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Towards a general sustainability assessment of human/industrial and nature-based solutions
In: Sustainability Science. Springer: Berlin. ISSN 1862-4065; e-ISSN 1862-4057, meer
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To address sustainability issues, a spectrum of human/industrial and nature-based solutions exists, and solutions are often a mix of both, e.g., agriculture uses human/industrial products/services but is based on natural biomass growth. More relevant than defining to what extent a solution is nature-based, is to assess its sustainability, which is argued to align with an increase in human well-being (Schaubroeck and Rugani in J Ind Ecol 21:1464–1477, 2017). Approaches exist to assess the sustainability of nature-based solutions (through ecosystem service assessment) and human/industrial solutions (through life cycle sustainability assessment), but there is a lack of a general sustainability assessment approach that assesses the impact of both natural and human/industrial elements. Such an approach would be applicable to any type of solution, including mixed solutions, such as agriculture. Given the interconnectedness of mankind and the earth (including the industry/economy) and the need to cover future human well-being, this general approach should ideally encompass the integrated modelling of the earth and its support of human well-being. The conventional methodologies of tools (e.g., ecosystem service assessment) would then be embedded into such a modelling approach to provide a general sustainability assessment tool. |
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