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| Moller, Henrik; Centre for Sustainability (CSAFE), University of Otago, New Zealand; ecosyst@ihug.co.nz; Noe, Egon; Department of Agroecology, Aarhus University, Denmark; egon.noe@agro.au.dk. |
| The focus of the Special Feature on “Multicriteria assessment of food system sustainability” is on the complex challenges of making and communicating overall assessments of food systems sustainability based on multiple and varied criteria. Four papers concern the choice and development of appropriate tools for making multicriteria sustainability assessments that handle built-in methodological conflicts and trade-offs between different assessment objectives. They underscore the value of linking diverse methods and tools, or nesting and stepping their deployment, to help build resilience and sustainability. They conclude that there is no one tool, one framework, or one indicator set that is appropriate for the different purposes and... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Food systems; Multiple perspectives; Performance-based vs. values-based approaches; Sustainability assessment; Sustainability transformation; Tool choice. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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| Marchand, Fleur; Social Sciences Unit, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO); Ecosystem Management Research Group and IMDO, University of Antwerp ; fleur.marchand@ilvo.vlaanderen.be; Debruyne, Lies; Social Sciences Unit, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO); lies.debruyne@ilvo.vlaanderen.be; Triste, Laure; Social Sciences Unit, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO); laure.triste@ilvo.vlaanderen.be; Gerrard, Catherine; The Organic Research Centre; catherine.g@organicresearchcentre.com; Padel, Susanne; The Organic Research Centre; susanne.p@organicresearchcentre.com; Lauwers, Ludwig; Social Sciences Unit, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO); Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ghent ; Ludwig.lauwers@ilvo.vlaanderen.be. |
| Although the literature on sustainability assessment tools to support decision making in agriculture is rapidly growing, little attention has been paid to the actual tool choice. We focused on the choice of more complex integrated indicator-based tools at the farm level. The objective was to determine key characteristics as criteria for tool choice. This was done with an in-depth comparison of 2 cases: the Monitoring Tool for Integrated Farm Sustainability and the Public Goods Tool. They differ in characteristics that may influence tool choice: data, time, and budgetary requirements. With an enhanced framework, we derived 11 key characteristics to describe differences between the case tools. Based on the key characteristics, we defined 2 types of... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Insight |
Palavras-chave: Farm level; Full assessment; Rapid assessment; Sustainability assessment tool; Tool choice. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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