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Towards Regenerative (Agri)Cultures. An ethnographic case study of integrated socio-ecological restoration at the Hof Lebensberg community farm, Germany

Tanzarella, Cina LU (2021) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20211
LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
Abstract
Agriculture is today the human activity most vulnerable to Climate Change, and one of its leading causes. Regenerative Agriculture offers powerful tools to restore ecosystems, without sacrificing abundant food production; nevertheless, a systematic adoption of such practices is incompatible with the existing economic structures and calls for a radical societal change. This study aims at exploring the cognitive and socio-cultural aspects underlying the transition to Regenerative Agriculture. By combining a Socio-Ecological Systems approach with tools of System Thinking, and employing ethnographic methods to the case of the “Hof Lebensberg” farm in Germany, this research individuates interacting factors of change, to identify possible... (More)
Agriculture is today the human activity most vulnerable to Climate Change, and one of its leading causes. Regenerative Agriculture offers powerful tools to restore ecosystems, without sacrificing abundant food production; nevertheless, a systematic adoption of such practices is incompatible with the existing economic structures and calls for a radical societal change. This study aims at exploring the cognitive and socio-cultural aspects underlying the transition to Regenerative Agriculture. By combining a Socio-Ecological Systems approach with tools of System Thinking, and employing ethnographic methods to the case of the “Hof Lebensberg” farm in Germany, this research individuates interacting factors of change, to identify possible leverage points for further transformation. Findings evidence a structural contrast between our current socio-economic imperatives and the values supporting the construction of personalities and thick social relations. Coordinated efforts across levels are therefore required to develop the environmental sensitivity necessary to trigger the desired cultural transformation. (Less)
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author
Tanzarella, Cina LU
supervisor
organization
course
MESM02 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Socio-Ecological Systems, System Thinking, Regenerative Agriculture, Agroecology, Ecosystem Restoration, Sustainability Transformations
publication/series
Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
report number
2021:032
language
English
id
9048100
date added to LUP
2021-06-04 08:00:56
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2021-06-04 08:00:56
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  abstract     = {{Agriculture is today the human activity most vulnerable to Climate Change, and one of its leading causes. Regenerative Agriculture offers powerful tools to restore ecosystems, without sacrificing abundant food production; nevertheless, a systematic adoption of such practices is incompatible with the existing economic structures and calls for a radical societal change. This study aims at exploring the cognitive and socio-cultural aspects underlying the transition to Regenerative Agriculture. By combining a Socio-Ecological Systems approach with tools of System Thinking, and employing ethnographic methods to the case of the “Hof Lebensberg” farm in Germany, this research individuates interacting factors of change, to identify possible leverage points for further transformation. Findings evidence a structural contrast between our current socio-economic imperatives and the values supporting the construction of personalities and thick social relations. Coordinated efforts across levels are therefore required to develop the environmental sensitivity necessary to trigger the desired cultural transformation.}},
  author       = {{Tanzarella, Cina}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science}},
  title        = {{Towards Regenerative (Agri)Cultures. An ethnographic case study of integrated socio-ecological restoration at the Hof Lebensberg community farm, Germany}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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