Fostering Transformative Change for Sustainability in the Context of Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)

This book explores the relevance of social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) to transformative change, focusing on case studies that provide practical insights and lessons. The concept of transformative change is gaining attention to address environmental and development problems, and SEPLS approaches can offer practical insights for understanding and gauging transformative change. The book is of interest to scholars, policymakers, and professionals in sustainable development.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 249 pages
Publication date: 23 April 2021
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This open-access book is a compilation of case studies that provide valuable knowledge and lessons derived from on-the-ground activities and contribute to policy recommendations, focusing on the relevance of social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) to "transformative change." The concept of "transformative change" has gained increasing attention in addressing today's environmental and development challenges, while both policy and scientific communities have been increasingly calling for transformative change toward a sustainable society. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has planned to initiate the so-called "assessment on transformative change" if approved by the IPBES plenary to be held in 2021. At present, the idea of transformative change, including its scope, methodologies, approaches, and strategies, remains unclear. By bringing together all the different concerns and interests in the land/seascape, SEPLS approaches can provide practical and experience-based insights for understanding and gauging transformative change and identifying determinants of such change. This book explores how SEPLS management relates to the idea of transformative change to further the discussion of sustainable transitions in advancing sustainability science. The introductory chapter is followed by case study chapters offering real-world examples of transformative change, as well as a synthesis chapter clarifying the relevance of the case study findings to policy and academic discussions. It will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, and professionals in the fields related to sustainable development.

This open-access book is a compilation of case studies that provide valuable knowledge and lessons derived from on-the-ground activities and contribute to policy recommendations, focusing on the relevance of social-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) to "transformative change." The concept of "transformative change" has gained increasing attention in addressing today's environmental and development challenges, while both policy and scientific communities have been increasingly calling for transformative change toward a sustainable society. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has planned to initiate the so-called "assessment on transformative change" if approved by the IPBES plenary to be held in 2021. At present, the idea of transformative change, including its scope, methodologies, approaches, and strategies, remains unclear. By bringing together all the different concerns and interests in the land/seascape, SEPLS approaches can provide practical and experience-based insights for understanding and gauging transformative change and identifying determinants of such change. This book explores how SEPLS management relates to the idea of transformative change to further the discussion of sustainable transitions in advancing sustainability science. The introductory chapter is followed by case study chapters offering real-world examples of transformative change, as well as a synthesis chapter clarifying the relevance of the case study findings to policy and academic discussions. It will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, and professionals in the fields related to sustainable development.

Weight: 416g
Dimension: 154 x 235 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789813367630
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021