Transforming Research and Innovation for Sustainable Food Systems-A Coupled-Systems Perspective

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作者
Kok, Kristiaan P. W. [1 ]
den Boer, Alanya C. L. [1 ]
Cesuroglu, Tomris [1 ]
van der Meij, Marjoleine G. [1 ]
de Wildt-Liesveld, Renee [1 ]
Regeer, Barbara J. [1 ]
Broerse, Jacqueline E. W. [1 ]
机构
[1] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Athena Inst, De Boelelaan 1085, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
基金
欧盟地平线“2020”;
关键词
food systems; complexity; sustainability transitions; societal transformation; transdisciplinarity; research and innovation; boundary innovations; LIVING LABS; TRANSDISCIPLINARY COPRODUCTION; MULTILEVEL PERSPECTIVE; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS; TRANSITIONS; SCIENCE; MANAGEMENT; FRAMEWORK; INTERDISCIPLINARY;
D O I
10.3390/su11247176
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Current research and innovation (R&I) systems are not equipped to fully serve as catalysts for the urgently needed transformation of food systems. Though research on food systems transformation (first order: 'what?') and transformative research (second order: 'how to') are rapidly gaining traction in academic and policy environments, current efforts fail to explicitly recognize the systemic nature of the challenges associated with performing transformative second-order research. To recognize these manifold and interlinked challenges embedded in R&I systems, there is a need for a coupled-systems perspective. Transformations are needed in food systems as well as R&I systems ('how to do the "how to"'). We set out to conceptualize an approach that aims to trigger double transformations by nurturing innovations at the boundaries of R&I systems and food systems that act upon systemic leverage points, so that their multisystem interactions can better support food system transformations. We exemplify this coupled-systems approach by introducing the FIT4FOOD2030 project with its 25 living labs as a promising multilevel boundary innovation at the cross-section of R&I and food systems. We illustrate how this approach paves the way for double systems transformations, and therefore for an R&I system that is fit for future-proofing food systems.
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