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Placed-based interpretation of the sustainable development goals for the land-river interface
Vercruysse, Kim; Grabowski, Robert C.; Holman, Ian et al.
2022In Sustainability Science
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Keywords :
Ecology; Geomorphology; Human–environment interactions; Hydrology; Land–river interface; Sustainable development priorities; Global and Planetary Change; Health (social science); Geography, Planning and Development; Sociology and Political Science; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Abstract :
[en] The land–river interface (LRI) is important for sustainable development. The environmental processes that define the LRI support the natural capital and ecosystem services that are linked directly to multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, existing approaches to scale up or down SDG targets and link them to natural capital are insufficient for the two-way human–environment interactions that exist in the LRI. Therefore, this study proposes a place-based approach to interpret the SDG framework to support sustainable land/water management, by (i) identifying key priorities for sustainable development through a normative content analysis of the SDG targets, and (ii) illustrating these priorities and associated challenges within the LRI, based on a literature review and case-studies on human–environment interactions. The content analysis identifies three overarching sustainable development priorities: (i) ensuring improved access to resources and services provided by the LRI, (ii) strengthening the resilience of the LRI to deal with social and natural shocks, and (iii) increasing resource efficiency. The review of the current state of LRIs across the world confirms that these are indeed priority areas for sustainable development. Yet, the challenges of attaining the sustainable development priorities in the LRI are also illustrated with three examples of development-related processes. Urbanisation, dam construction, and aggregate mining occur within specific zones of the LRI (land, land–river, river, respectively), but their impacts can compromise sustainable development across the entire LRI and beyond. The existence of these unintended impacts highlights the need to consider the geomorphic, hydrological, and ecological processes within the LRI and how they interact with human activity. Identifying the place-based priorities and challenges for sustainable development will help achieve the SDGs without compromising the functions and services of the LRI.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Vercruysse, Kim ;  Cranfield Water Science Institute, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom ; Join For Water NGO, Ghent, Belgium
Grabowski, Robert C.;  Cranfield Water Science Institute, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom
Holman, Ian;  Cranfield Water Science Institute, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom
Azhoni, Adani;  NIT Karnataka, Mangaluru, India
Bala, Brij;  CSKHPKV, HAREC, Kullu, India
Meersmans, Jeroen ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Echanges Eau - Sol - Plantes
Peng, Jian;  Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
Shankar, Vijay;  Civil Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Hamirpur, India
Mukate, Shrikant;  NIT Karnataka, Mangaluru, India
Poddar, Arunava;  Civil Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Hamirpur, India ; Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Shoolini University, Solan, India
Wang, Xiaoyu;  Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
Zhang, Zimo;  Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, Ministry of Education, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
Language :
English
Title :
Placed-based interpretation of the sustainable development goals for the land-river interface
Publication date :
2022
Journal title :
Sustainability Science
ISSN :
1862-4065
eISSN :
1862-4057
Publisher :
Springer
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
NERC - Natural Environment Research Council [GB]
Innovative Research Group Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Indian Department of biotechnology
Funding text :
This work was supported by funding from the UK National Environment Research Council (NE/S01232X/1), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41911530080) and the Indian Department of Biotechology (BT/IN/TaSE/69/AA/2018-19).
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