A systematic review of current progress in community based vulnerability assessments

B Smith, A Diedrich - Regional Environmental Change, 2024 - Springer
This systematic literature review critically evaluates the extent to which community-based
vulnerability assessments are progressing towards less siloed approaches that address …

[HTML][HTML] Building rural resilience through agri-food value chains and community interactions: A vegetable case study in wuhan, China

L Liu, H Ross, A Ariyawardana - Journal of Rural Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of consumer-driven, agri-food value chains is considered one of the best
strategies to meet the livelihood and food security needs of rural households and …

Towards sustainable society: the sustainable livelihood security (SLS) approach for prioritizing development and understanding sustainability: an insight from West …

S Roy, A Bose, D Basak, IR Chowdhury - Environment, Development and …, 2023 - Springer
A region's sustainability must be enhanced to achieve sustainable development goals.
Therefore, the sustainability assessment in terms of social, economic, and environmental …

[HTML][HTML] A capitals framework for rural areas:'Place-planning'the global countryside

M Gkartzios, N Gallent, M Scott - Habitat International, 2022 - Elsevier
Set in the context of debates over the future of rural areas, and the role of planning in co-
delivering a sustainable, inclusive and resilient countryside, this article considers the value …

[HTML][HTML] Participatory forest management for improving livelihood assets and mitigating forest degradation: Lesson drawn from the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia

G Girma, Y Melka, A Haileslassie, W Mekuria - Current Research in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The study was conducted in Heban Arsi district, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia to investigate
the contribution of participatory forest management (PFM) to improving household's …

[HTML][HTML] Structural tensions limiting success of infrastructure upgrading: A multi-regime perspective

GK Wainaina, B Truffer, JT Murphy - Environmental Innovation and Societal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Unfettered growth of slums is a daunting transition challenge and many upgrading programs
fail to sustainably improve the livelihoods of slum residents. This paper elaborates a …

Not WEIRD at all! Towards more pluralistic economies and sustainable livelihoods

VJ Little, HHP Ho, B Eti-Tofinga - Journal of Macromarketing, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Sustainability discourses are dominated by Western, educated, industrialized, rich and
democratic (WEIRD) perspectives. Critics call for remedies to patriarchy, capitalism, and …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing apples and pears: Linking capitals and capacities to assess the resilience of commercial farming operations

W Malherbe, R Biggs, N Sitas - Agricultural Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
CONTEXT As the concept of social-ecological resilience gains increasing policy attention,
there is growing demand for approaches that operationalise it. Amongst these demands is …

[HTML][HTML] Livelihood, carbon and spatiotemporal land-use land-cover change in the Yenku forest reserve of Ghana, 2000–2020

JO Acheampong, EM Attua, M Mensah… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tropical forests are important sources of securing basic human needs (livelihoods) for both
the deprived and well-endowed but are also critical for reducing metric tonnes of carbon (tC) …

Who benefits from the agrarian transition under violent conflict? Evidence from Myanmar

T Forsyth, O Springate-Baginski - Journal of Rural Studies, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural commercialization and livelihood diversification have been proposed as ways to
bring economic prosperity to rural zones after long-term violent conflict. Critics, however …