Transition strategies for sustainable community systems : design and systems perspectives / Amar K.J.R. Nayak, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nayak, Amar K. J. R., editor.

Series:

Anthropocene (Cham, Switzerland) ; 2367-4024 v. 26.

The Anthropocene: Politik--Economics--Society--Science, 2367-4024 ; volume 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Regional planning.

Physical Description:

xxv, 347 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]

Summary:

This book presents five critical dimensions on relationships, institutions, produc- tion, organisation, and governance from design and systems perspectives for the systematic transition of unstable and vulnerable communities across the world to sustainable community systems. • The first section discusses features of relationships and processes to deepen cooperation and trust within a community. • The second section examines institutions within and outside a district to foster synergy across institutions within a district and to minimise negative externalities on local communities within a district. • The third section deals with food production systems that are nature- friendly, resilient, efficient and sustainable. • The fourth section discusses the design of producer organisations that can graduate to become sustainable community enterprise systems. • The fifth section focuses on community governance that can facilitate decentralised, participatory, transparent and democratic local governance systems. This book • offers a fresh perspective on design thinking for optimising internal design consistencies. • provides a systems perspective on building sustainable community systems at the lowest governance unit in different countries, such as Ward/Gram Panchayat/Panchayat Council/Gewong/Union Council/GN. • gives insights into design & systems perspectives towards building sustainable community systems within a district of any country across the world.

Contents:

Introduction: transition challenges and pathways to sustainable community systems: design and systems perspectives

Part I. Relationships

'Good Anthropocene': the Zeitgeist of the 21st century

Sustainable communities and moral values

The Buddhist perspective on sustainable development

Paticcasamuppada: the theory of dependent origination: a scientific means of changing outlook and behaviour

We are one after all!

Re-envisioning development for sustainable community systems: art, spirituality and social transformations

A treatise on interpretation, viewpoint and perspectives on trust

Part II. Institutions

Strategy-driven institutional convergence: a policy vista for integrated agriculture development

Convergence and flexibility for last-mile delivery of citizen-centric services: a case study from Nabarangpur, Odisha

Part III. Production: sustainable agricultural systems

In-situ water conservation on one-hectare farmland: an action research

Intensification of Bodi-based farming for sustainable livelihood assurance

Farm-diversity management for sustainable production systems

Understanding livelihood diversification: a case study of mushroom farming in Bihar

Forest accounting and sustainability

Moringa production and consumption: an alternative perspective for government policy-making

Cotton farming in India: alternative perspectives and paradigms

MDCM approach to sustainable agriculture production for Odisha

Sources of productivity growth and livelihoods resilience in Biharin the recent decade: a district-level non-parametric analysis

Part IV. Organizations: farmer producer organisations

Effect of firm size on performance leading to sustainability

Organisational design for agriculture and rural development

Producer collectives: what are we missing out?

Companies of farmers

Part V. Governance

Community, but for its absent presence

Attributes of community champions volunteering for leading institutional change in a social context

Peoples' power and processes in ushering changes: cases from Bihar

Summary and way forward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3030003558

9783030003555

OCLC:

1048934655