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A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2015) | Viewed by 39983

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Dr. Ivy Shiue

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School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society (previously School of the Built Environment), Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, EH14 4AS, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Interests: environments; climate change; human diseases; public health; well-being; quality of life; epidemiology; risk factors; nutrition
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Dr. Charles Ebikeme

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International Social Science Council, UNESCO House, 1 rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
Interests: Global Health; Neglected Tropical Disease; health policy

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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is open for submissions of papers presented at “Food Futures” and “Ecosystems and human well-being in the transition towards green economy”, Villa Vigoni, Italy, 25–31 May, 2013 and 2014.

Papers submitted to this special edition of the IJERPH will undergo the standard peer review procedure of the IJERPH. Accepted papers will be published as part of the regular issues of the IJERPH and collected together on the Special Issue website. Published papers will be indexed by the SCIE (Web of Science) and PubMed.

Dr. Ivy Shiue
Dr. Charles Ebikeme
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Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

social-ecological system and human wellbeing
anthropocene and human wellbeing
climate change, adaptation and human wellbeing
food system and human wellbeing
sustainability trigger points as interventions for human wellbeing
green economy and human wellbeing, earth system and human wellbeing
integrated science and human wellbeing
knowledge coproduction and human wellbeing
nutrition and human wellbeing
agronomy and human wellbeing
sustainability and human wellbeing

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2014 Future Earth Young Scientists Conference on Integrated Science and Knowledge Co-Production for Ecosystems and Human Well-Being

by Ivy Shiue, Leah Samberg, Benard Kulohoma, Diana Dogaru, Carina Wyborn, Perrine Hamel, Peter Søgaard Jørgensen, Paul Lussier, Bharath Sundaram, Michelle Lim and Antonio Tironi

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(11), 11553-11558; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111111553 - 10 Nov 2014

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Effective integration in science and knowledge co-production is a challenge that crosses research boundaries, climate regions, languages and cultures. Early career scientists are crucial in the identification of, and engagement with, obstacles and opportunities in the development of innovative solutions to complex and interconnected problems. On 25–31 May 2014, International Council for Science and International Social Science Council, in collaboration with the International Network of Next-Generation Ecologists and Institute for New Economic Thinking: Young Scholars Initiative, assembled a group of early career researchers with diverse backgrounds and research perspectives to reflect on and debate relevant issues around ecosystems and human wellbeing in the transition towards green economy, funded by the German Research Foundation, at Villa Vigoni, Italy. As a group of young scientists, we have come to a consensus that collaboration and communication among a diverse group of peers from different geographic regions could break down the barriers to multi-disciplinary research designed to solve complex global-scale problems. We also propose to establish a global systematic thinking to monitor global socio-ecological systems and to develop criteria for a “good” anthropocene. Finally, we aim to bridge gaps among research, the media, and education from a governance perspective linking with “sustainable development goals”. Full article

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Organising a Safe Space for Navigating Social-Ecological Transformations to Sustainability

by Laura Pereira, Timothy Karpouzoglou, Samir Doshi and Niki Frantzeskaki

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12(6), 6027-6044; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120606027 - 28 May 2015

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The need for developing socially just living conditions for the world’s growing population whilst keeping human societies within a ‘safe operating space’ has become a modern imperative. This requires transformative changes in the dominant social norms, behaviours, governance and management regimes that guide human responses in areas such as urban ecology, public health, resource security (e.g., food, water, energy access), economic development and biodiversity conservation. However, such systemic transformations necessitate experimentation in public arenas of exchange and a deepening of processes that can widen multi-stakeholder learning. We argue that there is an emergent potential in bridging the sustainability transitions and resilience approaches to create new scientific capacity that can support large-scale social-ecological transformations (SETs) to sustainability globally, not just in the West. In this article, we elucidate a set of guiding principles for the design of a ‘safe space’ to encourage stronger interactions between these research areas and others that are relevant to the challenges faced. We envisage new opportunities for transdisciplinary collaboration that will develop an adaptive and evolving community of practice. In particular, we emphasise the great opportunity for engaging with the role of emerging economies in facilitating safe space experimentation. Full article

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The Potential Role of Neglected and Underutilised Crop Species as Future Crops under Water Scarce Conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa

by Pauline Chivenge, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Albert T. Modi and Paramu Mafongoya

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12(6), 5685-5711; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120605685 - 26 May 2015

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Modern agricultural systems that promote cultivation of a very limited number of crop species have relegated indigenous crops to the status of neglected and underutilised crop species (NUCS). The complex interactions of water scarcity associated with climate change and variability in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and population pressure require innovative strategies to address food insecurity and undernourishment. Current research efforts have identified NUCS as having potential to reduce food and nutrition insecurity, particularly for resource poor households in SSA. This is because of their adaptability to low input agricultural systems and nutritional composition. However, what is required to promote NUCS is scientific research including agronomy, breeding, post-harvest handling and value addition, and linking farmers to markets. Among the essential knowledge base is reliable information about water utilisation by NUCS with potential for commercialisation. This commentary identifies and characterises NUCS with agronomic potential in SSA, especially in the semi-arid areas taking into consideration inter alia: (i) what can grow under water-scarce conditions, (ii) water requirements, and (iii) water productivity. Several representative leafy vegetables, tuber crops, cereal crops and grain legumes were identified as fitting the NUCS category. Agro-biodiversity remains essential for sustainable agriculture. Full article

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