Why telecoupling research needs to account for environmental justice

Boillat, Sebastien, Martin, Adrian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2916-7712, Adams, Timothy, Daniel, Desiree, Llopis, Jorge, Zepharovich, Elena, Oberlack, Christoph, Sonderegger, Gabi, Bottazzi, Patrick, Corbera, Esteve, Spiranza, Chinwe and Pascual, Unai (2020) Why telecoupling research needs to account for environmental justice. Journal of Land Use Science, 15 (1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1747-423X

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Abstract

Engaging with normative questions in land system science is a key challenge. This debate paper highlights the potential of incorporating elements of environmental justice scholarship into the evolving telecoupling framework that focuses on distant interactions in land systems. We first expose the reasons why environmental justice matters in understanding telecoupled systems, and the relevant approaches suited to mainstream environmental justice into telecoupled contexts. We then explore which specific elements of environmental justice need to be incorporated into telecoupling research. We focus on 1) the distribution of social-ecological burdens and benefits across distances, 2) power and justice issues in governing distantly tied systems, and 3) recognition issues in information flows, framings and discourses across distances. We conclude our paper highlighting key mechanisms to address injustices in telecoupled land systems.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: actors,agribusiness,counts,deforestation,ecosystem services,exchange,experience,trade,telecoupling,decolonial thought,ecosystem services,environmental justice,governance,power
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of International Development
University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice
University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 29 Feb 2020 08:35
Last Modified: 14 Jun 2023 15:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/74344
DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2020.1737257

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