Quantifying an integral ecology framework: a case study of the Riverina, Australia

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dc.contributor.authorWheeler, S.A.
dc.contributor.authorHaensch, J.
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, J.
dc.contributor.authorSchirmer, J.
dc.contributor.authorZuo, A.
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractCommunities in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin face the challenge of trying to achieve social, economic, and environmental sustainability; but experience entrenched conflict about the best way to achieve a sustainable future, especially for small rural communities. Integral ecology is a philosophical concept that seeks to address community, economic, social, and environmental sustainability simultaneously. Its inclusive processes are designed to reduce stakeholder conflict. However, to date the application of the integral ecology concept has been largely qualitative in nature. This study developed a quantitative integral ecology framework, and applied this framework to a case study of the Riverina, in the Murray-Darling Basin. Seventy-seven community-focused initiatives were assessed, ranked, and quantified. The majority of the community-focused ranked initiatives did not exhibit all aspects of integral ecology. Initiatives typically prioritized either (1) economic and community development or (2) environmental health; rarely both together. The integral ecology framework developed here enables recommendations on future community initiatives and may provide a pathway for community leaders and other policy-makers to more readily apply integral ecology objectives. Further research refining the framework's operationalization, application and implementation to a wider-scale may enhance communities' capacity to develop and grow sustainably.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilitySarah A.Wheeler, Juliane Haensch, Jane Edwards, Jacki Schirmer, and Alec Zuo
dc.identifier.citationEarth's Future, 2018; 6(2):192-212
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/2017EF000760
dc.identifier.issn2328-4277
dc.identifier.issn2328-4277
dc.identifier.orcidWheeler, S.A. [0000-0002-6073-3172]
dc.identifier.orcidZuo, A. [0000-0003-0425-4633]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/111589
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAmerican Geophysical Union
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140100773
dc.rights© 2018 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/2017ef000760
dc.subjectDecision-making; economic sustainability; environmental sustainability; Murray-Darling Basin
dc.titleQuantifying an integral ecology framework: a case study of the Riverina, Australia
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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