An Integrative Approach to Healthy Social-Ecological System to Support Increased Resilience of Resource Management in Food-Producing Systems

Laura Urdes (), Violeta-Elena Simion, Laurentiu-Gabriel Talaghir and Veronica Mindrescu
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Laura Urdes: Faculty of Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Marasti Bvd. 59, 011464 Bucharest, Romania
Violeta-Elena Simion: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Spiru Haret Bucharest, Basarabia Bvd. 256, 030352 Bucharest, Romania
Laurentiu-Gabriel Talaghir: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Dunarea de Jos University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania
Veronica Mindrescu: Faculty of Physical Education and Mountain Sports, Transylvania University of Brasov, 010374 Brasov, Romania

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 22, 1-18

Abstract: The study addresses health-associated risks and health indicators required for the framing of Social-Ecological System Health (SESH) in aquaculture food-producing systems. The advantages of using a healthy Social-Ecological System (SES) are highlighted, to aid in the development of a new ecological system fostering the sustainability of aquatic ecosystems. The study used statistic modelling of some human infections with Cryptosporidium spp. and Cyclospora spp., used to obtain an estimate of the costs of zoonoses to health systems, and the outcomes of an epidemiological study involving the Eustrongylides spp. in fish. The study indicated that parasitic zoonoses have an important economic impact on health systems, environment and society at large. Holistic approaches to health, addressing all relevant actors are required to mitigate these impacts. To address the risk of eustrongylides and other fish-, and water-borne zoonoses, the development of new social-ecological system health should be constructed. For aquaculture production, such systems must include a biosecurity plan co-developed and negotiated by all relevant stakeholders. While the system’s feasibility is yet to be validated, regular revision of such systems’ functioning and outputs is an important premise to make them operational.

Keywords: circular economy; One Health; Social-Ecological System Health (SESH); economic impact of zoonoses; aquatic ecosystems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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