Evaluating optimal solutions to environmental breakdown

Authors: Stafford, R., Cantarello, E., Ginige, T., Shiel, C. et al.

Journal: Environmental Science and Policy

Volume: 112

Pages: 340-347

eISSN: 1873-6416

ISSN: 1462-9011

DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.07.008

Abstract:

The severity of environmental threats, especially climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, are well established, as is the urgent need for them to be addressed. These threats act both in isolation as well as synergistically to contribute to overall ‘environmental breakdown’. Debate exists around the most optimal governance and policy approaches to address these threats and, to date, little quantitative evidence exists to compare the different approaches. Using a modified Bayesian belief network model to assess the probability of environmental threats, we compare and contrast a range of proposed policy solutions to a selection of contemporary environmental problems that have been identified as having the potential to contribute to, or indeed may lead to environmental breakdown. Through interrogation of the models, we conclude that policies that prioritise economic growth at the expense of nature would be largely ineffective, whereas a more integrated approach, adopting comprehensive ‘Green New Deal’ policies combined with nature-based solutions would be the most effective approaches to preventing environmental breakdown, as they address societal and environmental issues simultaneously. We therefore recommend that decision makers take an integrated approach to decision making and policy development, accounting for social, economic and environmental drivers that ensure delivery of multiple benefits and real change.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34270/

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Evaluating optimal solutions to environmental breakdown

Authors: Stafford, R., Cantarello, E., Ginige, T., Shiel, C. et al.

Journal: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

Volume: 112

Pages: 340-347

eISSN: 1873-6416

ISSN: 1462-9011

DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.07.008

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34270/

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Evaluating effective solutions to environmental breakdown

Authors: Stafford, R., Cantarello, E., Ginige, T., Shiel, C. et al.

Journal: One Earth

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34270/

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Evaluating optimal solutions to environmental breakdown

Authors: Stafford, R., Cantarello, E., Ginige, T., Shiel, C. et al.

Journal: Environmental Science and Policy

Publisher: Elsevier

ISSN: 1462-9011

DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2020.07.008

Abstract:

The severity of environmental threats, especially climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, are well established, as is the urgent need for them to be addressed. These threats act both in isolation as well as synergistically to contribute to overall ‘environmental breakdown’. Debate exists around the most optimal governance and policy approaches to address these threats and, to date, little quantitative evidence exists to compare the different approaches. Using a modified Bayesian belief network model to assess the probability of environmental threats, we compare and contrast a range of proposed policy solutions to a selection of contemporary environmental problems that have been identified as having the potential to contribute to, or indeed may lead to environmental breakdown. Through interrogation of the models, we conclude that policies that prioritise economic growth at the expense of nature would be largely ineffective, whereas a more integrated approach, adopting comprehensive ‘Green New Deal’ policies combined with nature-based solutions would be the most effective approaches to preventing environmental breakdown, as they address societal and environmental issues simultaneously. We therefore recommend that decision makers take an integrated approach to decision making and policy development, accounting for social, economic and environmental drivers that ensure delivery of multiple benefits and real change.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34270/

Source: Manual

Evaluating optimal solutions to environmental breakdown

Authors: Stafford, R., Cantarello, E., Ginige, T.A., Shiel, C. et al.

Journal: Environmental Science and Policy

Volume: 112

Issue: October

Pages: 340-347

ISSN: 1462-9011

Abstract:

The severity of environmental threats, especially climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, are well established, as is the urgent need for them to be addressed. These threats act both in isolation as well as synergistically to contribute to overall ‘environmental breakdown’. Debate exists around the most optimal governance and policy approaches to address these threats and, to date, little quantitative evidence exists to compare the different approaches. Using a modified Bayesian belief network model to assess the probability of environmental threats, we compare and contrast a range of proposed policy solutions to a selection of contemporary environmental problems that have been identified as having the potential to contribute to, or indeed may lead to environmental breakdown. Through interrogation of the models, we conclude that policies that prioritise economic growth at the expense of nature would be largely ineffective, whereas a more integrated approach, adopting comprehensive ‘Green New Deal’ policies combined with nature-based solutions would be the most effective approaches to preventing environmental breakdown, as they address societal and environmental issues simultaneously. We therefore recommend that decision makers take an integrated approach to decision making and policy development, accounting for social, economic and environmental drivers that ensure delivery of multiple benefits and real change.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/34270/

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