefits to SWC in terms of assessing and communicating the organization’s overall
progress towards sustainability.
