Concerns about the negative impacts of productivist agriculture have led to the emergence
of two forms of ecological modernisation of agriculture. The first, efficiency-substitution …

This paper considers what kinds of knowledge, knowing and learning are required for
addressing resource dilemmas in the context of sustainable development. It also explains …

Water catchments are characterised by connectedness, complexity, uncertainty, conflict,
multiple stakeholders and thus, multiple perspectives. Catchments are thus unknowable in …

This synthesis of the SLIM project findings deals with the development and deployment of
knowledge and research that is useful for actions that transform at socially and ecologically …

In this policy perspective, we outline several conditions to support effective science–policy
interaction, with a particular emphasis on improving water governance in transboundary …

Indigenous-state collaboration in the governance of cumulative effects assessment (CEA) is
often hampered not only by legacies of colonialism and inequality but also disagreement on …

Sustainability remains a contested concept, both normatively and scientifically, although
consensus about the rapidly declining state of planet Earth seems to be growing. Even …

This special issue is based on research conducted under the aegis of the SLIM (Social
Learning for the Integrated Management and sustainable use of water at catchment scale) …

Processes of designing for systemic innovation for sustainable development (SD) through
the lens of three long-term case studies are reported. All case studies, which originated from …

This analysis is focused on research that uses a social learning approach to study natural
resource issues. We map out the prevailing epistemological orientation of social learning …