Thinking globally and acting locally in Mindanao: supporting the delicate balance of future sustainability in South-East Asian wilderness as well as rural areas
Although models of future sustainability often talk about effectively balancing economic, social and environmental imperatives or factors, in practice this typically remains an elusive ideal. This paper explores the exemplary possibilities but also dilemmas of a proposed initiative in the resource-r...
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my.utm.630772017-07-06T05:59:39Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/63077/ Thinking globally and acting locally in Mindanao: supporting the delicate balance of future sustainability in South-East Asian wilderness as well as rural areas Richards, Cameron HC Economic History and Conditions Although models of future sustainability often talk about effectively balancing economic, social and environmental imperatives or factors, in practice this typically remains an elusive ideal. This paper explores the exemplary possibilities but also dilemmas of a proposed initiative in the resource-rich but under-developed Filippino island province of Mindanao to achieve such a delicate balance in practice. This initiative by Raintrust Sustainable Ventures' proposes to link foreign investment in agricultural development to both the social advancement of local tribal peoples and the protection of large amounts of remaining wilderness areas. Such a case study provides an exemplary basis for discussing the challenge of achieving social and environmental as well as economic domains of 'future sustainability'. The crucial supporting role of information and geospatial technologies in the Raintrust plan will also be discussed. 2013 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Richards, Cameron (2013) Thinking globally and acting locally in Mindanao: supporting the delicate balance of future sustainability in South-East Asian wilderness as well as rural areas. In: 8th International Symposium of the Digital Earth, ISDE 2014, 26-29 Aug, 2013, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/18/1/012096 |
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Although models of future sustainability often talk about effectively balancing economic, social and environmental imperatives or factors, in practice this typically remains an elusive ideal. This paper explores the exemplary possibilities but also dilemmas of a proposed initiative in the resource-rich but under-developed Filippino island province of Mindanao to achieve such a delicate balance in practice. This initiative by Raintrust Sustainable Ventures' proposes to link foreign investment in agricultural development to both the social advancement of local tribal peoples and the protection of large amounts of remaining wilderness areas. Such a case study provides an exemplary basis for discussing the challenge of achieving social and environmental as well as economic domains of 'future sustainability'. The crucial supporting role of information and geospatial technologies in the Raintrust plan will also be discussed. |
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