Zhang, X;
Yao, G;
Vishwakarma, S;
Dalin, C;
Komarek, AM;
Kanter, DR;
Davis, KF;
... Davidson, EA; + view all
(2021)
Quantitative assessment of agricultural sustainability reveals divergent priorities among nations.
One Earth
, 4
(9)
pp. 1262-1277.
10.1016/j.oneear.2021.08.015.
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Abstract
Agriculture is fundamental to all three pillars of sustainability, environment, society, and economy. However, the definition of sustainable agriculture and the capacities to measure it remain elusive. Independent and transparent measurements of national sustainability are needed to gauge progress, encourage accountability, and inform policy. Here, we developed a Sustainable Agriculture Matrix (SAM) to quantify national performance indicators in agriculture and to investigate the trade-offs and synergies based on historical data for most countries of the world. The results reveal priority areas for improvement by each country and show that the trade-offs and synergies among indicators often differ. Exceptions to common economic-versus-environmental trade-offs, for example, offer opportunities to learn from countries with synergistic pathways for multiple sustainability indicators. These SAM indicators will improve as data become more available, but this version offers a useful starting point for evaluating progress, identifying priorities for improvement, and informing national policies and actions toward sustainable agriculture.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Quantitative assessment of agricultural sustainability reveals divergent priorities among nations |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.08.015 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.08.015 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10137329 |
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