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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 disc...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham, Switzerland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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The Anthropocene: Politik--Economics--Society--Science,
volume 26 |
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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. |
| Carrier Form: | xxv, 347 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783030003555 3030003558 |
| Index Number: | HC79 |
| CLC: | F061.3 |
| Call Number: | F061.3/T772 |
| 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. |