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- Aguiar Borges, Luciane, 1969, et al.
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Reviewing Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment Tools through Critical Heritage Studies
- 2020
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Ingår i: Sustainability. - : MDPI AG. - 2071-1050. ; 12:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article reports on a critical review of how cultural heritage is addressed in two internationally well-known and used neighborhood assessment tools (NSAs): BREEAM Communities (BREEAM-C) and LEED Neighborhood Design (LEED-ND). The review was done through a discourse analysis in which critical heritage studies, together with a conceptual linking of heritage to sustainability, served as the point of departure. The review showed that while aspects related to heritage are present in both NSAs, heritage is re-presented as primarily being a matter of safeguarding material expressions of culture, such as buildings and other artifacts, while natural elements and immaterial-related practices are disregarded. Moreover, the NSAs institutionalize heritage as a field of formal knowledge and expert-dominated over the informal knowledge of communities.
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- Nemethy, Sandor, 1955, et al.
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Collection, cultivation and processing of medical plants, herbs and spices in the Balaton Ecomuseum – herbal medicine as intangible cultural heritage
- 2020
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Ingår i: Ecocycles. - : Ecocycles. - 2416-2140. ; 6:1, s. 52-87
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The Balaton Ecomuseum, which is being continuously developed since 2017, will have a holistic approach, where the objectives of the ecomuseum embrace the whole cultural landscape of Lake Balaton as one unit with several thematic routes in one system and shall not be restricted to one particular subject area or a part of local heritage. One of these thematic routes is the recently developingHerbs and Spices Network, led by Zánka Herb Valley Visitor and Training Centre based on the collection, cultivation and processing of medicinal plants, herbs and spices. The place of herbs and spices in the diet needs to be considered in reviewing health benefits, including definitions of the food category and the way in which benefits might be viewed, and therefore researched.Here we describe the already established system of the Zánka Herb Valley Visitor and Training Centre, the potential of the Balaton Region in the development of herbal medicine illustrated by the scientific presentation of the 30 most collected herbs in the region and examples of other herbal centres, which are intended to become a part of the network. Herbalmedicine, as an important part of the intangible cultural heritage, with hundreds of years old recipes for herbal concoctionshas been known since ancient times before science related to modern medicine developed and continues to be used for generationsuntil now. Furthermore, the medical effects of many agricultural crops should be better understood, such as the grapevine, which is being investigated for its medical compounds or the medicinal properties of other fruits and vegetables not sufficiently known to the general public. In this study we present a new system of the culture and interactive education of the collection, cultivation and use of medicinal plants, herbs and spices applying a learning by doing approach and a network embracing the whole area of the Balaton Ecomuseum.
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Anatomy of a 21st-century sustainability project: The untold stories
- 2020
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (refereegranskat)abstract
- What does a sustainability project look like in the 21st century? Not the glossy version, but the naked truth? Tired of manicured, over-theorised accounts of the ‘musts’ and ‘shoulds’ of sustainability transitions, we got to the bottom of things; actually, to the very bottom of the project hierarchy: the individual. Our point of departure is that projects are nothing but temporarily interconnected people. This means that if we don’t know what people do and what they think about their work, we will never be able to create a deeper understanding of the project, its rationale and future impact. Making use of the autoethnographic method, this book provides critical insights into what it’s like being part of a 21st-century project. Building on unfiltered first-hand contributions from 73 authors representing the five organs of a project’s anatomy – the brain (theoreticians), the skeleton (leaders), the limbs (strategists), the heart (local stakeholders) and the lungs (researchers) – the book covers all the important aspects of contemporary project-making: (1) projectification as a societal phenomenon; (2) sustainability as the main project buzzword; (3) transdisciplinarity as a hot working method; (4) economy as the invisible project propeller; (5) space as the contextual project qualifier; (6) gender and integration as the obstinate orphans of project-making; (7) trends as the villains of thoughtless project mimicry; (8) politics as the “necessary evil” of projects; and (9) knowledge production as the cornerstone of all project work. The book ends with an extensive critical analysis of what makes a project tick and how to avoid project failure. We infer that talking about project outcomes and impacts is just that… talking. What makes a difference is what can be done to the project in itself. Three important virtues – the ABC of project-making – emanate from this book’s 40 chapters: building good relationships (Affinity), having the guts to make a change (Bravery), and showing willingness to learn (Curiosity). These are the basis for the successful execution of future sustainability projects, where complexity, unpredictability and desperation will become a staple force to recon with. The original contribution of this book is to shed light on the silent triumphs and hidden pathologies of everyday project-making in an effort to elevate individual knowledge to a level of authority for solving the wicked – yet project-infused – problems of our time.
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- Bakker, F. T., et al.
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The Global Museum: natural history collections and the future of evolutionary science and public education
- 2020
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Ingår i: PeerJ. - : PeerJ. - 2167-8359. ; 8
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Natural history museums are unique spaces for interdisciplinary research and educational innovation. Through extensive exhibits and public programming and by hosting rich communities of amateurs, students, and researchers at all stages of their careers, they can provide a place-based window to focus on integration of science and discovery, as well as a locus for community engagement. At the same time, like a synthesis radio telescope, when joined together through emerging digital resources, the global community of museums (the 'Global Museum') is more than the sum of its parts, allowing insights and answers to diverse biological, environmental, and societal questions at the global scale, across eons of time, and spanning vast diversity across the Tree of Life. We argue that, whereas natural history collections and museums began with a focus on describing the diversity and peculiarities of species on Earth, they are now increasingly leveraged in new ways that significantly expand their impact and relevance. These new directions include the possibility to ask new, often interdisciplinary questions in basic and applied science, such as in biomimetic design, and by contributing to solutions to climate change, global health and food security challenges. As institutions, they have long been incubators for cutting-edge research in biology while simultaneously providing core infrastructure for research on present and future societal needs. Here we explore how the intersection between pressing issues in environmental and human health and rapid technological innovation have reinforced the relevance of museum collections. We do this by providing examples as food for thought for both the broader academic community and museum scientists on the evolving role of museums. We also identify challenges to the realization of the full potential of natural history collections and the Global Museum to science and society and discuss the critical need to grow these collections. We then focus on mapping and modelling of museum data (including place-based approaches and discovery), and explore the main projects, platforms and databases enabling this growth. Finally, we aim to improve relevant protocols for the long-term storage of specimens and tissues, ensuring proper connection with tomorrow's technologies and hence further increasing the relevance of natural history museums.
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- Knezevic, Zlatana, 1984-
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A Cry for Care But not Justice : Embodied Vulnerabilities and the Moral Economy of Child Welfare
- 2020
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Ingår i: Affilia. - : SAGE Publications. - 0886-1099 .- 1552-3020. ; 35:2, s. 231-245
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study explores the pivotal role of the body for political recognition and rights claims in child welfare "moral" interventions. I examine how the bodily figures in child welfare assessments, linking these manifestations to the concept of the moral economy of care. A sample of assessment reports from a Swedish municipality, all addressing violations of children's bodies or integrity, are used as empirical material. I show how the psychosomatically suffering child is being best "heard" as vulnerable. I also argue that such a moral economy of care silences children's accounts of gendered and racial injustices. Furthermore, racialized moral divides are indicated when assessments of different child bodies are considered. A concluding remark points to need for a child welfare moral economy of social justice that responds to structural intersecting injustices in childhoods, including to those of a racialized child welfare and its individualized and symptom-oriented services.
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- Marklinder, Ingela, et al.
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Food safety knowledge, sources thereof and self-reported behaviour among university students in Sweden
- 2020
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Ingår i: Food Control. - : Elsevier. - 0956-7135 .- 1873-7129. ; 113
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- International studies have noted shortcomings in food safety knowledge and behaviour among university students. In general students do not constitute a pronounced risk group but there are wider implications. In a foreseeable future some of them will become pregnant and a majority will be responsible for vulnerable groups in their near environment. A crucial question exists, therefore, about their food safety knowledge and safe food handling practices. The aim of this study is to investigate food safety knowledge, sources thereof and self-reported food safety behavior among university students in Sweden. A quantitative study design using a web-based questionnaire was chosen as the data collection method. The questionnaire was distributed through social media and e-mail. Among the 606 respondents from 24 Swedish universities 80% were 18-30 years and 78% were women. The average number of correct answers on the knowledge questions was 7.61 out of 12 (63.4%). The foremost source of food safety knowledge was "Family and friends" (45%). Just 21.1% reported Food safety education as a source, although 35.6% had experience of a course in food hygiene/safety and/or microbiology. Respondents who reported "Family and friends" to be the foremost food safety source of knowledge also got a significantly lower rate of correct answers. Students who estimated their food safety knowledge to be good also had more correct answers. Experience of food safety education at secondary school/university/working place/polytechnic school significantly correlated with more correct answers on the knowledge questions and indicated a safer self-reported behaviour. Those with fewer correct answers also reported more unfavourable behaviours. The present study indicates that education promotes more optimal behaviors. The authors would suggest a more systematic food safety education at younger ages.
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- Spik, Susanne, 1962-, et al.
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Tánnak – här och nu : En förstudie om förutsättningar för att stärka samiska innovationsföretag
- 2020
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- I början av 2000-talet tog Susanne Spik och Karin Kuoljok, båda renägare och renskötare i Sirges sameby, initiativ till ett projekt i samarbete med Luleå tekniska universitet ”Kvinna i sameby”. I samtalen i projektet föddes en dröm om att kunna spåra och följa renar på nätet. Susanne och Karin inledde ett samarbete med forskare inom genus och teknik och informations- och kommunikationsteknologi (IKT) med mål att ta fram ett kommunikationsnätverk anpassat till fjällmiljön baserat på nätverkstekniken Delayed Tolerant Networking, DTN. För att kunna vidareutveckla ett renspårningssystem anpassat till den nya nätverksmiljön och den samiska renskötselns förutsättningar startade Susanne och Karin företaget, Tánnak AB. Företaget blev en tidig föregångare i att utveckla en produkt som kombinerade informations- och kommunikationsteknik (IKT) med traditionell ekologisk kunskap (TEK). Förenklat kan TEK sägas vara kunskap om den nära naturomgivningen och hur den hållbart kan utnyttjas. TEK har vuxit fram främst hos människor som varit beroende av naturresurser de hade i sin närhet. Kunskapen skiftar över tid och följer förändringar i både traditioner och naturförhållanden. Kunskapen förs vanligtvis vidare muntligt och i praktiskt arbete. Susanne och Karins intresse för att ta fram produkten föddes utifrån sina egna erfarenheter och behov som renskötare och kvinnor, men också med en önskan om att underlätta för den yngre generationen att kunna fortsätta bedriva renskötsel och leva ett bra liv. Behovet var formulerat utifrån deras erfarenheter och syftade till att kunna utveckla och förnya renskötseln. En del i detta var att också få ner driftskostnaderna och att minska miljöpåverkan. Deras ursprungliga företag har idag övergått till företaget Tánnak International AB som marknadsför spårningssystemet för även andra områden än renskötseln. Tánnak International AB bygger vidare på den produkt som Susanne och Karin tog fram utifrån sina kunskaper om både renskötsel och markerna. Idag är dock Susanne och Karin inte längre majoritetsägare i företaget och renspårningssystemet saknar formellt patent. Susanne Spik och Karin Kuoljok har idag inte ekonomiskt inflytande i nuvarande företaget Tánnak International AB. Denna förstudie bygger på ett samarbete med nuvarande ledning för Tánnak international AB, Bobby och Jim Carlsson och de ursprungliga innovatörerna till företaget, Karin Kuoljok och Susanne Spik och forskaren May-Britt Öhman. Förstudien är en del av forskningsprojektet Dálkke – urfolksperspektiv på klimatförändringar, inom ramen för delområdet som rör samisk innovation och klimatförändringar. Förstudien syftar till att initiera en process att undersöka förutsättningarna i svenska Sápmi för samiska innovation och att fördjupa företagets kunnande om urfolk och mänskliga rättigheter. I denna process ingår att lyfta fram de ursprungliga innovatörernas grundidéer och deras produkt som en samisk innovation. På så sätt kan Tánnak International stärka sitt varumärke genom att profilera sig som ett samiskt innovationsföretag som kombinerar ny teknik med traditionell ekologisk kunskap. Certifieringar och märkningar kan vägleda konsumenter och underlätta för företag i att profilera sin produkt. Finns det behov av att certifiera samiska innovationsföretag? För att kunna undersöka förutsättningarna för att ta fram ett certifieringssystem för samiska innovationsföretag behövs en kartläggning av vilka certifieringar och märkningar som finns och hur dessa fungerar i svenska Sápmi idag.
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- Tamburino, Lucia, et al.
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From population to production : 50 years of scientific literature on how to feed the world
- 2020
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Ingår i: Global Food Security. - : Elsevier BV. - 2211-9124. ; 24
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- How to feed the world is a vigorously debated question, but the extent to which possible solutions receive attention in the scientific literature has not been studied. Using textual analysis, we analyse 12,640 research articles to quantify how this discourse evolved over the last 50 years, distinguishing between a focus on three potential levers: total food production, per capita food demand, and population. We find a strong and increasing focus on feeding the world through increasing food production via technology, while the focus on reducing food demand through less intensive dietary patterns has remained constant and low. Population has declined from being the dominant lever discussed in 1969 to the least researched in 2018. Our results suggest that very few studies address all three levers in an integrated way, which may be constraining the solution space for feeding the world and meeting other Sustainable Development Goals.
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- Goffetti, Giulia, et al.
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On the introduction of a community resilience framework to Social Life Cycle Assessment
- 2020
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Ingår i: Collection FruiTrop thema Social LCA. - 2426-9654. ; 5, s. 172-174
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- SLCA according to the UNEP/SETAC guidelines attempt to measure the social impacts of a product or policy with human well-being as endpoint indicator. However, the methodological sheets do not provide clear and unambiguous definition of what human well-being is and are lacking with regard to a weak capacity to identify reliable indicators to include in both Type I and Type 2 impact assessment. The aim of this article is to explore the chance to introduce ‘community resilience’ (e.g. Magis 2013) as new topic for assessment in the SLCA, compared to human well-being (Soltanpour et al., 2019). The concept of community resilience is investigated via literature to understand how it can be related to ‘human well-being’ expressed in the guidelines and how it can be operationalized for impact assessment. Results will show the possibility of community resilience assessment in SLCA for both Type I and Type 2 assessment.
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- Jonsson, Stefan, 1961-
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Populism Without Borders : FIGURATIVE PUBLICS: CROWDS, PROTEST, AND DEMOCRATIC ANXIETIES
- 2020
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Ingår i: The Immanent Frame: Secularism, Religion, and the Public Sphere. - Brooklyn, New York : Social Science Research Council.
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Unlike most other political notions, like democracy or authoritarianism, for example, there seems to exist no “ideal type” of populism, which also explains why the brand is almost as frequent on the left as on the right. This is also why the term invites ideological confusion. As established politicians and commentators grope for words in order to confront the unpleasant face of today’s political life, populism often comes in handy as their cri de guerre, naming an enemy against which we must mobilize democratic institutions, liberal values, and civic virtues. To be sure, such reactions are welcome and needed as a defense against the world’s Bolsonaros, Erdogans, Trumps, Modis, Salvinis, and Orbans. But are they sufficient? The rhetoric elicited by these authoritarian tendencies shows that populism is a label emerging from the embattled center of politics, and it usually warns against invasion by political outsiders. This is also to say that populism is a normative political concept, not a sociological or historical one. In order to grasp the antagonisms covered up by the discourse on populism we should, I suggest, relate it to two other categories that tend to crop up as the two opposite poles of this discourse: the fascist and the migrant. Both are, strangely, designations of “the popular,” but with contrasting relationships to political power. In what follows, I first trace these categories in contemporary political discourse and I then describe how they shape aesthetic imaginaries of “the people.”
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