How Does Agroecology Contribute to the Transitions towards Social-Ecological Sustainability?

Elisa Oteros-Rozas, Federica Ravera and Marina García-Llorente
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Elisa Oteros-Rozas: FRACTAL Collective, San Remigio 2, 28022 Madrid, Spain
Federica Ravera: FRACTAL Collective, San Remigio 2, 28022 Madrid, Spain
Marina García-Llorente: FRACTAL Collective, San Remigio 2, 28022 Madrid, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 16, 1-13

Abstract: This Special Issue of Sustainability aims at compiling original theoretical, methodological, and empirical research exploring how agroecology approaches can promote the transition towards sustainability, particularly of agri-food social-ecological systems, taking into account the complex relationships established between ecological functions and ecosystem services, human wellbeing, innovative socio-technical innovations, and governance models as well as public policies. In this editorial, we carry out an overview of the 17 contributions that shape this number, around five main themes: Agroecological practices that enhance ecosystem services, the potential of agroecology to promote social learning and innovation, gender and feminist perspectives in agroecology, the political articulation of agroecology, and public policies and the institutionalization of agroecology. Finally, we reflect about suggested guidelines for agroecology research that truly aims at supporting the transition towards strong social-ecological sustainability, we then deepen on the main gaps revealed by the research works presented. Finally, we conclude with the insights provided by agroecology within the transition towards social-ecological sustainability.

Keywords: agroecosystem; ecosystem service; food sovereignty; gender; local agroecological knowledge; participatory approach; public policies; social-ecological system; social and inclusive farming; social learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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