sustainability-transitions
Sustainability transitions refer to the long-term shifts in agricultural, ecological, and economic systems needed to balance human needs with environmental limits, particularly in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss. For plant science, this framework guides research into crop resilience, sustainable land management, and conservation strategies that ensure plant systems can continue to support ecosystems and food production over time. Understanding these transitions helps researchers identify how plant biology can inform practices that reduce environmental harm while maintaining productivity and biodiversity.
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Researchers developed a card-based workshop tool called the Resilience Compass that helps everyday community members plan local sustainability transitions, tested in urban garden projects in Shanghai and Auckland.
The Resilience Compass translates academic Social-Ecological Systems theory into tactile, accessible card prompts usable by non-expert community members.
The method was iteratively developed and tested across two urban garden workshop contexts: Shanghai and Auckland, in 2025-26.
The tool combines backcasting (working backward from a desired future) with resilience principles to scaffold both visioning and action-planning in a single facilitation session.