Pub Date : 2023-11-28DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2023.1286611
Doryn Negesa, Tom Geme, Elke Nijman-Ross, E. B. Ntawuhiganayo
This study investigates the transformation of traditional industrial parks into eco-industrial parks within Uganda, with a focus on the Kampala Industrial and Business Park and the Mbale Industrial Park. Utilizing the International Framework for Eco-Industrial Parks as a guiding tool, the research evaluates the parks’ alignment with global eco-industrial park standards. Eco-industrial parks, serving as catalysts for industrial ecology development, promote sustainable practices, resource optimization, and symbiotic inter-industrial relationships. The analysis underscores the pivotal roles of various stakeholders, including the government, enterprises, international cooperators, financial institutions, local communities, and educational and research entities. While Uganda has shown commitment in policy formulation toward industrial transformation, the practical realization of eco-industrial parks remains in its early stages. Challenges such as waste management, energy supply, and community engagement are evident. However, the potential for eco-industrial park development is promising, especially with enhanced international cooperation, financial backing, and community involvement. The study concludes by emphasizing the need for region-specific indicators, tailored educational initiatives, and the selection of Mbale as a pilot city for eco-industrial park development, setting a precedent for the country’s sustainable industrial trajectory.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-23DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2023.1304179
Anja Bless
Over-consumption of red meat has significant impacts on public health and the environment. To achieve a planetary health diet, consumption of red meat must be reduced across the developed world. However, policy action on this issue has been lacking and there is insufficient research exploring how to overcome barriers to reducing red meat consumption. Using the ‘three I’s’ policy change framework based around ideas, interests, and institutions and their influence on policy outcomes, this article will consider how the passage and success of Australia’s tobacco control regime could provide lessons for achieving reductions in Australian red meat consumption. Drawing on stakeholder analysis through semi-structured interviews, this analysis demonstrates the explanatory power of the ‘three I’s’ framework and highlights the essential roles of awareness-raising, cohesive policy networks, and a gradual increase in interventionism for achieving transformative changes in consumption behaviour. It also demonstrates the scale of barriers for policies aimed at reducing red meat over-consumption, and the potential policy windows that are opening due to a shift in meat consumption patterns.
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Pub Date : 2023-11-22DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2023.1335077
{"title":"Erratum: Political economy of protein transition: battles of power, framings, and narratives around a false wicked problem","authors":"","doi":"10.3389/frsus.2023.1335077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2023.1335077","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":507840,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainability","volume":"98 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139247227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-21DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2023.1324319
Manu V. Mathai, Wolfgang Sachs, Sylvia Lorek
{"title":"Editorial: From an ethic of sufficiency to its policy and practice in late capitalism","authors":"Manu V. Mathai, Wolfgang Sachs, Sylvia Lorek","doi":"10.3389/frsus.2023.1324319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2023.1324319","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":507840,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainability","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139251880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-03DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2023.1281269
Jana Dlouhá, Rehema M. White, Roger Petry, Andrew Reeves, Rodrigo Lozano
{"title":"Editorial: The role of the human dimension in promoting education for sustainable development at the regional level","authors":"Jana Dlouhá, Rehema M. White, Roger Petry, Andrew Reeves, Rodrigo Lozano","doi":"10.3389/frsus.2023.1281269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/frsus.2023.1281269","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":507840,"journal":{"name":"Frontiers in Sustainability","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139324057","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}