Systems thinking: An approach for understanding 'eco-agri-food systems'

Adebiyi Adegboyega; Georg K. S. Andersson; Anna Maria Augustyn; Richard Bawden; Andrew Bell; Ika Darnhofer; John Dearing; James Dyke; Pierre Failler; Leonardo Galetto; Carlos Calvo Hernández; Pierre Johnson; Sarah K. Jones; Gary Kleppe; Adam M. Komarek; Agnieszka Latawiec; Ricardo Mateus; Alistair McVittie; Enrique Ortega; David Phelps; Claudia Ringler; Kamaljit K. Sangha; Marije Schaafsma; Sara Scherr; Md Sarwar Hossain; Jessica P. R. Thorn; Nicholas Tyack; Tim Vaessen; Ernesto Viglizzo; Dominic Walker; Louise Willemen; Sylvia L. R. Wood; W. Zhang; J. Gowdy; A. M. Bassi; M. Santamaria; F. DeClerck

Systems thinking: An approach for understanding 'eco-agri-food systems'

Adebiyi Adegboyega, Georg K. S. Andersson, Anna Maria Augustyn, Richard Bawden, Andrew Bell, Ika Darnhofer, John Dearing, James Dyke, Pierre Failler, Leonardo Galetto, Carlos Calvo Hernández, Pierre Johnson, Sarah K. Jones, Gary Kleppe, Adam M. Komarek, Agnieszka Latawiec, Ricardo Mateus, Alistair McVittie, Enrique Ortega, David PhelpsClaudia Ringler, Kamaljit K. Sangha, Marije Schaafsma, Sara Scherr, Md Sarwar Hossain, Jessica P. R. Thorn, Nicholas Tyack, Tim Vaessen, Ernesto Viglizzo, Dominic Walker, Louise Willemen, Sylvia L. R. Wood, W. Zhang, J. Gowdy, A. M. Bassi, M. Santamaria, F. DeClerck

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Chapter 2 makes the case for using systems thinking as a guiding perspective for TEEBAgriFood’s development of a comprehensive Evaluation Framework for the eco-agri-food system. Many dimensions of the eco-agri-food system create complex analytical and policy challenges. Systems thinking allows better understanding and forecasting of the outcomes of policy decisions by illuminating how the components of a system are interconnected with one another and how the drivers of change are determined and impacted by feedback loops, delays and non-linear relationships. To establish the building blocks of a theory of change, systems thinking empowers us to move beyond technical analysis and decision-tool toward more integrated approaches that can aid in the forming of a common ground for cultural changes

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) (2018)
Subtitle of host publication	TEEB for Agriculture & Food: Scientific and Economic Foundations
Publisher	UN Environment
Number of pages	39
ISBN (Print)	978-92-807-3702-8
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2018

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Adegboyega, A., Andersson, G. K. S., Augustyn, A. M., Bawden, R., Bell, A., Darnhofer, I., Dearing, J., Dyke, J., Failler, P., Galetto, L., Hernández, C. C., Johnson, P., Jones, S. K., Kleppe, G., Komarek, A. M., Latawiec, A., Mateus, R., McVittie, A., Ortega, E., ... DeClerck, F. (2018). Systems thinking: An approach for understanding 'eco-agri-food systems'. In The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) (2018): TEEB for Agriculture & Food: Scientific and Economic Foundations UN Environment. http://teebweb.org/agrifood/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Ch2.pdf

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Systems thinking: An approach for understanding 'eco-agri-food systems'. / Adegboyega, Adebiyi; Andersson, Georg K. S.; Augustyn, Anna Maria et al.
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) (2018): TEEB for Agriculture & Food: Scientific and Economic Foundations. UN Environment, 2018.

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