The importance of Latin American scholarship-and-practice for the relational turn in sustainability science: a reply to West et al. (2020)

IF 5.3 Q1 Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Ecosystems and People Pub Date : 2022-08-14 DOI:10.1080/26395916.2022.2108499

Carlos Andres Gallegos-Riofrío, E. Zent, Rachelle K. Gould

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The paper, ‘A relational turn for sustainability science? Relational thinking, leverage points and transformations’ presents a compelling summary of the incipient relational turn in sustainability science. That piece and the reply and response that follow put forth important arguments about what relational thinking is and how it can infuse sustainability science research. We are grateful for this conversation, but also recognize that crucial intellectual contributions from the Global South require further treatment. In response to West et al’.s invitation to conversation, we offer a summary of a diverse body of scholarship and practice that informs sustainability science in subtle but clear ways: Latin American contributions. We first summarize a set of Latin American theoretical contributions to relational thinking relevant to sustainability science. We then offer examples of how relational thinking infuses everyday life in many Latin American contexts. We close with reflections on the importance of Latin American thinking for sustainability science and transformations toward sustainability.

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拉丁美洲学术与实践对可持续性科学关系转向的重要性:对West等人的回复(2020)

摘要：论文《可持续发展科学的关系转向？“关系思维、杠杆点和转变”对可持续发展科学中最初的关系转变进行了令人信服的总结。这篇文章以及随后的回复和回应提出了关于什么是关系思维以及它如何融入可持续性科学研究的重要论点。我们感谢这次对话，但也认识到，全球南方的重要智力贡献需要进一步处理。为了回应West等人的谈话邀请，我们总结了一系列不同的学术和实践，这些学术和实践以微妙但明确的方式为可持续发展科学提供了信息：拉丁美洲的贡献。我们首先总结了拉丁美洲对可持续发展科学相关关系思维的一系列理论贡献。然后，我们提供了关系思维如何在许多拉丁美洲背景下融入日常生活的例子。最后，我们思考了拉丁美洲思维对可持续发展科学和向可持续发展转变的重要性。

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Ecosystems and People Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

CiteScore

7.80

自引率

11.30%

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审稿时长

42 weeks

期刊介绍： Ecosystems and People is an interdisciplinary journal that addresses how biodiversity and ecosystems underpin human quality of life, and how societal activities and preferences drive changes in ecosystems. Research published in Ecosystems and People addresses human-nature relationships and social-ecological systems in a broad sense. This embraces research on biodiversity, ecosystem services, their contributions to quality of life, implications for equity and justice, and the diverse and rich ways in which people relate to nature.